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Personal Life Observations

Personal Life Observations

hi everyone I feel like saying there seems to be a need for consistency for me emotionally and personally and thats something on working on in terms of constistency within myself,my boundaries,my expectations,the need for consistency with those around me family,and social life just that word I guess Im learning more about myself and others,the reasons why I need a social life,the need to find a distraction in my individual time to keep busy the need to be aware that I need to be carefull not get engulfed by my emotions ,to take a step or more back,remember Im still also an individual person with my individual needs and likes and wants,I need to be sensible and self disiplined enough to step back a bit when nessaserry and also to slow down,I need time to be alone to do my own things,after all theres more to life than just being social as much as thats fun the everyday stuff still needs to be done,I still need to cook dinner,wash my clothes,eat regulary,sleep regulary and pretty much do self care,keep busy keep my mind busy,yes I can be emotional self indulgent at times to deal with those strong emotions but also I need to be prudent, be clear,keep my own life running smoothly dont be too far engulfed that I dont live my own seperate life for now,and the number one thing I keep remindg myself is beware not to become clingy when feeling intense emotion,step back,process and do my things and think my own thoughts,sometimes let go a bit but then remember to come back to reality so that I dont just stay in a fantasy of thinking and feeling,sometimes be control and sometimes let go,sometimes be social and sometimes be ok with spending time alone,Ballance of mind and heart and emotions,dont get lost in just emotions of a moment or a day or a night,keep moving forward,keep learning,keep going,things do not happen overnight,things take time and effort and work but sometimes stepping back,turning off the phone is a good idea,not just to care and be protective of my own feelings but also of those around me and keep consistent with decisions,with taking care of myself cause as my friend claude on the forums said I am my own best friend

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@LostAngel
There are so many things you're telling yourself you "need" to do. I wonder if you're being too hard on yourself at the moment?

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good point @Aniela Maybe thats true as I got a bit wound up/frustrated while trying to cook dinner tonight and told my younger brother to shut up so yes probly true

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I have found similairly to you expectations need to be managed. I like the rest of us started with afull deck. over time this has reduced. Most of my mates are too busy to talk on any level other than footy or half a dozen cans of beer to numb the pain or whatever. Finding a good friend or counsellor really helps.
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