The ✨epiphanies✨ we have in therapy are almost always a result of the many seemingly unproductive hours of work that came before.
We have to build the safety, ability, and strength over time to know things we’ve worked hard not to know.
Here is one of mine from years ago:
We have to build the safety, ability, and strength over time to know things we’ve worked hard not to know.
Here is one of mine from years ago:
I spent most of life feeling like I wouldn’t be able to handle bad things if they happened to me - that I would crumble under the weight of any pain. This caused a lot of anxiety and preoccupation with things I couldn’t control.
At some point in therapy, I realized that I downplay & deny the tough experiences I’ve already had, because facing them is painful.
But by not facing them, I had cheated myself out of the knowledge that I already have the capacity to handle hard things.
But by not facing them, I had cheated myself out of the knowledge that I already have the capacity to handle hard things.
This realization took years to build to, moments to “realize,” & months to integrate.
But as I faced and processed the painful experiences I’d had, I gained conviction in my resilience & strength. It completely changed the way I think and worry about the future.
But as I faced and processed the painful experiences I’d had, I gained conviction in my resilience & strength. It completely changed the way I think and worry about the future.
All of this to say ... keep going. There are beautiful things waiting for you on the other side of doubt and hard work that you might not even have the capacity to know about yet.
And - you can do hard things 💪
And - you can do hard things 💪
