This is the third post in the Grey Thinking series, Five of the most underrated coping skills.
Out of sight, out of mind.
This idiom definitely proves true for me. I get so wrapped up in everything going on in life that I forget about all these health / self-care / positive affirmations / you name it that I’m trying to convince myself of.
I wrote about this in a previous post, I’m going to need that in writing, but it’s definitely worth mentioning again. I have a bulletin board above my desk with little things on it – quotes, pictures, etc. – that mean something to me. For example, there’s a fortune cookie fortune that says, “Remember there are people who care deeply about you.” There’s also a copy of my meal plan and clips from meaningful emails. Granted… there are also pictures of my dog, a yearly calendar, and sometimes a to-do list… but my point is, I put stuff up there that I need to remember. And it helps, a lot.
I know that in treatment and recovery, I need to hear the a lot of the same things over and over. Seeing some of these concepts concretely and being reminded of them regularly has proven to be very helpful.
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