The Reset You Actually Need - Day 6. How to stop feeling disappointed and regain control over your life

Do You F*cking Mind?

Alexis Fernandez-Preiksa - Neuroscientist and Mindset Coach

Education, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.9 • 914 Ratings

🗓️ 18 January 2026

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

The Reset You Actually Need

Feeling constantly disappointed in people, in situations, or in yourself is exhausting.

In this episode of The Reset You Actually Need, we unpack why disappointment is rarely about bad luck, and more often about repeating the same patterns, ignoring behaviour, and abandoning your own boundaries often without realising it.

This episode explores:

Why disappointment is often self-created (and how to stop doing that)
How repeating the same goals or relationships erodes self-trust
Why listening to words instead of behaviour keeps you stuck
The psychology of repeated rejection and loss of control
How taking responsibility restores agency (without self-blame)
Why self-respect is the fastest way back to emotional stability

This isn’t about becoming cynical or emotionally closed off.
It’s about regaining control by changing what you tolerate, repeat, and negotiate with.

If you’re tired of feeling let down, drained, or stuck in cycles that keep hurting you, this episode will help you reset your expectations, rebuild self-trust, and move forward with clarity.

Part of a 10-day mini-series designed to help you reset your mindset, raise your standards, and step into the year with calm self-leadership.

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