How do you get comfortable with being uncomfortable?

htbf · 2017-11-15T01:48:36+00:00

Stand in front of the mirror and say stupid shit out loud.

A lot of people are so shy they can't even to that; even though no one is watching.

SirKolbath · 2017-11-15T05:15:45+00:00

My rule #2:

Always be comfortable, no matter where you are, who you're with, what you're wearing, or what you're doing.

bearsaw · 2017-11-15T01:32:08+00:00

By being a man of action. Go out alone, tackle tough hobbies, and don't take yourself too seriously.

You are getting lost in your own head to much. Most of us here have been in your shoes. By having goals, getting social, and just taking it one day at a time you start to realize life is not that hard.

raisins3142 · 2017-11-15T03:59:37+00:00

You stop thinking of it.

My friend is depressed and anxious. It is all he talks about. The fact that he depressed and anxious causes him to be self obsessed and struggle even more.

I go entire days without even thinking "am I feeling good? am I happy?" etc. When I feel anxious, I just keep going and don't acknowledge it really.

That gauge on my dashboard has been ripped off.

Morphs_ · 2017-11-15T06:05:47+00:00

Literally never. Being uncomfortable will never be comfortable by its very definition.

Instead, learn to love the process. The process of thinking of something that will serve as a practice to go out of comfort. Actually preparing to do it, feeling the fear. Doing the thing despite that fear. And finally evaluating that you're still alive and well and no one gave a shit, making you feel good afterwards.

Tim Ferris has a nice exercise to work on social awkwardness. You can do this alone or with a friend watching from a distance. The second is easier even though that friend won't be of actual help.

So walk on the street somewhere downtown. Then at some point in a busy area you just stop and lie down on the ground, facing at the sky. Count to ten, get up and resume your course. Notice how little happened while you did this. Repeat until comfortable.

I like the process, I've done uncomfortable stuff often enough to know the benefits. It doesn't mean i'm rolling on the ground downtown 24/7, but I do a lot of uncomfortable things throughout the year.

Next month I'm in Poland for the Ice Man training by Wim Hof (Google him). Will be very uncomfortable, but again in a different way.

Bear-With-Bit · 2017-11-15T08:37:55+00:00

Just gotta keep doing new things. It gets better.

Terdmuffin · 2017-11-15T15:35:11+00:00

Embrace the suck

Title	How do you get comfortable with being uncomfortable?
Author	ridge9
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Date	November 15, 2017 1:09 AM UTC (8 years ago)
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