Going non-stop and feeling safe, yet exhausted

The need and urgency to stay busy can feel really good - and it can feel exhausting.

And sometimes when we’re non-stop busy, it can be a great protection from some crunchy feelings.

And when we do slow down, there can be a icky feeling of discomfort because sometimes the feelings and emotions we’ve been doing our best to avoid come out and say hi.👋🏼

So, we can feel exhausted in our busyness, or feel crunchy in our bubbling emotions. Neither feel great.

Simply knowing and acknowledging this is a pattern you have can help a lot and take some of the pressure off. You don’t have to stop moving, and you don’t have to completely slow down. That would freak your system out. Start by just noticing - compassionately and without shame. And see if you can appreciate the patterns that have kept you safe.💛