do you ever have such a monumentally bad brain day that you just take away its mic?
like…… buddy, you are producing insanely bad thoughts today and believing them, I’ll take it from here, get off the stage
I don’t know if this is asked in earnest or just a thought but since I’m waiting for my therapy session, here it goes
The method I worked out for myself is to pretend that there’s this personal assistant (Barbara) to my brain. The thoughts and emotions are clients who either come to pitch an idea or to demand attention from the boss.
Most are important and relevant thoughts; but sometimes they come at the wrong time (if I wake up at night worrying about a task I just imagine Barbara in her pyjamas groggily telling the thoughts to come during office hours).
And some clients (mean thoughts, false beliefs, anxiety jabs) I just imagine as panicked or rude customers that need to be treated as such. You are not getting audience with the boss until you can state your purpose calmly and clearly. If you insist on being rude, I’ll throw you out.
It helps you separate yourself from the thoughts and gives you time to evaluate if they need to be acted on. My therapist loves Barbara
