When we don’t want to experience a feeling we distract ourselves.

I call it buffering.

It results in procrastination.

And overeating.

And overworking.

And over drinking.

And over Facebooking.

The result for us is that we waste time and energy avoiding a feeling that we are going to experience anyway.

What do you do when you do to distract yourself from experiencing feelings?

The alternative is to process your emotions. I can teach you how to do that. The first step is to start noticing.

Let me know if I can help you process emotion. Email me at nicky@nickyhammond.com.

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