I’m struggling to focus.
Not because things are bad. But because everything is going good.
I used to need stress and pressure to get things done.
They fuelled me to push hard. Plus I’d beat myself up if I had a break because that’s “lazy”.
But I don’t feel that anymore.
Maybe I’m stopped trying to prove myself. Or perhaps life’s is just calmer.
Either way, it’s throwing me.
Maybe I’m just procrastinating and not being honest with myself.
Or maybe I’m rewiring neural pathways, where I work a pace of calmness and consistency, instead of stress and urgency.
It’s unfamiliar. But it feels good.
Anyone else been through this?
Societal conditioning makes us feel lazy if we're not busy or hustling.
Nice to hear you're enjoying a stress free period. Sometimes we get so used to being in a stressed state we don't know what it feels like to not be stressed.
I say enjoy it :) It's a continuum so that's not to say you won't feel stress ever again, just right now you've got a fine balance but also maybe you're nervous system is more regulated so it takes a bit more to get you in the stress zone?
Yep I can relate too. It’s a bit of a vicious cycle. Take the foot off the throttle too much when I don’t have close deadlines, and then end up under much more pressure and stress than I needed to be when those deadlines get closer. Then exhausted after the deadline so take the foot off again… repeat. If you figure out a solution let me know!