Okay, let me tell you about a time I was really stuck. Not physically stuck, but mentally, you know? Felt like I was cornered, couldn’t see a way out. It was a weird period, maybe a couple of years back.
Work was part of it, feeling like I was just going through the motions. But it spilled over into everything. Felt like I couldn’t make any decisions, like any choice I made would be the wrong one. It was paralyzing. Honestly, it felt like I was standing in my own way, blindfolded, surrounded by pointy things I put there myself but was too scared to touch or move.
Getting Real
I remember pulling cards around that time, just for myself, trying to get some clarity. And yeah, one particular image kept showing up. You know the one – feels like being tied up, unable to see, with barriers all around. Seeing it didn’t magically fix anything, obviously. But it kind of made me sit up and think, “Okay, this isn’t just in my head, this is a thing.” It reflected exactly how I felt.
So, what did I actually do? Complaining wasn’t helping. Just staring at the problem wasn’t either.
- First step: I had to admit how much of the ‘stuckness’ was my own thinking. It wasn’t really external forces pinning me down as much as my own fear and overthinking. That sucked to admit, but it was necessary.
- Next: I started small. Really small. Instead of trying to solve the whole big ‘stuck’ feeling, I focused on one tiny thing I could change or decide on each day. Like, just choosing what to make for dinner instead of agonizing over it. Sounds dumb, but it was about taking back control, even in little ways.
- Then: I tried to challenge one negative thought pattern a day. When my brain screamed “You can’t do that!”, I’d force myself to ask, “Why not? What’s the actual worst that could happen?” Usually, the answer was… not much. It was mostly just fear talking.
Moving Forward
It wasn’t an overnight fix. Far from it. It was more like slowly, carefully trying to wiggle free. Some days I felt like I took a step forward, others it felt like I slipped back. The key was realizing those ‘swords’ or barriers around me weren’t actually locking me in completely. There was space to move, I just had to stop being scared and start testing the ground.
Looking back, that whole period taught me a lot about perception. How much power we give to our own limitations. It’s easy to feel trapped by circumstances, but sometimes, the ropes and blindfold are things we can actually loosen or remove ourselves, piece by piece. You just gotta start somewhere, even if it’s just taking one small step in a direction that feels a tiny bit less stuck.
