Day 14 Jan 14, 2022
Last week, my listening schedule was: Chosen MWF, Regeneration Tues, Heartsong Thurs. Break Saturday Sunday. A lil too much so we’re turning it down.
New listening schedule: Chosen from within MWF 1x loop
Goal:
build self confidence and security to thrive in relationship and build my own business (on top of my 9-5 tech startup role)
The current situation:
I can honestly say that I’m seeing small wins pretty gradually. I realized today that this goal is never going to be achieved all at once. It’s not like one day, I’ll wake up and not have crippling anxiety anymore. I notice that I am capable of feeling waves of anxiety on a day to day basis and it’s how I handle it at that very moment that defines my journey and growth.
Before, when I feel anxiety coming up, I let the thoughts take over my life. I would try to distract myself by scrolling Instagram videos, by projecting on my partner, or by drinking alcohol and going out with friends. Now, I just sit when the feeling of anxiety comes up. I sit there and feel it, I watch the thoughts but now I don’t really listen to them anymore.
It’s the same thought patterns that create my situation, “he probably wants a different life, one without me” “he’s probably better off without me because I’m not good enough of a partner” “Oh no, what if we go to that party and he connects deeply with a girl and falls in love with her?”. And I notice, the thought patterns are my anxiety talking about him but never about me and the root of it all. Do I like myself? Do I take care of myself physically, mentally, emotionally? Do I want to be with myself? It’s difficult to catch my anxious thoughts about my partner at the moment but after I let it pass, I can recognize that I need to put that energy back in myself.
A couple of wins:
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Staying calm and collected in a recent tense discussion about money with my partner. Not using swear words, standing my ground but being gentle, listening instead of interrupting, staying in the room instead of walking away when the conversation’s getting tough, not taking anything personally. That last one, not taking anything personally, is a game changer. I think this a bigger win than anything because I’ve been really judging how I can be aggressive in arguments. Anger is okay, it’s a natural human emotion. Aggression on the other hand, is never good in a relationship and that can take a toll on our union. So this was cool to see me respond differently!
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Consistent in my daily meditation and breathwork practice to lessen anxiety. And it’s working! My mind feels at peace most days, it’s really nice. For those that don’t have anxiety, I want that all day…!
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Proving my leadership and commitment at work every day at the job I love. Leading with love and care, contributing when I have something to say, initiating a stronger relationship with my mentor/boss. All with confidence!
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Keeping a paper journal on my small wins during this time of listening to subliminals. The journal really helps with processing my thoughts patterns, fear patterns, and the best parts of my life. I stopped journaling from Oct21-Jan22 during one of the most difficult time of my life. I was scared to journal about my feelings, scared to open the flood gates and process everything that had happened. Now that I’m back into journaling without judgment, I feel lighter.
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Not really anxious about my partner taking calls in the house anymore. I see that he’s doing business and sometimes, his calls might be with another female. That used to scare me SO much, and now it really doesn’t trigger anything.
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I had been sitting on the idea of leading a dance workshop. I finally pulled the trigger a couple of days ago and have 20 people signed up before I even secured a studio space! Talk about confidence in my abilities to lead, lol!
Even though I have all these small wins, I can see that I’m not “there” yet (maybe there is no “there”, no destination). Some nights ago, we caught up with a friend and was open to inviting us to his future house parties. I immediately felt a jump in my heart and anxiety started flooding in about other beautiful women (who are poly or open, more confident than I am). I’m not ready and that’s okay. I’m okay to not be ready. I’m telling myself that I approve of myself even when I’m not ready.
I guess that’s all from me. I’m going to keep listening to subs, keep journaling, stick with the affirmations, breathwork and meditation. I can do this. One step at a time.