When I was younger, it seemed easier for me to live in the moment. How do we lose this perspective?
I look back to the anxious episodes in my life and can plainly see that guilt and worry led me there. In turn, because I deemed these thoughts powerful and manifested these behaviors into habits. It's now very difficult for me to make a decision. I have anxiety over whether or not I'm making the right choice. I feel guilty for the mistakes I've made in the past and worry over the multiple negative outcomes that might come from my decision.
I feel guilty for not being there for my family because I work so much. I feel guilty for not spending enough time with my aging parents. I worry for my future and how I just know I'll mess up whatever positive thing I might have going now. I worry about not getting enough sleep to get me through my day because I can't sleep because I'm up worrying about it.
I do see now, that there is no such thing as failure. That my worries are like negative thinking, untrue. That I can forgive myself for my past and move on. That I will stay in my present moment and make the best of it to steer clear of worry and guilt. And that if I strive to meet my goals instead of worrying about them, I prove to myself that I'm in control. Good luck to all on Session 9!
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