Terrific illustration and example, Rob. What comes to mind for me: I sat with a recent client living under a cloud of depression, snippiness with his spouse and general irritability - not the clinical type. An early question I ask clients is "What brings you life and joy?" It is a reference point and one of these items (scuba) showed up on a recent things he wants to do in 2024. Yet he keeps avoiding it wanting to be in a better mind space before engaging it. The funk deepens as he avoids. Counter-intuitively, life is found moving into the discomfort. I have found this play out in my life too.
Terrific illustration and example, Rob. What comes to mind for me: I sat with a recent client living under a cloud of depression, snippiness with his spouse and general irritability - not the clinical type. An early question I ask clients is "What brings you life and joy?" It is a reference point and one of these items (scuba) showed up on a recent things he wants to do in 2024. Yet he keeps avoiding it wanting to be in a better mind space before engaging it. The funk deepens as he avoids. Counter-intuitively, life is found moving into the discomfort. I have found this play out in my life too.