I feel like my therapist would be proud of me in that I know there is a difference between reacting and responding. Reacting is an emotion-driven thing. It’s quick and based in the moment and not always suited to long-term solution-based strategies. Responding is the opposite...it’s thoughtful, careful, and bigger picture-oriented. There’s value in discussing both which is what I’m going to do here.
I’m gonna try and do this type of quick hitter piece after every loss and I hope I dont have to do this often but if I’m called to do it often I’ll probably lose interest and not write anymore because again I want my therapist to be proud of me.