I am rereading DR today and something that she said really struck a cord with me. The steps are simple, it’s the application of those steps that are the difficult part. I’m sitting alone in my house and all I can think about is her and how much I want to talk to her. I know that initiating contact is not beneficial and I won’t call, but it really is difficult.
The key here is "sitting". GAL is absolutely necessary to ward off the desire to reach out. Be busy and you'll have less opportunity to sit. The LBSs that struggle the most are the ones that do GAL the worst. We had one guy here, who when I asked him what his GAL plans were for that night responded "sit gone a be bored". And he wondered why he struggled so much with his desire to reach out to her, etc.
Stay busy. Keep your mind occupied. It's harder in the COVID works but not impossible.
M(53), W(54),D(19) M-23, T-25 Bomb Drop - Dec.23, 2017 Ring and Piecing since March 2018
