to make me feel this way.

Like theyโll ever hire you now
Well, you royally f*cked that up
If you get on the train, youโll die. Nobody should die on the 6hr54 to Waterloo
Who am I kidding, I canโt do this
Maybe Iโll just drive into the central reservation
What if Suzy is dead? Shit, Suzy is dead. I canโt believe Suzy died.
Of course, Suzy is fine.
Wooooah, nowโฆ
They didnโt die. You didnโt leave the lights on. That person didnโt take that thing the wrong way. You are not useless!
Boy oh boy, the shit we torture ourselves with, and itโs not our fault, intrusive thoughts can pop into our minds out of nowhere. How we handle them can be the difference between a weird moment and a total meltdown, here are some tips.
Talk to yourself with kindness
Six years ago, Guy Winch did this amazing TED talk about practising emotional first aid. Itโs well worth a watch, but the bitesize takeaway is to talk to ourselves as we would a friend. If your friend said they thought they were useless, what would you say back? I bet itโs different to what you say to yourself today.
Lols, that was weirdโฆ
Itโs nice to mix things up. Occasionally Iโll have one pop in my head that feels especially random. Okay, honestly, itโs probably that โSuzy is deadโ. Although Suzy isnโt Suzy, itโs my husband Aaron, and he just ate a nut (#allergies) and now heโs Joe Bloggs in a hospital corridorโฆ

In that situation, I often take a metaphorical step back, look at the thought and just give it a nice big - Lol. I observe it like I would someone on a TV sitcom and just smirk and move on. Itโs. So. Powerful. It just shuts that shit down.
Give it a go, let me know which works for you.
Until next week,
Amberย
Every day Iโm balancinโ
Canโt stop, wonโt stop
Listening to Stormzyโs One Second (feat. H.E.R.). Late to the game, I know. But itโs so powerful and reminds me of the wonderful work we do at Shout UK.
Retreat yourself โ๏ธ๐
We have a few rooms left at our Ibiza retreat in April, come join us in this luxury five-star villa. More deets here.
