Welcome dudes and Dudettes. This is episode 103 of the podcast. Happy to have you

with me here on a Wednesday morning, even though you're not really here on a Wednesday

morning.

Today's episode 103 and the title of the episode is, you do not have to feel okay to be okay.

So this one was inspired by a post that I made in my Instagram

account yesterday and if you don't follow me on Instagram on Instagram it is the

dot anxious dot truth so follow me on over there I love to have you and I made this post that says you do not have to feel okay to be okay. Let me read what I wrote in the caption

One of the most valuable lessons you will learn is that you are capable and competent even when not

feeling great. Be aware of the bad habit of judging your ability based on how you feel

all the time. And I think there is a lot there so So that's just a quick little Instagram post.

I got shared to Facebook and whatnot. A bunch of people jumped on it, so I'm happy that it

resonated with many of you who are listening, I would hope. But I want to take

maybe 15 minutes today and unpack that a little bit and go into some depth because this is kind of a core issue

as part of recovery and the plan that we tend to follow in recovering from an anxiety disorder here.

And you've heard me talk about this stuff, but I kind of want to focus on that particular

concept of the difference between feeling okay and being okay.

But let's define a few things first.

I am not asserting that when you are anxious and afraid

and shaky and vulnerable and all of those things exhausted,

I'm not saying that you are optimal.

So first we have to understand the difference between being okay and being optimal.

And we need to really kind of define what I'm talking about when I say that you are able and competent even when you feel badly.

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