STOP DENYING THAT THE GOOD AND THE BAD THAT YOU FEEL TODAY ARE NOT YOU. THESE MAY NOT BE ALL OF YOU, OR THE BEST OF YOU. THESE MAY EVEN BE A YOU THAT YOU WANT TO CHANGE. ALL OF THESE ARE, STILL, THE REAL YOU.
5 years ago
Charles Tadros, M.D.
June 2, 2021
Saint Louis, Missouri
PEOPLE WITH ANTICIPATORY ANXIETY, GENERALIZE ANXIETY, EVEN OBSESSIVENESS, UNKNOWINGLY HAVE DEVELOPED MAGICAL THINKING. THEY HAVE COME TO ACCEPT, AND QUIETLY TAKE PRIDE IN THE FACT THAT, THEIR WORRIES, THEIR HYPERVIGILANCE, THEIR PRAYERS, AND THEIR LIST MAKING, ARE PREVENTING (or at least minimizing) BAD THINGS FROM HAPPENING TO THEMSELVES, THEIR LOVED ONES, AND EVEN PREVENTING BAD THINGS FROM HAPPENING TO THE WORLD AROUND THEM. Date January 7, 2022 In relation to ANXIETY The tail end of my discussion with a young friend regarding his natural frustration, 4 weeks into his first real job… Date January 31, 2023 In relation to coaching A PITFALL WITH BEING BURNED (having bad experiences which lead to bad feelings and bad memories) IS THAT, OFTEN, WE WILL, BECOME AVOIDANT. WE WILL TURN OUR BACKS ON THAT FIELD, THAT PRACTICE, THOSE RELATIONSHIPS, OR THAT DOMAIN… SOMETIMES FOR YEARS, LEADING US TO MISS OTHER, EVEN MORE IMPORTANT, OPPORTUNITIES. Date October 9, 2021 In relation to bad feelings
