ELEMENTAL PATH

You need to proceed through five key elements in order to move steadily through change and get unstuck.

Awareness. Knowing that you're stuck is a necessary first step on the road to getting unstuck, but by itself it is insufficient. You also need to ascertain the issue or problem that has you stuck and whether you feel it is truly worth working on. Ask yourself whether you're really aware of the depth of the problem and the consequences of doing nothing to fix the problem.

Anxiety. Being stuck can produce intense feelings of anxiety and distress. But sometimes those feelings, which are at least familiar, can provide almost a sense of security compared with the potential for even worse anxiety and distress presented by the uncertainty ...

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