24-hour Rule
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If something genuinely matters, it will still matter tomorrow.
– No meaning making
– No relational decisions
– No conclusions
If your body is calmer after 24 hours, then you have permission to analyze. Briefly and surgically. ☀️
Intense feelings that are separate from the situation’s reality. Must be tested. Seek external perspectives, check assumptions, focus on facts, be objective, logical, ask questions, and grab a paper and pen to tally negative self-labels against actual behaviors to analyze discrepancies.
The stabilizer cannot destabilize. So dry your eyes and toughen up. There is dirty work to be done, it’s time to pull those sleeves up.
Unseen forces engage in psychological warfare. Battling for our autonomy by usurping executive control our minds. Just remember, your mind is your sanctuary, and you are not obligated to let anyone in.
the Purgatory of a Broken Heart 