There are times when often repeated lines from television shows or songs stick in my head. One line from the show “The IT Crowd” has been stuck in my head lately.
The oft-repeated line “Have you tried turning it off and on again?” sticks with me. In the show, Roy and Moss, the geeks in the IT department, eventually set up a tape recorder with that question since they asked it so often.
Surprisingly, many IT and computer issues are helped with that one simple procedure. The power button works miracles at times.
When my mind gets overwhelmed, I hear Roy and Moss ask “Have you tried turning off and on again?”
That line going off in my head reminds me of the importance of seeking simple solutions. Since I have a tendency to complicate matters, it brings me back to simple, practical solutions.
When you’re dealing with an affair, it takes over your mind and your thinking. It’s fair saying that it becomes an obsession in your mind. One of the problems associated with the obsessive take over is that it keeps you from seeing simple solutions to problems.
You are so immersed in the affair, you miss simple solutions. You miss being able to think straight. Problems that previously you could easily handle become hard to solve.
It’s not that you suddenly become dumb or stupid. Your problem-solving ability along with thinking through matters gets impaired. Your brain and emotions get stuck. When they’re stuck, you don’t see the simple solutions in front of you.
Human hearts and minds don’t have a power button that you can turn off and on again. Although they don’t have such a button, you can learn ways of resetting your mind and emotions.
This is what’s behind the video “Overcoming Affair Trauma“. In the video, I guide you in dealing with the trauma of getting stuck and ways of getting you unstuck. With practice, you can unstick yourself and begin self-soothing once again.
You don’t have to stay stuck or remain in ‘trauma functioning mode’. You can reset your mind and emotions.
Best Regards,
Jeff
