The scariest part is not always knowing if the other person wants to reconnect. Reconnecting is interesting to navigate, and easiest to navigate when you’re direct.
The scariest part is not always knowing if the other person wants to reconnect. Reconnecting is interesting to navigate, and easiest to navigate when you’re direct.
People often try to push these statements around with “you shouldn’t”s or “that’s not logical”. But, that doesn’t make them less true or valid. Chances are there are quite a few people that feel the same way, whatever it is.
When I run completely out of emotional energy it feels like running out of emotions. I often spike high on being sad emotional and then hit a flat state. It doesn’t feel bad or negative or really anything at all. It’s just apparent that I need to introvert.
I can get caught up in this far too easily. It’s worth remembering there’s value in thinking through your actions. It does take energy yet can often save time.
It’s odd when you start noticing all of the little things you don’t share, because most people don’t seem to care. The things that it’s just easier to hold back. Holding back is a hard pattern to break, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t worth breaking.
I rarely think of “how do you feel” in the “in my body” sense. The physical feeling. It’s only when the physical feeling drives away focus on the emotional.
Sometimes it’s just better to sit with threads rather than forcing them into coming undone.
This is usually only something I think about after I’ve put something out there.
The more times I start a conversation in my head the more awkward I feel about saying it out loud. I overanalyze the emotions and dislike throwing them out there if I don’t know why I’m they mean so much. Still, it’s good to get it out.