I'm Suddenly Stressed for No Practical Reason... Here's How I'm Handling It

I'm gonna be honest - I've had this episode recorded for a couple weeks and have been too nervous to post it until now. I mean, who am I to be stressed out when I am living a life that many would love to have? I graduated, I have a "summer" break before I start working, I'm living in my new place, and I have seemingly all the time in the world to do fun stuff and relax (sort of...) Yet, I'm still over here stressing myself out about everything! And by everything, I mean that even the tiniest task I want to accomplish (including fun stuff, like shopping or working out,) instantly gets categorized by my brain as "a reason to be stressed." I am seriously using the strangest rationale for my stress too, like "Meredith, if you go shopping for 2 hours, you're taking time away from working on your brand, studying for the exam you have to take before you start your job, making extra money, and being successful. Therefore, you are behind in life." Okay, now I'm ranting, but see how crazy that sounds? Yeah, that's what it can be like living inside my brain! I know it's crazy and unrealistic to be thinking that I am suddenly behind in life if I go shopping for 2 hours... but this type of thinking has unfortunately become a habit, after years of school created those thought patterns in me. I recognize that, and I want to change it, so I made this episode to share how my brain has REALLY been acting in response to these big life changes AND how I'm trying to turn my bad habit around to start enjoying life a little more! This just goes to show that even if I do all the things to get involved (like I talked about in my last episode) and have my life perfectly lined up on paper, if I don't work on improving my daily, habitual thoughts and reactions to everything around me, then it'll be hard to truly enjoy life and be myself. And no, I am not really proofreading what I'm writing right now, so I'm just gonna hope that makes some kind of sense. Thanks for reading, and hope you'll give this episode a listen. :) Follow me on Instagram! @_genuinegirl_ Be sure to rate 5 stars & review the podcast if you enjoyed! It helps me out more than you know!