[1]When I find myself spiraling into worse case scenarios, which is happening these days about every 90 minutes, I try to jolt myself out of it with the mantra, HOPE/TRUST. I do this because a therapist friend suggested I need to have more “trust” that everything is going to “work out,” so even if I don’t really believe it right now, I’m going to pretend. HOPE/TRUST. The anxiety is spreading to silly, mundane things, like, will I get a parking spot on the right side of the street to avoid a ticket, when there are so many bulky garbage cans out tonight taking up precious space? HOPE/TRUST. Or, will the rain that’s being forecast on Friday, delay my flight to San Francisco, and make me miss a hair color appointment? HOPE/TRUST. What’s your mantra?
Image: Untitled #425 by Cindy Sherman. See her retrospective starting 2/26 at MOMA [2].