84 - It’s All A Mess (And No Thing Will Fix It!)

Episode 84 of the Mindset Minutes podcast, hosted by Colm O'Reilly, titled "84 - It’s All A Mess (And No Thing Will Fix It!)" was published on July 21, 2020 and runs 1 minutes.

July 21, 2020 ·1m · Mindset Minutes

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Summary

It’s All A Mess (And No Thing Will Fix It!) I was talking with someone the other day and they were expressing a lot of sadness, anger and frustration at the state of their life. Nearly everyone of us has felt at some point that nothing was right and nothing would fix it. And you know what, they were right? No-thing would fix it. No one thing is going to fix everything. To take an extreme example, there’s early evidence that psilocybin or psychedelics have a massive impact on PTSD, treatment resistant depression, addiction and anxiety. BUT even a single session which has the perfect combo of set, setting and dose needs follow up counselling to properly integrate the experience. That’s a very intense example. The point I’m trying to make is that looking and hoping for one single fix ranges from ineffective to harmful. Taking small steps, which over time compound, is how we bring about change and fix everything. And yes it costs us mental energy to do this as sometimes life can feel so overwhelming and we’re already stretched too thin. This is where being kind to yourself in terms of the expectations you set and/or the help you request will make a difference. Because then you’ll continue to focus on the small, tiny, almost inconsequential steps (and not keeping looking at the scoreboard) for long enough to make a difference to your life. www.thementalhealthplan.com https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=18248924&appointmentType=11286512

Episode Description

It’s All A Mess (And No Thing Will Fix It!)

I was talking with someone the other day and they were expressing a lot of sadness, anger and frustration at the state of their life. Nearly everyone of us has felt at some point that nothing was right and nothing would fix it.

And you know what, they were right? No-thing would fix it. No one thing is going to fix everything. To take an extreme example, there’s early evidence that psilocybin or psychedelics have a massive impact on PTSD, treatment resistant depression, addiction and anxiety. BUT even a single session which has the perfect combo of set, setting and dose needs follow up counselling to properly integrate the experience.

That’s a very intense example. The point I’m trying to make is that looking and hoping for one single fix ranges from ineffective to harmful. Taking small steps, which over time compound, is how we bring about change and fix everything.

And yes it costs us mental energy to do this as sometimes life can feel so overwhelming and we’re already stretched too thin. This is where being kind to yourself in terms of the expectations you set and/or the help you request will make a difference. Because then you’ll continue to focus on the small, tiny, almost inconsequential steps (and not keeping looking at the scoreboard) for long enough to make a difference to your life.

www.thementalhealthplan.com

https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=18248924&appointmentType=11286512