Worrying that you haven't absorbed enough from the session?
Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2014 5:47 pm
Hi... well, this is my first post here.. so I was just curious if anyone else has ever worried that perhaps they haven't absorbed enough of a lesson before moving on from it? This is my third time going through the program - I didn't finish the first two times, and although I have no doubt whatsoever that I'll finish this time, I think out of nervousness from past experiences with it, I'm obsessing about doing it perfectly.
The first two sessions I've done several times in the past, so I felt comfortable at first not spending a whole week each on them. I can literally just about quote everything Lucinda and people in the groups say in the audio sessions, and I know the guidebook as well, but just the same, when I got done with Session 3 last week, I got really nervous all of a sudden about going on to 4. I started to panic that maybe I should have given 1 & 2 a full week each, and what if because I didn't, I didn't take enough in from them and that just causes me to mess up later somehow, and just basically ruin the whole thing.
I know intellectually that it's a silly thing to worry about... I have it down pretty well, especially the six steps, I have those totally memorized - and I had a great week with Session 3, but for some reason I just feel strange about moving on.
I've also had a lot of trouble doing the relaxation session, and admittedly don't do it everyday. I get frustrated with it, because it's hard for me to relax and concentrate. So that's another reason why I'm worried, because even though I know in the program it says it'll take time to get used to doing it... I would suppose by week 4, you should have it down pretty well? And here I am still struggling to do it even once a day. So I'm just not sure what to do, I don't want to start all over, because I know I just need to trust myself with it, and just try to replace those negative "what-if" thoughts the best I can in the meantime - but yeah, I was just curious if this a normal way to feel.
The first two sessions I've done several times in the past, so I felt comfortable at first not spending a whole week each on them. I can literally just about quote everything Lucinda and people in the groups say in the audio sessions, and I know the guidebook as well, but just the same, when I got done with Session 3 last week, I got really nervous all of a sudden about going on to 4. I started to panic that maybe I should have given 1 & 2 a full week each, and what if because I didn't, I didn't take enough in from them and that just causes me to mess up later somehow, and just basically ruin the whole thing.
I know intellectually that it's a silly thing to worry about... I have it down pretty well, especially the six steps, I have those totally memorized - and I had a great week with Session 3, but for some reason I just feel strange about moving on.
I've also had a lot of trouble doing the relaxation session, and admittedly don't do it everyday. I get frustrated with it, because it's hard for me to relax and concentrate. So that's another reason why I'm worried, because even though I know in the program it says it'll take time to get used to doing it... I would suppose by week 4, you should have it down pretty well? And here I am still struggling to do it even once a day. So I'm just not sure what to do, I don't want to start all over, because I know I just need to trust myself with it, and just try to replace those negative "what-if" thoughts the best I can in the meantime - but yeah, I was just curious if this a normal way to feel.