November 17, 2021
Yesterday I experienced a bit of recon, but not near as bad my first week on my new rotation. In the afternoon, I was being bombarded with so many memories one after another.
One that stuck with me wasn’t so much a memory. But a feeling. A feeling of winning. BEING A WINNER.
There was a time I felt this way all the time. I was getting in the best shape of my life, so many hot girls were into me, I was dating the hottest girl in school, I had so many friends, and I had just gotten my first job.
Life was exciting; I woke up eager to start every day.
I felt that way for about 5 minutes yesterday. And thought to myself… how can I bring this feeling back?
How can I be a winner again?
I think it just comes down to breaking old habits. And I think I’m off to a good start.
Today was a good day; I’m becoming more and more comfortable being myself around others. I no longer feel this need to put on a front. I can be my authentic self.
I’m also warming up to others. Socializing is becoming natural to me. It seemed like I talked to everyone today. I wasn’t the “observer”; I got in on the action. I made people laugh, said what I thought, asserted myself. It felt great.
Now I gotta keep pushing.
I’m also becoming more comfortable in my skin. My body feels light like all this built-up nervous tension has left my body.
If I had to rate my level of anxiety on a scale from
0 - 10
Right now, it’d be a 4.
Two months ago, it’d be a 6
4- 6 months ago, it’d be a 7-8
It’s incredible to notice. It happened so slowly and gradually. Like it was so slow that I didn’t see I was changing… weird.
Last note, I’m getting good at my job. I build roof trusses, and I’m used to building on top of the tables. But I’ve been trained to work the bottom (which involves throwing up all the wood and figuring out where the various pieces go)
I used to find it so hard, but today was easy. It came naturally to me.
Feels good to see progress. 