I noticed that I tend to think something along the lines of
Everything will be okay. And even if it’s not, that’s okay too. You’ll get though this my love
The love bit was something I’ve been trying intentionally to instill. I’ve heard that positive self-talk can improve well being.
What do you think or say to yourself during those harder times?
Something along the lines of “it is okay to be anxious, change is scary, but so is stagnation.”
Alternatively, “How do you eat an entire elephant? One bite at a time.”
The elephant one is one of my favorites. Brings some levity to what might otherwise be a serious situation.