Leaving my therapist last session she told me I should look into what a “low demand lifestyle” was. My first thought was “f u, no???” and my second thought was “okay but how do I actually incorporate these things?”
I would be grateful to hear how folks of all support need levels have incorporated this concept into their lives.
In my particular situation I have a huge amount of autonomy in my life so most of my struggles are from self demands. It’s a lot easier for me to act on demands from others (so long as I agree they are good demands, things that make sense or that I don’t really care about but care about the person asking so I can do it without too much resistance).
Yep. I was long time seeing advice from Ayurveda that, for my vata dosha, routines would really do me good, and I’d recoil from that, seeing routines only as those imposed (as demands) on me. Little did I realise I had indeed formed many routines of my own. (Hence why that was in brackets with a “perhaps”).
I’m still mid-transition to accepting it. :) Making progress. Eliminating that stressor born of that conflation and negativity tainted perception.
aah I see, thanks for clarifying :)
I’m glad you are making progress!