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Kat's avatar

Weirdly I have the opposite problem; I don’t know how to have goals anymore. I went from super-overachiever-perfectionist to barely able to live, thanks to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. I slowly had to discard all my goals and evaluate what really mattered; my family. Any bits of energy were for talking to them, hanging out, paying attention. After a decade I’m creeping towards better health but it’s really hard to have goals again. Partly I’m terrified they’ll be taken away again, and partly I’ve grown so used to living small. Thanks for the goal guidance Heather.

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Chris Barsotti's avatar

Doomscrolling and comment section-ing are definitely my self-harms of choice. I wonder how much time ive devoted to cultivating cortisol.

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