I Can’t Seem to Keep My Concentration Tonight

I’ve been trying to write the post that details my financial fear. The more I try to explain my fear and give examples of it, the more I realize how much of an impact that fear has had on my life. It’s spans further than just a financial fear. It impacts many areas of my life including this blog.

It’s a little hard to swallow and the further I get with writing the post, the harder it is becoming. It’s not easy to take such a deep look at what makes you tick. Especially when you realize that you are not sure how to overcome your fear because I’m trying to figure that out while writing it.

I do want to share it with you, but I think it will take me longer than I expected. I just can’t seem to concentrate tonight. Too much going on, I guess. I think I am going to take a shower and go to bed a little early and try again tomorrow.

Posted by Tricia on August 30, 2007 at 10:43 PM in Misc | 10 Comments »
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Mrs. Micah responded:
Posted: August 31st, 2007 at 7:55 am
I understand. Sometimes it’s paralyzing. Today, I’ve been evaluating whether to pack lunch or buy this little soup thing for under $2. Those $2 seem like an awful lot. I know they’d add up, but I pack every day.

I hope that the rest calms your mind and gives you peace.

-MM
Ms. M&P responded:
Posted: August 31st, 2007 at 9:24 am
I hope you’re feeling better this morning. I know how fear can be and it’s hard to overcome. I know you have tons of support out here if you need it.
paidtwice responded:
Posted: August 31st, 2007 at 10:52 am
Hugs! You can do it!!
mapgirl responded:
Posted: August 31st, 2007 at 11:12 am
*big hug*

Looking into your heart and mind to face your fears is a really hard thing to do. Courage, my friend. Courage!
Mapgirl’s Fiscal Challenge / Friday! responded:
Posted: August 31st, 2007 at 11:31 am
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Kathryn responded:
Posted: August 31st, 2007 at 3:23 pm
F = False
E = Evidence
A = Appearing
R = Real

While that’s easy to write and remember fear is still something hard to walk through.

It’s a brave thing to look within. Remember to be kind to yourself when you are not figuring things out as quickly as you would like. Most of us spend a long time hiding from our truth. It’s not generally something that is uncovered in an instant.

The nice thing is, once the reveal is done, what seemed so scary and insurmountable no longer looks so bad. Then, the next time we’re faced with some fear we’d rather avoid, we can say to ourselves, “Wait a minute. I know how to deal with this. I recognize this pattern. How did I get through it before? Oh, yeah, I remember. I took one little step in this direction and then another. I kept making little strides until I was completely though to the other side.”
Colleen responded:
Posted: September 1st, 2007 at 2:36 pm
Hey, I think you should be proud about just TRYING to look at your fears. Remember, we’re not living in half hour sit-coms where we can wrap everything up tidily in a quick amount of time. If you need to, take your time with this. It’s deep stuff. Thank you for your blog – I’ve been reading it for quite a while and I have to admit, a lot of times when I’m tempted to blow a little more money than my budget will allow, some of your experience and wise words pop into my head and it makes it easier to be financially responsible and keep on with my own plan for getting out of debt. So thanks!
Study Guide responded:
Posted: September 2nd, 2007 at 1:19 pm
I kinda recognize that feeling, financial issues sure help to contribute to bad concentration. Don’t despair though, this can be overcomed.

Take care, from Sweden.
sfordinarygirl responded:
Posted: September 5th, 2007 at 4:02 am
I hope you overcome your fear and are able to share.

One of my biggest financial fears is being tied to my job because of the stability and ease but low paycheck. Because my job’s so easy and so flexible it’s hard for me to leave and get over my comfort zone to put myself in a better financial future.

Good luck!
Jen responded:
Posted: September 7th, 2007 at 10:28 am
I can understand being unable articulate what your real fear is. I don’t have any financial issues, but I do have a clutter problem. I have trouble throwing things away. For some reason, I become anxious and tense when I try to throw stuff away. And I don’t know exactly why, and it will take me a while to figure it all out.

Have you just tried to write down the thoughts and words that come to you when you think about your fear? Sometimes just listing things can help you figure out what you want to say. When you try to write complete sentences, the pressure to write well gets in the way of knowing what you want to say.