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I Can’t Tell If She’s Bored, Having An Affair Or Just Done

Dan Dore & Steve Horsmon • 9m 28s • 22 July 2020

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I Can’t Tell If She’s Bored, Having An Affair Or Just Done
Video overview: If you feel anxious, worried, tense, or scared about your relationship, career, or life in general, there is usually one common factor running underneath it all. I’m talking about how to understand that fear, stop letting it run your life, and start moving forward with more confidence, happiness, and enthusiasm for what’s next.

Anxiety can make a man feel like he is losing his grip on life.

You wake up with tension in your chest. Your mind starts running before your feet hit the floor. You think about your marriage, your wife’s mood, your career, your money, your future, your health, your kids, your responsibilities, and suddenly the whole day feels heavy before it has even started.

And the worst part is that you may not even know exactly what you’re afraid of.

You just feel it.

Something is wrong. Something is coming. Something might fall apart. She might leave. The business might fail. The money might not be enough. The future might not work out the way you hoped. You might not be strong enough to handle what life is asking of you.

That feeling can start to own you.

It affects the way you talk. The way you listen. The way you react. The way you walk into a room. The way you answer a question from your wife. The way you look at your future.

A man who is anxious often thinks he needs certainty.

He wants his wife to tell him everything is okay. He wants the relationship to feel safe again. He wants the career path to be obvious. He wants the money problem solved. He wants the future to show him some proof that he’s going to be fine.

I understand that.

But certainty is usually not what creates peace.

Because even when you get a little reassurance, it doesn’t last very long. She says something nice, and you feel better for an hour. Work goes well for a day, and you relax for a bit. You make a plan, and your mind calms down until the next unknown shows up.

Then the fear comes back.

That’s how you know the real issue is deeper.

The constant factor behind so much anxiety, worry, tension, and fear is not the relationship, the job, the money, or the future. Those things may be difficult. They may need your attention. They may require action.

But the constant factor is your relationship with uncertainty.

Can you stand in life when you don’t know exactly what’s going to happen?

Can you trust yourself before the outcome is clear?

Can you move forward without needing guarantees?

Can you feel fear without letting fear become the leader?

That is the inside game.

Most men were never taught how to build that. We were taught how to work, fix, provide, solve, analyse, protect, and push through. We were taught to look outside ourselves for proof that we’re doing okay.

If the marriage is good, I’m okay.

If she is affectionate, I’m okay.

If business is strong, I’m okay.

If money is flowing, I’m okay.

If everyone approves of me, I’m okay.

But that is a fragile way to live.

Because life does not always give you immediate proof. Marriage can be messy. Careers can change. Money can tighten. People can be unpredictable. The future can look unclear no matter how hard you try to control it.

So the real question becomes, who are you going to be while things are uncertain?

That’s what this video is about.

Not pretending you’re never scared. Not forcing yourself to be positive. Not giving yourself some little motivational speech in the mirror while your stomach is still in knots.

I’m talking about learning how to stop treating fear as a command.

Fear is allowed to be there.

But fear does not get to drive.

A confident man is not a man who has no anxiety. A confident man is a man who can feel anxiety and still choose his direction. He can feel scared and still speak cleanly. He can feel uncertain and still take the next honest step. He can feel pressure and still remain connected to his values.

That is what starts to change your life.

Because when fear is running you, you become reactive.

You ask too many questions. You push for reassurance. You overthink everything. You try to control your wife’s mood. You avoid decisions. You procrastinate. You snap. You withdraw. You become heavy to be around because your whole system is trying to get relief.

But when you start leading yourself, you become different.

You slow down.

You breathe.

You tell the truth about what you’re afraid of without making someone else responsible for fixing it.

You decide what kind of man you want to be in the middle of the uncertainty.

You stop waiting for the future to make you feel safe before you start living like a man with direction.

That is where enthusiasm begins to come back.

Not because every problem disappears. Not because your wife suddenly becomes easy, your career becomes simple, or life becomes predictable. Enthusiasm returns because you start trusting yourself again.

You begin to feel, “I can handle this.”

Not perfectly.

Not without pain.

But I can handle this.

That one thought changes a man.

It gives him room to move. It gives him energy. It gives him the courage to take action instead of sitting in fear. It gives him the ability to look at his future without shrinking from it.

This is why making your self-worth a priority matters so much.

If you don’t trust yourself, every unknown will feel like a threat.

If you don’t value yourself, every disappointment will feel like proof that you’re failing.

If you don’t know who you are, every change in your wife, your work, or your circumstances will shake your foundation.

But when you build the inside game, you become calmer. Stronger. Clearer. More alive. You stop needing the world to become perfectly safe before you decide to show up with confidence.

And brother, that is freedom.

That’s what I want you to see in this video.

Your anxiety is not a life sentence.

It is a signal.

It may be calling you to stop looking outside yourself for all your safety, direction, confidence, and worth. It may be calling you to become the kind of man who can face uncertainty with a clearer heart and a stronger spine.

That is how you start moving forward again.

Not from panic.

From trust.

Build confidence inside the uncertainty

If anxiety, fear, or worry has been running your relationship, career, or life, you don’t have to keep trying to figure it out alone. We help men become calmer, clearer, and more confident inside themselves so they can move forward without needing life to feel perfectly certain first.

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About the Hosts

Steve Horsmon & Dan Dore | Certified Professional Men’s Coach

Steve Horsmon and Dan Dore have spent over a decade supporting good men who are confused, frustrated, and afraid that their marriages and families are falling apart with no idea what to do about it. We've both experienced the same emotions that you're going through now. We know what it feels like to try all the mainstream try harder, be nicer advice while watching things continue to get worse. And that's exactly why Goodguys2Greatmen exists. Since 2012, we've coached thousands of men through some of the hardest periods of their lives; marriage breakdown, emotional distance, sexless relationships, fears of divorce or separation. We focus on practical solutions to help you survive some of the most challenging and painful experiences that a man can go through. This podcast is for men who are done waiting for their life and relationships to improve and are ready to make some bold decisions so that you become more calm and confident and start moving toward what you really want.