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Things you've stopped doing that make a difference to your life

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flyingdream · 03/02/2022 15:05

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ReginaFilange001 · 05/02/2022 13:42

I've stepped back from any contact with SIL and MIL. I let my husband deal with them now. I was always in the wrong with them and the anger and anxiety they cause me was making me ill.
Now husband deals with them and as long as our child seems them every now and then I don't care about spending time with them and just do basic polite chit chat when I do have to be in their company.

Less striving for perfection and more just getting stuff done - this is a work in progress.

thisdayistoolong · 06/02/2022 10:37

@3xmonsters

Worrying. It doesn't change the outcome of anything. Such a wasted emotion.
How did you go about doing this though? I can't just wake up tomorrow and worry less. What tools are action down you take to have this approach?
BeyondMyWits · 06/02/2022 13:47

@thisdayistoolong... you need to remind yourself often to not let worrying about tomorrow steal all the joy from today.

DatingDinosaur · 06/02/2022 14:12

Things you’ve stopped doing that make a difference to your life.

Coming off social media
Being negative / complaining
Being jealous of other people’s lives
Worrying about the “what if’s”
Not telling a guy I have vaginismus

Is there a “things you’ve STARTED doing that make a difference to your life” topic?

Wotrewelookinat · 06/02/2022 14:30

Dying my hair. Embraced the grey and ‘looking my age’ 10 years ago..save money, time, better for the environment.

ColonelHaiti · 06/02/2022 20:54

Also I don't arrange many things with people as I can't be arsed. I don't run round after people aswell. I can't very arsed with people wanting me to sort them out and send them the same information that's been in the message that day and wanting me to get them there etc. Be an adult.

Earlydancing · 06/02/2022 20:58

I hide threads on here that annoy, upset or irritate me. Relieved loads of stress.

I stopped watching the news and reading the paper. I'm so much more contented and less stressed.

Keladrythesaviour · 06/02/2022 21:03

Drinking caffeine. Totally life changing for me.

hivemindneeded · 06/02/2022 21:03

@Keladrythesaviour

Drinking caffeine. Totally life changing for me.
In what way? (I drink way too much and can;t imagine giving up.)
OrangeBananaFish · 06/02/2022 21:29

Stopped ironing a few years ago. I have a child in college, one in secondary school and a third in primary. Uniforms get hung up as soon as they are out of the dryer.

Working my way through the not caring what people think.

Stopped taking the pill. I've been suspecting for a while that I was going through peri menopause, but the doctor mentioned about the hormones in my pill. I came off them in Oct and haven't had a period since November (2 negative pregnancy tests make me think that this is it). My anxiety is back to a much much lower level and I am starting to care less about other peoples thoughts of me, but it is still a work in progress.

Really trying with the driving one too and not feeling pressurised to drive at a faster speed than I feel comfortable with just because someone behind me would rather go faster.

Another who has stopped trying so hard at work. My only aim is to not get sacked TBH. I've always worked hard and tried to impress, but I'm tired now. I'll do what I'm getting paid to do and do that well, but I'm not going to stress if I've not managed to do everything that day.

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