Having a setback can feel like a slap in the face. You're on your way back, you have hope of getting better, of getting well, and then you're just pushed straight down into that bottomless darkness. It's like a mockery, like someone wants to tell you not to believe that you can get well. The fear comes right away, and thougths like, maybe I can't get well? Maybe this will go on forever? And it feels like the setback will last forever.

But a setback can also feel like a gentle reminder to take it a little easier, something you shake off and with a few minor adjustments get out of. Today I'm going to talk about how I avoid that dark place of setbacks and crawl back on track. How I do to have fewer, milder and shorter setbacks.

Key takeaways

Setbacks will always happen, even if you do everything right. It's important not to get worried, lose hope, or throw out all your routines just because you have a setback. Setbacks come, but setbacks also go away. Things will get better again.

Review your routines. Do you do the things that make you better, like journaling, taking brakes, mindful movements? 

Question your to-do list. Do you really need to do everything, and with that deadline? Reframe it to remove things and prolong the dadlines.  

Give yourself more time for recovery, like breaks, reading, listening to music, pilates, forrest walks or yoga.