I’m constantly worried with those that I care about (and sometimes even those that I don’t care about) if I’ve offended them or hurt them on some way. Did I say something wrong? Did I do something without realizing? Did I not take into account the feelings of others? Too often I think that it’s …
Tag: fear

i stay quiet
There are moments in my life where I want to think that things are good. That I have people who care about me unconditionally. Who accept me for everything I am. But then something happens or something is said and it makes me question all of it. I overthink things. I know I do. As …
swept up
Do you really ever heal from past hurts? I got to thinking about the fact that we have all had things in our lives that have hurt us...whether physically, mentally, emotionally... but do we ever truly heal from those hurts or do we just learn a new way of life? Do we put up our …
what would you write
Photo by Linda Eller-Shein on Pexels.com If you had to write on these post-it notes the labels about yourself...what would you write? MomWifeFriendDaughterSisterAuntIn-law Let's go deeper... fearful and surpriseddepressed and thankfulanxious and peacefuldreadful and satisfiedalone and supportedscarred and triumphantinadequate and astoundedinsecure and secureguilty and passionatehopeless and eagersadness and affectionatehurt and optimisticresentful and hopefuldisgusted and excitedconfused …
fears
I live with anxiety and depression. I don't know when it's going to strike and what is going to be my tipping point...which can easily lead to a panic attack if I can't/don't stop the fears. Photo by SHVETS production on Pexels.com The thing that I have learned is many of my fears are unrealistic. …
and then they weren’t
Things were good until they weren’t. Have you ever felt that way? Hubby met her through an online dating site. He figured he’d get tossed to the side pretty quickly with her. Her experience in a open marriage was much more and we were still relatively new to all of it. After they hooked up …
fear
Fear is a natural, powerful, and primitive human emotion. It involves a universal biochemical response as well as a high individual emotional response. Fear alerts us to the presence of danger or the threat of harm, whether that danger is physical or psychological. (https://www.verywellmind.com/the-psychology-of-fear-2671696#:~:text=Fear%20is%20a%20natural%2C%20powerful,danger%20is%20physical%20or%20psychological.) Some fears we talk freely about - our fears of spiders, heights, …