7 Ways to stop feeling Stuck and Start Feeling Free

1. Acceptance/Acknowledgement. When YOU acknowledge a problem you put yourself back in the driver's seat. Accepting or acknowledging that a problem exists is not the same as saying it'll be there forever.
2. Re-frame the meaning of 'emotions'. Our emotions are simply information from our mind and body about its interaction with the world outside it, and its interactions with itself. If you get enough of what you value – you feel neutral or happy; if you get less, you feel sad. Getting what you do or don't expect does not mean anything objective about you or your life.
3. Raise your awareness of what's on your mind. I wrote about this before but the basic point is that it's easier to work with what you are aware of. Some people meditate to quieten their minds, some people journal.
4. List what's on your mind. The simplest way to know what's on your mind is to sit down with pen and paper and keep asking: What do I think about x? (with x being the subject) Then, take those answers and ask "What do I think about what I've just written?" and keep repeating the process until you don't have anything left.
5. Give yourself permission to hear yourself speak. If you find yourself feeling internal resistance try quietening your mind and saying in your most authoritative voice: "I give myself permission to feel x.. after all, it's just a feeling, right?
6. It's not real....! Look up the principle "the map is not the territory" on the internet and take some time to reflect on it.
7. Decide you want something new and design it. If you've decided that what you currently think is not working for you then sometimes it's simply a case of deciding to think something new. Yes, it can be that simple.

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