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Helen Still's avatar

The routine you created felt very wholesome and similar to what I do when my thoughts spiral into catastrophic thoughts. From my viewpoint you are very much a writer and a great one at that ! Lately , I’ve also been thinking if I consider myself a writer (I do but it’s like my little secret ) and been thinking of just adding the title to my LinkedIn byline (screw it lol). Most of my writing has been private and unpublished, for now 😆

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Dana Leigh Lyons's avatar

So much resonance for me here, Tacita. The most immediate example: Lying awake last night, I was CONVINCED that I'd lose hundreds of subscribers after publishing yesterday's newsletter. (I think I lost one, and promptly gained another.)

Like you, alcohol magnified this tendency of mine a thousand-fold. Also like you, I now turn towards discomfort rather than away from it. Getting down to the root of it (the energetics and fears beneath the immediate, obvious fear and catastrophic story) pretty much always helps it release.

Thank you for sharing your process!

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