Brianna Wiest - The Mountain Is You_ Transforming Self-Sabotage Into Self-Mastery (2020)

118 BRIANNA WIEST
WHAT ARE THE SIGNS OF ADJUSTMENT SHOCK?
Adjustment shock can manifest as simply an increase in
anxiety or irritability. However, it is often more complex
than that.
Adjustment shock often comes across as hypervigilance.
If you make financial gains, your mind immediately shifts
to what could potentially derail your progress, a big bill
that could come up, or the loss of the job you just got.
If you have a new, happy relationship, you could become
paranoid about infidelity or lies.
Adjustment shock can bring to light unconscious attachments
and beliefs. If you are someone who was raised to
think that wealthy people are morally corrupt, you are
going to resist having more money. If you wanted to be
famous to be more loved, you are going to resist public
success, because “famous” people are often more criticized
and disliked than the average person.
Adjustment shock can bring feelings of intense fear. This
is because when we attain something we very much care
about or have worked toward for a long time, our instinct
can be to shield ourselves from the potential loss
of it by putting up walls and desensitizing ourselves to
the experience.
We often resist most deeply the things that we want most.