January 28, 2008
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ourselves…
Ever get this feeling like you’ve put too much of yourself into something too quickly?
One usually starts to realize it when something trivial happens, a minor variance in expectations and then all of a sudden you notice that it effected you a great deal. It effected you much more than it ought to have. You’re unsettled. Why are you unsettled? You know objectively that there’s no reason to be. And yet you are.
So with the realization of this, you try and laugh at yourself. “I’m being so silly” you think. “This thing doesn’t matter at all.” But then you can’t laugh. You’ve already invested too much. And you just don’t think it’s funny, the effect it is having on you.
What can you do then? Nothing really. Take deep breathes. Try and relax. Keep reminding yourself that it is a small thing and that there is no reason for it to upset you so. And try to slow down.
Comments (3)
I’ve done this with both dieting and dating.
With dieting, like this week, after a grueling week of workouts and adherence to eating properly I showed a 0.8 weight gain. Yes, water, yes, swollen muscles, yes PMS. It doesn’t matter. Its a gain and it really derailed my gumption that day.With dating, it happened when I really thought he was THE ONE only to discover he didn’t think I was. Brick wall……hello!
I think we can do that and it seems natural. Embrace the ride or step back…
@polymergoddess - I haven’t given up on dieting yet, but it’s slow going as always. As for the other, well we’ll see.