Is it love or anxiety?

Ana Liz Ceregatti — Thu, 18 Apr 2024 21:34:47 GMT

Sometimes we confuse feeling anxious with falling in love. In such moments, we replace the real tragedy of our lives - the pain that we need to face if we want to heal, grow, and have healthy relationships - with drama. And drama is seductive, because the anxiety of the highs and lows occupies us and gives us a reason to avoid facing our own existential anguish. This whole podcasting endeavor is new to me, and I am not sure what I am doing - it’s my first time editing an audio file. But I find that exciting! Sharing it with you is an exercise in allowing myself not to have to be great. I think it’s good enough for a first, and hopefully, you can find some pearls of wisdom in it!This first episode was motivated by seeing a friend stuck in a familiar situation: evading the truth of a relationship that fails to meet her needs and wants, and instead, clinging to the anxiety it generates, sidestepping deeper, more complex emotions rooted in old, open wounds.I hope you enjoy it, and if you do, please let me know your thoughts and feelings!With much warmth,Ana Liz

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