Inner Warriors and Alter Egos

justcallmedee
Jul 25, 2015
3 min read

Have you seen that episode of The Mindy Project? The one where Danny is giving Mindy a bit of a hard time. "Danny Castellano Is My Gynecologist"! That was it! (I watch that show way too much) Anyway, after lying on the floor and contemplating her life (as we all do from time to time), Mindy was given a little pep talk by Morgan who told her to have like a warrior name in order to shield herself and well I was thinking, and that's not actually a bad idea. I mean, think about it. Having an alter ego, a kind of stage name, an inner "warrior", is that really so crazy? I think it's inspired. It's a coping mechanism for the messed up, exhausting, absolutely outrageous event we call life. I, myself have used it many times in real life. Just create an ideal you and then when times get tough, or a situation becomes too much for you to handle, you can just think about how you would handle it if you were that person. And you know that method will be right because that's the ideal method, right? Or pretend you're a book character or a film character. A TV character even. Katniss Everdeen, if you want to be courageous and badass. Scott McCall, if you want to be super sweet and caring. Shrek, if you want to be a green ogre..? Idk. You get the idea. Life is hard. Sometimes we get into challenging situations that can't be helped. But you can control your behaviour if you get into the right mindset. Okay so here's the general concept (I've altered it slightly): • You have a character, an inner warrior, a spirit animal, an alter ego, whatever it is you choose to call it • You use that persona to keep yourself sane Here are some examples: You feel crazy nervous and anxious? Channel the fiery confidence of Blair Waldorf. Someone tries to make you feel stupid? Erm, no, bitch. I'm Hermione Granger. You're stuck in a boring family event? Woah, that might've been a problem if you weren't the queen of patience and family fun time. I don't know if this makes me crazy. (I hope not). All I know is it works for me (most of the time). You don't even have to be a character. Sometimes I just tell myself "hey, I know you have to go talk to those people you've never spoken to before, but you can do it. You have that confidence within you. Just tap into it. You'll be fine."

And when you do it, it feels good, y'know? Like you've accomplished something. One small step and all that. So, go ahead. Try it sometime. And let me know if it works. Hope this helps. Also, I'll be doing other anxiety related posts because it's something I understand and try to fight on a regular basis. It can feel like the loneliest place sometimes but it's important to know you're not alone.

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I'll see you soon :) x