The story in my mind · The Somatic Academy by Soma+IQ

The story in my mind

I just finished watching the recording of the Day 1 workshop. I was not able to attend live. Everything Steven talked about resonated with what I am experiencing right now. I am not connected to myself or my desires. I have lived my life doing what others have expected of me, constantly suffering from anxiety and depression because of it.

Whenever I expressed my desires about the way I want to live my life, I would get told I wouldn't succeed. My father has told me repeatedly throughout my life that I wouldn't make it in the real world, and I believed him. It has become the story I tell myself every time I feel the urge to become someone different. It's the reason I have worked for him for 29 years, dealing with his emotional and verbal abuse.

I am dealing with severe burnout right now, and I feel incredibly stuck.

That story ends here. I'm ready to rewrite my future and finally choose my own path. It won't be easy and I am terrified. I am grateful for Steven for providing the clarity that helped me acknowledge this destructive pattern.

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