The material presented
here is not Al-Anon Conference Approved Literature. It is a method
to exchange
information, ideas, feelings, problems and solutions on a personal
level.
How do you guys deal with boredom. For me, it's when my mind starts to wander and I end up too in my head. Unfortunately I happen to have a job that requires very little of my mental capacity. I spend a lot of the day attempting to "look busy". So, a lot of my days are actually spent with "The Committee" or obsessing about my "A".
I felt like that in my last job. I kept a notebook full of affirmations with me everyday. When my mind started to wander or I started to obsess, I re-read my affirmations over and over again. My desk was in a visible spot, and I didn't want everyone looking at my stuff, so I only had my notebook open when no one was around. I would repeat everything in my head.
Here are some of my affirmations I've used:
I love myself unconditionally. My bills are paid. I release my need to feel needy. Only good people and good things enter my world. I take care of myself first.
I made lists of what areas needed improvement and listed about 10 affirmations per area . So, if one day I was a mess worrying about my bank account, I would repeat those 10 financial sentences. It helped me get through the day, and helped me reprogram too. If you're really bored, you can try to visualize too. Visualizing the ideal situation with affirmations has worked wonders for me.
I just realized that I REALLY need something good to tell myself becuase I'm such a drama monger that all day I've been telling myself "I am Emily's breaking heart."
