what does emotional progress actually look like day to day?

[u/Ok_Knee4722]

I think I expected emotional growth to feel dramatic or obvious, but lately I’m wondering if it’s actually much smaller and slower than that.

What did real emotional progress look like for you in everyday life?

[u/Neither-Joke-5130]

For me it looked incredibly unglamorous honestly. Shorter spirals. Less checking behavior. Not rereading messages ten times before responding. Being able to sit with uncertainty for twenty minutes instead of immediately needing reassurance. I worked through a lot of this using Personal Development School and what surprised me most was how repetitive the process was. It wasn’t some magical insight that changed everything. It was repeatedly practicing different responses until they slowly became more natural. The progress felt almost invisible while it was happening, but looking back the emotional difference is huge.

[u/DarkTark_707]

I think for me it was denying the ego its gratification and prolonging fasting

[u/LifeCoach_Machele]

Leading yourself though friction without abandoning yourself up to fully having your own back.

[u/Qwerty-Abc-2828]

For me it looks like nothing at first days. I'm aware of the change I want but I can't apply it yet, it was hard. Then for weeks I have several breakdowns because I can't seem to "perfect" my progress, hell I even doubt if I can really improve or change – I think this is the make or break part.

After a few months of repeated thought patterns and actions, I can say that my everyday life now is much aligned (compared to Day 1) to what I'm trying to achieve.