How to Stay Sane

To begin self-observing, ask yourself these questions:
What am I feeling now?
What am I thinking now?
What am I doing at this moment?
How am I breathing?
These simple questions are important because when we have answered them, we are in a better position to proceed to the next question:
What do I want for myself in this new moment?3

Each of us comes from a mother and a father, or from a sperm bank, and each of us was brought up by our parents or by people standing in for them. Many of us have siblings, uncles, aunts and cousins. All of these people have an impact on who we are, as do their ancestors. Those ancestors, too, had problems and triumphs, and any learning or habits these experiences gave them they tended to pass down.

As I have said previously, sometimes a new behaviour feels false or unreal but is merely unfamiliar. In my experience what ‘feels’ true might not actually be the truth, or good for us; it might merely be familiar. And, conversely, what feels ‘false’ might not be; it might just be new.