How Are You Feeling Right Now?

[LumberJack]

@LumberJack you described the point and my body's current state 'to a T.' I was busy until about 3 pm and then full stop.

Maybe this is just a thing with all moves. The stress jacks us up with enough adrenaline to get thru, but that's the body giving us a loan. The bill comes due when the body feels safe(?) and hence the collapse.

 

[AvidFan]

Some people will be negative about anyone else's idea. Does this person have any particular knowledge and expertise that you lack which is relevant? If not - it's probably not wise to let them discourage you. I'm not saying plow full speed ahead regardless of it being foolhardy or not; there are enough people out there who do this and I find that destructive. What I am saying is to consider the source... if this person is not qualified to advise it's better to get another opinion. Even if they are, it's still better to get another opinion. Just my 0.02

Thanks. I will always follow my own path ultimately. It's not so much anyone can put me off doing something I decide to do, but I had intimated I was glad to have thought of something positive when my thoughts had been going in much darker directions, so pouring cold water on what I already acknowledged was not an actual plan, just a dream, felt a bit insensitive.

 

[LumberJack]

I feel like crap. I'm nervous for exams, and I am scared to fail.

There is a word in Japanese that I like. It is: ganbatte (click for tutorial explanation). It means something along the lines of: Don't Give up! or Do your best! When I was taking intro to Japanese in college, we learned this before our first midterm exam - what I like about it is specifically covering things that are within your control. "Good luck" is not within our control.

With that in mind, I will send you Ganbatte!
You can do it! Give your best and you can feel proud of it no matter the result.

 

[LumberJack]

Quiet, in a world that can't stop talking.

I so recognize this. I do like to be around people but the need to fill in every moment of space with chatter is stressful. People tell me I am too quiet. I think they are too loud. Why can two or more people not be together in silence? What is negative about considering what someone has just said, or simply resting/being without having to accomplish something. I don't think "awkward silence" is awkward in itself, but that people who fear quiet make it awkward.

BTW - just noticed your tagline,

 

[LumberJack]

I'm facing enormous fear right now. I know what to do but somehow I manage to fritter away entire days and even weeks doing all sorts of things except what I need to be doing in order to climb my way out of this hole I've dug myself into. Courage is the decision to face the fear, check for the rationality of that fear, and do the thing anyway if the fear is irrational.

Courage is something that I have not exercised much lately, but the only place I can start is right here, right now. Maybe after a snack, lol.