What is your biggest challenge/frustration in personal development?

[Loba]

On 10/6/2021 at 7:40 PM, Emotionalmosquito said:

One word.

FEAR

I would give absolutely anything to have my amygdala removed or permanently deactivated. I am far beyond sick and tired of being crippled by False Evidence Appearing Real.

False evidence appearing real.  Wow yeah sign me up.

[blackchair]

patience, trust (completely) in God, not able to endure pain for long enough.

[ALLIS]

Finance/Business

[LastThursday]

Apathy.

[Matthew85]

Earlier in my journey what I found challenging and frustrating was finding books and teachers who messages were not highly distorted or corrupted. It was like trying to find your way out of a maze and most of the people you were looking to for guidance were blind. 

[Max_V]

The comfort that melancholy brings me. 

[Nos7algiK]

Getting over the looming fear of becoming literally immortal. Becoming so lucid that I can literally do anything I wish within reality with just thought alone even if that defies what is physically possible. I fear this because if it happened I would assume life would lose much of it's meaning and mystery. Thankfully, due to my fear of it then it should prevent me from ever becoming that lucid.

[SaltyMeatballs]

Good ol' ego backlash... Sigh

[Random witch]

 

Emotionally intense,

Easily get affected by stress,

Too many ideas in my head, passions, goals that I get too confused,

Traumas

Perfectionism

And yeah, morning routines?

[blessedlion1993]

the nawwing feeling of life just dragging on, even with the meditation, breathwork and psychedelics i fall into these old patterns of bullshit and meaninglesness and it just feels like a cycle, so much fear, none of these videos or talks help like they used to, everyone just seems full of shit

[SgtPepper]

There's too much that I want to do and I am not really certain or wired to just stick to 1-2 things. 

[ted73104]

The sense of always being so far away from the goal, wondering if I would ever get there. Lots of emotional labor put in but with hardly any significant results.

[museumoftrees]

A big challenge for me is actually implementing the things I learn in self-help videos and books and being consistent with it. Also, not giving in too much on distractions and procrastinations. I could list a hundred more challenges. Self-development is a long road, it's a war in a sense.

[Kensho]

Lack of self-discipline

[Rob06]

Building a contemplation habit in the midst of building my business.

[Thought Art]

Dealing with things that seem trivial. It's really hard initially to know what is the right way to about personal development and spiritual work. There is a sea of opinions, interpretations tools, concepts out there. Then, I have to process that through my own foolish, selfish, biased and niave mind... 

I've learned that basically I just keep trying everyday, make mistakes, self reflect, course correct and persist. 

I will not stop until I reach the promised land!

 

Edited October 14, 2021 by Thought Art

[HypnoticMagician]

@AleksM

Having developed too much. Being guilty about feeling superior to others etc. 

[Elham]

I haven't seen any frustration in this way. Everything I have gained was extremely satisfying and eye opening that I am grateful for all. 

I don't mean it was easy and lovely and I was happy the whole time. I meant even the hardest moment that I was dying out of emotional pain, it was satisfying!

[Giulio Bevilacqua]

Surrender control 

[Thought Art]

My own bullshit! My own mistakes. Lack of money.