If you are feeling depressed or anxious, today’s post from Rick Hanson (part of his Just One Thing blog) may be helpful. If you are already feeling energized, you might not need more encouragement to do something risky/taking a chance…
Rick’s post is about how, as children, we learn to avoid certain types of conversations that seem too risky, and then as adults we come to realize that by avoiding emotionally risky conversations we live lives that are limited and unsatisfying. He talks about how to change this pattern.
His post is (as usual) well written and thoughtful.
One word of general warning about self help instructions, reading the post may seem simple, and you might find yourself thinking, “I already know that.” In a sense you are right. Nothing he has to say is likely to seem like completely new information. However, the key to changing behavior is not “book knowledge” but rather practice. If you practice his exercise you will find that it can be remarkably effective, even if it seems a bit simplistic.
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