This What’s Holding You Back
It starts and ends with you
Yesterday, I had a pretty uncomfortable, yet much needed, revelation about the things that have been really bothering me in my life lately.
They’re the things that I’ve been avoiding talking about with anyone because I know that if I talk about it, I’ll get answers that I don’t want to hear — answers that I know I could have easily given myself.
I rarely speak of my problems out loud because I try to channel all of my inner rage, anxiety, stress, and frustration towards the things that I’m passionate about rather than spend my time complaining about them — I also don’t want people to judge me.
However, the thing about this particular method is that even after I displace my emotions, I still have those problems on my mind.
What my coworker made me aware of is that displacing my emotions about my problems is completely different than actually talking about my problems and getting them off my chest.
Talking through your problems, especially to unbiased friends, gives you the perspective that you don’t want to see (this is essentially what a therapist is for).
It shows you the third party perspective that your friends and family don’t typically give you because the people closest to you always tend to…
