The one part that feels like a leap for me is appreciating feeling shitty. (Maybe it's because I've done work with the emotional guidance scale that has appreciation as the highest vibration, and so my belief system limits me to thinking appreciation is this high thing that I don't have access to when I'm in a low place.)
So for me I would maybe say something like, "I am feeling shitty! This is a 'shit test.' I win if I don't eat the shit! What's one level above shit? Toilet water! What do I like about toilet water? It flushes away the shit! And what do I like about flushing away? It keeps things fresh! And how do I feel about fresh? It's exciting and refreshing and open and light!"
Wait did I just trick myself into doing the exercise?
This is an awesome step. I like how you morphed it into something that feel s right to you instead of trying to force a feeling or reaction.
This in itself makes you much further along in your emotional work than you may realize.
Thanks for the words of encouragement! I love feeling good, so emotional work is very important to me. :)
Absolutely! Good is the only way to be :) We only have one life that we know of, might as well enjoy it <3
Hm! Thats really interesting. Maybe you process things more digitally and visually? (Toilet water / shit) Appreciation is definitely a feeling (at least for me) and I'm typically able to process anything that way. This has got me thinking though... Thanks for the awesome perspective @joshbillings!