Pumping myself up during downtime
I was sitting here going through the paces of taking care of the day and then I found myself just not knowing what else to do. I know I've said that before, that I get frozen or that I get lost in the moment. I find now that if I use a similar technique to the one that I use while I get ready for work to peptalk myself or pump myself up in regards to me being able to get on with my day. I find that a lot of the times I feel my effort forward should be automatic. I guess though it would make sense that it necessarily isn't just like that all the time every time. Just interesting I'm feeling more agency and ready to go. I can do this. One more tool to motivate!
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i'm wondering if "pumping myself up during downtime" is another name for what i learned as, "positive affirmations." i'm just trying to get on the same sheet of music. positive affirmations work well for me, but i also solidly believe that having my own, strictly personal names for my psychotherapy tools goes a long way toward making them mine, up close and personal.
by whatever name, go you! ! ! you can do this! ! ! live this day to the fullest.
thanks arfie! :) :)