11 Mindfulness Practices That Instantly Calm Your Mind
I wish someone had told me this.
12 years ago I had so much pain inside I had no idea how to handle it
My life was a disaster and I found myself googling ‘How to handle the pain inside?’
My solutions back then? Shopping and alcohol.
I just had no other tools at hand. When we are desperate we fall back to the tools our main caregivers use when they struggle.
But none of it helped, not really. The pain was always there.
I tried to google my way out of my misery.
I found a few answers on Google, like positive affirmations - it helped a little, but it couldn’t ease the sharp pain I felt all the time after my life crushed all over me.
It took me months to recover and step by step feel better and years to truly heal my wounds.
I wish somebody would have just said this to me:
Karo, I see you are struggling. And that’s okay. Everybody goes through tough moments, but how you handle them makes the difference.
Regulating these strong feelings inside you is a skill. No one taught you how to deal with these strong emotions, but you can learn. Let me show you some simple techniques that can…