Today went in a completely unexpected direction with how shockingly unproductive I was and caught by what arose due to Dragon Blood. After the dentist appointment, I came back home, drank some milk tea while watching a funny video, then decided I needed to walk more, as well as get out of the house—oh, how I wanted to get out of the house. So I drove to a park that was 20 minutes away and walked the entire length of that huge park (a few miles) and got back after sunset.
During the walk, I could only focus on what I had been feeling. And with me seeing some of the comments already posted here by then, I was glad to see that I’m not alone in this experience. Thanks, @RVconsultant for tagging everyone.
You’re right, @Brandon. It is just a feeling. I look at my life and objectively speaking it’s respectable. It’s not as if anything crazy happened in the 3D world recently. Sure some work has piled up and I had some regrets about not jumping into trading earlier, but those aren’t big problems. I’m sure these are things that will be overcome.
Thanks, and I know I didn’t come this far only to come this far.
Now, this is crazy. Throughout the day here are some phrases that were coming up in my thoughts:
- Self-annihilation/Auto-annihilation of Identity
- Destruction of grand, central narratives
- Reconstruction of Identity
- Meaninglessness of the way current things have gone
- End of life as I know it
- Great traumatic release
- Permutations of all of the above
That we are aligned on what’s happening shows that real stuff is going down internally!
This is spot on. When I was thinking about “ending it all” there was a part of me that thought, “do I ACTUALLY want to die physically?” That was hard to reconcile. This interpretation of “wanting to end what you currently experience in life” is exactly what I’m talking about, and I agree with that.
I underestimated the power of EMDR, I suppose. I read about it in The Body Keeps The Score and went straight to trying it out after finishing the relevant chapter, given the kinds of results people in the book got. Yes, during these sessions I did have quite a few thoughts and feelings. That EMDR combined with DR would trigger a reaction like this, though, was out of the imagination. That said, I’m very glad to have found tools that clearly and unambiguously does something for me.
Certainly. Having opened up this journal for ST2 I now see that it has already helped. I’m not quite sure what would’ve happened if I kept it to myself (like I did with ST1—a much quieter sub in comparison). Thanks for the encouragement.
Yea, so I’ve dropped expectations of being productive for the rest of the day. I’d say it’s time for me to relax and allow myself to focus on entertainment—something I’ve been withholding from myself for a long time in the pursuit of improving, healing, and changing.
Thanks, everyone!
@RVconsultant @Tobyone @Brandon @COWolfe @subliminalguy @anon2351792 @Fractal_Explorer @Lion