Yes, stress is stress even if it comes from an overall "positive" or healthy life change

This handout doesn't have it, but it's important to think about when you move away from it, how do you manage your stress (this is where more coping skills type stuff comes into play)

#GoblinMode

Making the Commitment can help alleviate some distress and help you navigate the life choice

And there are many reasons why you ultimately may move away from a value, but then you need to be able to make peace with that. A lot of this is based in Acceptance and Commitment which is the idea that if you are going to take action you Commit to it

Honestly my favorite place to start is with an exercise called "Choice Point". Identifying what your primary value is can often times make it easier to then make the decision on whether you want to heads towards it or away from it

Problem Solving/Pros and Cons can help decide

I am glad you recognized that you needed to step away

I dunno. I know I'm not alone in this. And I hope that if you've experienced anything even close to this that you know you're not alone either. And that even if things feel inescapable, you can and WILL survived it

My dad is not survived by me after he died in 2022
I survived him