Stuck in Brain-Trap? Try Some Duran Duran!
Sometimes we allow ourselves to get trapped in an ever-shrinking inner-world. We close in on ourselves as we pull away from others and outside activities. Suddenly even the big outside world seems small. It happens subtly and often doesn’t come to our attention until we start to crumble inside. We feel lethargic, despondent and hopeless. Then we realize that we’ve reduced the real world down to the size of our brains—a very dangerous placed to be trapped in. No wonder we don’t feel alive. If you’re suffering from Brain Trap, if the walls are closing-in on you, it’s time to get out and do something. If you can make arrangements with a friend to go walking in the park, or go to a concert, or golfing, etc., then do it. Just make sure that you choose to do something that makes you feel somewhat alive and not something that simply medicates you more (like shopping). Last Sunday night I got out of my brain-trap by going to a Duran Duran concert with a friend. As the big event dre...