This will be a different and unique blog post tonight, Boils and Ghouls, and I hope that’s quite alright with all you lovely souls…
With our world’s current vibe check being in the π½ and my mass amount of NetGalley backlogs coming for me quickly, I thought I’d try a different blog style tonight, by answering a writing prompt suggested by WordPress βπ»
What gets better with age β
In my personal opinion, and possibly through my most recent experiences, I would have to say what gets better with age would be gaining perspective & facing your fears π±
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When I was growing up, I was and have literally been afraid of everything!
(and I know you might be thinking that cannot be possible! I simply ask you to trust this ghostly apparition before you form your opinion on my statement π«£)
Growing Up Morbidly Curious β οΈ
Maybe it was my creative and wild imagination… or again, let’s call it what it is… morbid curiosity to know absolutely everything about anything, but I managed to scare myself into oblivion as a child with my fascination to consume the vast expansiveness of human knowledge (i.e., the good, the bad, the dark, disturbed and morbid, etc.)
There’s that adorably cute saying that states,
Curiosity killed the cat.
but what the saying should state for some (and I put myself in this category) is that it can kill your confidence π
I don’t know about others’ lived experiences, but it felt like seeking out things & experiencing them for the first time was the catalyst for unlocking a new fear of something (i.e., someone, some place? …) and that continued to eat away at my confidence to be adaptable, agile & open-minded to any and all opportunities I might like to try going forward… ultimately, turning me into a scaredy cat (heh, full circle moment with the wordplay from our example π)
Especially if there was any intense or extremely negative emotions surrounding the event π¨ it would be an instant fear and demotion to my self-esteem!
Over time, I’ve appreciated the duality of curiosity…
When I was younger, being curious felt like a bad thing because I was developing all these fears that were counter-intuitive to my ambitions and desires in life. And I would often get mad at myself being so easily defeated or swayed by my intrusive thoughts into believing these fears are permanent; that they are mine forever (to keep and to cherish…) but that’s just anxiety lying to you!
As I got older, I started to realize there’s something to appreciate in that curiosity, to expose your soul to new, even frightening experiences, many times over, in order to adjust or gain your own perspective of the situation instead of being immediately fearful and closed off to ever trying it again.
A very popular and known method to reduce your fears (and phobias) is though exposure therapy, by “facing your fears” repeatedly to get over them. And I think this really holds a lot of weight for the morbidly curious later in life. In fact, even the neuro-spicy, such as myself, like to handle various amounts of repetition to get the grasp of a task before diving deep into it (or maybe that’s my recovering perfectionism talking.)
(Also, I’m not a medical professional. I’m just offering my own personal take on exposure therapy)
πͺ The First cut is the Deepest πΆ
First exposures suck, with most anything… especially if they’ve created a dark impression that’s hard to get rid of.
But over time, through countless attempts and perseverance (and maybe a few seances and exorcisms…) it gets lighter, easier, better…
And I like to credit that to the perspective that comes with age, the duality it allows us to witness and evaluate, in order to understand that you really need to go through an experience (and all the sensations the experience is giving you) to grow through one!
Now I no longer view my curiosity as a bad thing or in a negative light, it’s no longer just a marker for areas that I feel uncertain or haven’t unexplored… it’s a navigation tool for unlocking insights and reflections into my authentic desires and personal outcomes I can successfully achieve… if I harness the forceful powers this curious energy emits and radiates!
I guess what I’m truly saying, to bring ‘er all back to today’s WordPress Daily Prompt is that over time, and with age, facing your fears gets easier to handle and you regain your inner strength and confidence when you realize that you’ve never lost it to begin with. But that has certainly come, and gotten better… with age.
Also, here are some books to check out that have really helped me face some of my fears over time π«£
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Until we meet again,
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