Is it possible to drive yourself insane

Afraid of what he'll think? What she'll say? What might happen? If you'll fail? If you'll succeed? Don't question it or find a way to manage it or self-soothe, no way! Just let the fear take over and paralyze you from the neck down so you stay exactly where you are and never have to challenge yourself or bust through self-imposed limitations.

Fear is great for that! Don't pay attention to that little voice inside, are you crazy?! Instead, drown out that voice with lots of negative self-talk, red wine, and plenty of internal avoidance! Convince yourself you don't know what you want or what's best for you, so you can really feel lost and alone in the world. That chick's already married! That dude has two kids! She makes more money than you do, and she's got a better rack! And a house and a dog and it seems like they really have their shit together!

So get on it! Consider anyone that seems like they're doing moderately well and notice how much less well you seem to be doing. Don't give yourself credit for how hard you try, how much you're doing, everything you've been through, any and all struggle, don't pause for a moment to notice that in spite of it all, you're still showing up every day and doing your damn best.

If you start acknowledging your sweet, snowflake-y goodness, you really run the risk of actually feeling kind of at peace and okay with yourself This is all about misery-inducing crazy-making, right?

Stress can really have an affect our mental abilities. I don't think it's a perminent thing. On the drive yourself crazy I don't think so But DON'T go! In this way, you can create a sense of frenzy and chronic stress no matter how much time you had in the first place. Aid and abet the creation of stress. Sleep as little as possible. Eat junk. Drink a lot of coffee. Never exercise if you can help it.

Never let others know how you feel or what you want. If you assume this, you stand a good chance of feeling deprived.

Which creates more sadness. I realized that I stopped laughing out loud totally but just a little inside even with comedies. This is all part of this imbalance of losing ones self. Get some Chinese TCM herbs for your heart. Many cities have Acup. Schools with clinics so the herbs and acup. These have made a big big difference!

I wish you all the best in your new Life! Have also lost the drive for study. Good advice above. Guess everything is gonna be alright sooner or later. Today, now, not in 10 years. I found this text very helpful btw. Love to the universe, lets try to make life easy!

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Podcast Getting Back to Happy. Over the course of the next few hours we discussed the following — some ways we unnecessarily drive ourselves crazy: 1. So how do you prevent regretting all the potential should haves, would haves and could haves? Love driven addictions. Competing with everyone else. Complaints backed by lack of action. The maintenance of lies. The time to start is not when the crap hits the fan. The time to start is now. Your expectations. Your turn… What would you add to the list?

Comments The point about being a collaborator rather than a competitor hits home for me, specifically in intimate relationships. Amandah: Great addition, thank you!