by Sheryl Paul | Apr 15, 2018 | Anxiety, Break Free From Relationship Anxiety, Highly Sensitive Person, Job/Career Change, Moving, Self Trust Collection, Trust Yourself |
Our culture fails to teach us the essential skills we need to navigate through life successfully in so many ways. As I discuss often on this site, it fails to teach us about healthy, real love. It fails to teach us about how to feel our feelings and work with our... by Sheryl Paul | Oct 8, 2017 | Anxiety, Self Trust Collection, Trust Yourself |
One of the byproducts of being a highly sensitive person prone to anxiety is that you tend to take on others’ pain and stories. This is particularly true if you had an enmeshed relationship with a parent growing up and didn’t learn to solidify the borders... by Sheryl Paul | Apr 2, 2017 | 20s, Self Trust Collection, Trust Yourself |
On the last round of Open Your Heart a participant asked: “So if I don’t trust these anxious thoughts then what can I trust? If my truth was really that we are not right for each other then how would I know if I am teaching myself not to listen when doubts... by Sheryl Paul | Mar 26, 2017 | Anxiety, Highly Sensitive Person, Intrusive Thoughts, Relationships, Self Trust Collection, Transitions - General, Trust Yourself |
“I’m always comparing my relationship to other people’s relationships. Why does everyone else look like they’re so in love?” “I have such a hard time making decisions. Sometimes I can’t even decide what to order at a... by Sheryl Paul | Oct 25, 2015 | Anxiety, Break Free From Relationship Anxiety, Intrusive Thoughts, Open Your Heart, Relationships, Self Trust Collection, Trust Yourself |
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard or read some version of the following email that I recently received (published here with permission): I am in a loving relationship and engaged. A psychic woman told me very specifically that I will definitely... by Sheryl Paul | Jul 26, 2015 | 20s, Anxiety, Relationships, Self Trust Collection, Trust Yourself |
The fear of making a mistake and the fear of failure live at the heart of what keeps many people stuck. Whether you’re struggling with relationship anxiety, career stagnation, depression, or generalized anxiety, the fear of making a mistake creates a... by Sheryl Paul | Jul 19, 2015 | Anxiety, Intrusive Thoughts, Relationships, Self Trust Collection, Trust Yourself |
“When I do something well and have success, I feel like it’s a fluke.” “I walk around feeling like a fraud. I don’t trust that I’m honestly capable of doing the things that I do.” “I have this nagging sense that... by Sheryl Paul | Mar 12, 2015 | 20s, Anxiety, Intrusive Thoughts, Relationships, Self Trust Collection, Trust Yourself |
One of the root causes of anxiety is falling prey to the ego’s tendency to divide life into polarities – good/evil, right/wrong, black/white – in an attempt to control the outcome of our choices and find a guarantee. In other words, your ego believes... by Sheryl Paul | Mar 1, 2015 | Anxiety, Intrusive Thoughts, Self Trust Collection, Trust Yourself |
One of the most common symptoms of relationship anxiety – and anxiety in general – is taking on others’ stories as your own. You’ll be moving along just fine in your relationship and then you’ll hear about your friend’s husband who... by Sheryl Paul | Oct 12, 2014 | 20s, Anxiety, Intrusive Thoughts, Relationships, Self Trust Collection, Trust Yourself |
We all carry within us a well of Self. We can’t see this well, but we know when the waters are clear and full or when they’re low and flecked with the dark matter of the lies we tell ourselves about ourselves. We know when the waters are warm from the...