Kelsey Barnard Clark Instagram – I think my very favorite part of the Olympics this year is the real, REAL talk we’re hearing from these athletes. These top of their game, literal super hero, 2 percenters of what they do. But you know what I’ve learned about high-achieving, perfectionist, super success-driven minds ? These high-functioning positive traits often go hand & hand with highly negative traits like anxiety, ADHD, OCD, panic inducing, thrill/risk-seeking, & spontaneous behaviors. And guess what y’all? The real high-functioning are usually real good at hiding it too.
I catch myself studying these athletes- admiring, wondering how they never mess up. How they seem to perfectly balance their top-tier careers, personal relationships and personalities in general. I mean how do they freaking do it y’all? Then I remember I’ve been asked the same damn thing a hundred times over. And typically I laugh. Because if only they knew ?
Re-entry to “normal life” is hard. Sometimes the career part feels easier than the normal part, and then that feels terrible. So there’s a few things I do, for my mental health, that typically center me back to a balance.
Chaos in my brain loves chaos in my home so I love to fill my house full of kids, animals, noise, laughter & life to remind me that nothing is ever truly perfect & that’s really ok. I clean, a lot. I re-organize & gut closets as a reminder that everything’s always a work in progress. I fill my schedule for a few days with grounding activities like visiting best friends, making flower arrangements, walking. I do more therapy sessions than normal. I prioritize sleep, eating & drinking water. I remind myself that I’m always going to make mistakes because I’m always eager to learn.
Thank you @olympics for reminding us all that you’re real humans with real struggles too. | Posted on 07/Aug/2024 01:56:44
