I've noticed this pattern of very social, busy seasons, where I'm grounded in my present days. This is a newly formed rhythm, that I hadn't been practicing for a long while. I had been living in my head for what felt like a year. It's hard to accept leaving that mode as healthy and good, since this feels foreign to me still.
My friends & I often refer to these experiences as "white noise" for the busy life; and "blacking out" for the getting stuck in our heads.
I wonder if I am distracting myself, on either of these extremes. When I'm living in my day to day… am I just distracting myself from my mind? When I'm living in my head… am I not wanting to face my present reality?
The question I keep coming to is: do we all rely on distraction to certain degrees? "We can't simply stare at our wounds forever" is a fitting quote for how I feel in this season as well.
Healing is messy, life is bumpy. It's easy to feel like I'm doing it wrong. So just curious to hear some thoughts about any of this:)