Astrology, Spirituality & Alternative Healing

I haven't posted in this forum for awhile....I've been in introvert mode and even though I've posted elsewhere on DU, I've just been observing here because I'm going through an enormous personal transformation and haven't been able to form it into words yet. But your post has hit me square between the eyeballs and I just have to reply.

I started 'pretending' a couple of weeks ago with tasks that make me feel inert; like going to the grocery store and going to work in general, which has been tough of late.

I don't imagine I'm an animal or anything concrete like that. I pretend I'm what I'm not (or what I haven't been in the past). Let me explain....

I hate going to the grocery store. I do it every weekend and lament the time wasted, walking around the store with the other cattle because I HAVE to eat, lol. So what I've been doing is a mind shift. I tell myself that going to the grocery store is fun and try to make it an adventure. I think about where I'll start - maybe in the middle of the store - and I pretend I'm on a treasure hunt. When I place things in my cart, I arrange them like a piece of art. It sounds corny (or maybe even crazy), but it works!

And just a few minutes ago, I was driving back to work from lunch, wishing I could just stay home since it's such a beautiful day. I stopped that thought process and told myself that it could be any day I wish (I pretended it's Saturday) and even though I was going back to work, it was ok because in my mind for about 15 minutes it was Saturday and I was enjoying an nice drive.

What is this? I just started doing this on my own and then I read your post - WOW.