I Fell Off The Mental Health Wagon Again
I probably shouldn’t admit this, should I?
I've been vocal about the fact that - for over three years - I experienced crippling perimenopause anxiety. Today, thanks to some hormonal adjustments and introspective work, I feel better.
But I'm not fully healed, nor will I ever be - and it's a normal part of the human condition, not a flaw.
As I admit this, some may question how I could have written a book called Reboot Your Story where I claim to have found tools to get myself out of anxiety - and at the same time - admit that I'm not fully 'cured'.
I assume that you brush your teeth every day, right? And like most people, I also assume that you visit your dentist at least once a year? Does this mean that brushing your teeth is wholly inadequate? Of course, not.
We carry old emotions and experiences that are seared into our memories. In storytelling, we call these your 'personal wound'. One never gets rid of their personal wound, one learns how to live with it.
And when I say 'learn', I mean, we don't learn it at all. Going back to brushing your teeth, it's a skill that you learned from an early age, but no one told you how to look after your brain. Yet, your brain is central to your life.
Reboot Your Story gives you the tools to find better narratives, foster a healthier relationship with your brain, helps you heal your personal wound and find joy and purpose. For the majority of the time, it works great.
Think of your personal wound as an elevator, most days, you press on one or two buttons - and you handle them fine.
Then, one day, it's like a kid just walked in and pressed on all the buttons at once - and suddenly, you're in trouble. Anxiety, low-mood, depression, the consequences take on many forms and sometimes, you need to seek help.
Over the course of a a year, I've gone from a recluse screenwriter to founder of BF Media Lounge to collaborating with a PR agency, and spending the last of my savings. There's much more happening as well. So if you add the pressure of a new business combined with incoming routine medical tests that used to terrify me, all indicators turn to red - and I'm back there again.
But this time, it's not the same. This time, I have more tools. This time, I've decided to finally see a somatic psychologist like I had promised myself I would.
Once again, I've chosen to look after my mental health - as we all should.
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