suddenly feel like your world is falling to pieces? This was me yesterday! For the past several months, I’ve been working on an online stress training program I’m getting ready to release publicly.
I’d arranged for some people to help me make sure everything in it is working by using it. I received two emails saying the video was not loading correctly.
All of a sudden, I got an instant headache and felt sick to my stomach. I must have looked awful because a girlfriend asked me if I was okay.
I wasn’t…. So, I decided to get out and go for a walk to help clear my brain. That’s when I realized what had happened. They’re called many different things: defense mechanisms, ANTs (automatic negative thoughts), ego filters …I like to keep it simple and refer to them as “thought filters,” which kind of work like glasses—they take input and automatically adjust it.