I’m new to your Substack as of this morning & just wanted to say that your writing is so impactful. I’ve taken in a few of your articles already (the SLOW down felt like a warm hug ☺️) and I’m so thankful to have come across you!
Catastrophizing became such a problem for me in recent years. It's affected me psychologically in many ways (over-analysing interactions and worrying about them, fretting about the planet and world events, imposter syndrome - the works). I think the tricky thing about this one is that it is more difficult to share, even with trusted friends. Spilling out the details of your spiralling thoughts doesn't come naturally and makes you sound insane, so it's easy to keep bottled up inside.
I hear you Caoilainn. Thoughts like catastrophizing can be so painful, overwhelming, and troubling to experience, and sometimes even more scary to share. Journaling is an outlet I use to stream-of-consciousness spill my thoughts on the page and get them off my chest. Sometimes I find that it allows me to work through things on my own, other times it empowers me to share my thoughts later on. I'm sending you lightness & cheering you on. Thanks for sharing your experience.
It's so helpful to remember that everyone deals with something like this! Imposter syndrome never goes away!
Personally, I think I deal with a mixture of comparing and convincing. For years, I've dealt with negative self-talk and the wild thing is that at first I didn't even realize how ludicrous some thoughts were until I'd share them with my mom and sister.
For anyone else who may be experiencing this, I have found therapy to be so helpful for working through this!
Thanks for sharing your experience Kait <3!! I completely agree that these thoughts fly under the radar and sharing them out loud can be such an enlightening experience. Our thoughts are not facts!!
Your piece hit home, especially given my own experience grappling with stress-induced health issues that seemed to come out of nowhere. From unexplained fatigue to random physical symptoms, I’ve been on a similar journey of trying to understand and manage the impact of stress on my body. Your breakdown of destructive thought patterns as contributors to these health mysteries brought a lot of clarity. It’s comforting to see such a detailed exploration of how our minds can shape our physical well-being and ways to reclaim control. Thank you for sharing!
I struggle with comparing and catastrophizing. For example, I look through others Substack for inspiration, slowly I start comparing myself, and then end up catastrophizing that I would never make it in here. Before I used to quit. But with more self awareness and inner work, I move past these thoughts mostly.
As someone who dealt with severe burnout and the onset of a hormonal imbalance diagnosis largely because of it, I can’t stress the importance of this conversation enough! Such a thorough, thoughtful piece, Jessie.
Thank you for your kind words Kayli!! I hate to hear you dealt with burnout & health challenges, but from our conversations I'm glad to know you've found a way to heal & come out the other side, especially with the beautiful, slow, gentle way of living you share on the intentional muse!
Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts and experiences Luna. I'm sorry to hear about your health issues. I am right there with you - technology has taken me out my body and away from my true nature. It's so important we set boundaries with our tech so we can live happy and fulfilled lives; at the same time, its NOT OUR FAULT that this is the world we live in and we're up against alot!! It's equally important that we learn to be gentle with ourselves in our tech driven world. I'm so excited for you to go back to school and I can't wait to see future articles on what you learn. Thank you again for your feedback and restack xoxo
Aw Madeline thank you so much for sharing!! I would have never known this about you - your articles are so brave; your writing about sobriety especially struck me as vulnerable and courageous! I can say with certainty that your effort to stop 'convincing' is working!!! Thanks for your comment <3
I’m new to your Substack as of this morning & just wanted to say that your writing is so impactful. I’ve taken in a few of your articles already (the SLOW down felt like a warm hug ☺️) and I’m so thankful to have come across you!
Omg that means so much to me! Thank you so much for reading and engaging so kindly Cassandra!!! I’m so glad to meet you on here 🩷
Catastrophizing became such a problem for me in recent years. It's affected me psychologically in many ways (over-analysing interactions and worrying about them, fretting about the planet and world events, imposter syndrome - the works). I think the tricky thing about this one is that it is more difficult to share, even with trusted friends. Spilling out the details of your spiralling thoughts doesn't come naturally and makes you sound insane, so it's easy to keep bottled up inside.
I hear you Caoilainn. Thoughts like catastrophizing can be so painful, overwhelming, and troubling to experience, and sometimes even more scary to share. Journaling is an outlet I use to stream-of-consciousness spill my thoughts on the page and get them off my chest. Sometimes I find that it allows me to work through things on my own, other times it empowers me to share my thoughts later on. I'm sending you lightness & cheering you on. Thanks for sharing your experience.
It's so helpful to remember that everyone deals with something like this! Imposter syndrome never goes away!
Personally, I think I deal with a mixture of comparing and convincing. For years, I've dealt with negative self-talk and the wild thing is that at first I didn't even realize how ludicrous some thoughts were until I'd share them with my mom and sister.
For anyone else who may be experiencing this, I have found therapy to be so helpful for working through this!
Thanks for sharing your experience Kait <3!! I completely agree that these thoughts fly under the radar and sharing them out loud can be such an enlightening experience. Our thoughts are not facts!!
Your piece hit home, especially given my own experience grappling with stress-induced health issues that seemed to come out of nowhere. From unexplained fatigue to random physical symptoms, I’ve been on a similar journey of trying to understand and manage the impact of stress on my body. Your breakdown of destructive thought patterns as contributors to these health mysteries brought a lot of clarity. It’s comforting to see such a detailed exploration of how our minds can shape our physical well-being and ways to reclaim control. Thank you for sharing!
I struggle with comparing and catastrophizing. For example, I look through others Substack for inspiration, slowly I start comparing myself, and then end up catastrophizing that I would never make it in here. Before I used to quit. But with more self awareness and inner work, I move past these thoughts mostly.
Thanks for sharing🩷 Greetings from Mexico!
As someone who dealt with severe burnout and the onset of a hormonal imbalance diagnosis largely because of it, I can’t stress the importance of this conversation enough! Such a thorough, thoughtful piece, Jessie.
Thank you for your kind words Kayli!! I hate to hear you dealt with burnout & health challenges, but from our conversations I'm glad to know you've found a way to heal & come out the other side, especially with the beautiful, slow, gentle way of living you share on the intentional muse!
Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts and experiences Luna. I'm sorry to hear about your health issues. I am right there with you - technology has taken me out my body and away from my true nature. It's so important we set boundaries with our tech so we can live happy and fulfilled lives; at the same time, its NOT OUR FAULT that this is the world we live in and we're up against alot!! It's equally important that we learn to be gentle with ourselves in our tech driven world. I'm so excited for you to go back to school and I can't wait to see future articles on what you learn. Thank you again for your feedback and restack xoxo
Aw Madeline thank you so much for sharing!! I would have never known this about you - your articles are so brave; your writing about sobriety especially struck me as vulnerable and courageous! I can say with certainty that your effort to stop 'convincing' is working!!! Thanks for your comment <3
SO TRUE! I love being vulnerable with strangers on the internet hahaha