Tolerable steps

“Every time you avoid something, you are reinforcing the belief that you can’t handle it.

When you avoid an uncomfortable conversation, or feeling your emotions, your nervous system starts associating those experiences with danger and you with incapability.

Avoidance prevents corrective experiences. The nervous system never gets the chance to learn, ‘I can feel this and survive it’.

Healing isn’t about pushing yourself into panic, but about taking small steps toward what you avoid and staying present long enough for your body to learn a new outcome” - Francesca Tighinean

What tolerable step will you be taking today?