Learning from 'Frieren: Beyond Journey's End'! How to Release Past Anxiety and Take a New Step Forward

Introduction

Do you ever have moments where you feel trapped by anxiety or emotional wounds from past events, making it difficult to move forward?

At such times, the worldview of 'Frieren: Beyond Journey's End' offers hints on how to face the past and grow over long periods of time.

By combining NLP timeline work with the essence of 'Frieren: Beyond Journey's End,' I will explain practical methods for organizing suppressed past anxieties and taking a new step toward the future.

1. How 'Frieren: Beyond Journey's End' shows us how to face the past

'Frieren: Beyond Journey's End' is a story about Frieren, a nearly immortal mage, who questions the meaning of her own existence while experiencing meetings and partings throughout a long journey.

For Frieren, an elf, she initially thought that the memories of her time with Himmel and the hero's party were merely a small part of her life's story.

However, after losing Himmel decades later, she realizes that the time spent with him and the others was incredibly precious and so valuable that it makes her feel regret.

This work teaches us the importance of not being trapped by past events, but rather

“accepting them and connecting them to the next step.”

For example, Frieren affirms all of her past joys and sorrows as 'part of the learning process,' viewing them as elements that shape who she is today.

Adopting this mindset provides a major hint for transforming the anxiety and emotional pain you carry into new energy.

2. Basics of NLP Timeline Work

NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) timeline work is a method for objectively organizing and reconstructing past events.

The purpose of this work

It lies in reviewing and letting go of past negative emotions and fixed ideas from the perspective of the 'present'.

The specific process is as follows.

• Positioning past memories
  View your life as a single timeline and clarify the position of the event that became a trauma.

• Re-evaluating emotions
  Write down the emotions and beliefs you felt at the time, and let go of negative emotions by reviewing them from your current perspective.

• Repositioning toward the future
  Reinterpret what meaning past experiences have for your present and future self, and incorporate them as part of positive growth.

Through this process, the burdens of the past are organized, and a foundation is prepared that encourages new actions toward the future.

3. Work to organize the past with timeline work

From here on, I will introduce how to practice timeline work through specific exercises.

[Exercise 1: Draw your own timeline]

1. What to prepare
   Prepare paper and a pen, or a digital notebook, and create a timeline of your life.
   Write down important events or traumatic experiences in chronological order.

2. Recording emotions
   For each event, record the emotion you felt at the time (sadness, anger, fear, etc.) in a single word.
   Make it so that when you look back later, you can understand your inner self objectively.

3. Adopting the "Frieren perspective"
   Like Frieren, reframe past events as"part of the learning process".
   For example, ask yourself questions like, "What did this experience teach me?" or "How is this event influencing who I am now?" and write down a positive reinterpretation.

Sometimes, if it were Frieren

"How would she perceive this past event?"

Or if it were Himmel

"What kind of words would he say to me?"

[Work 2: Realigning toward the future]

1. Visualizing an ideal future
   Specifically imagine what kind of future you want to walk toward after overcoming past wounds.

2. Creating positive affirmations
   Repeatedly tell yourself positive words such as, "I have overcome the past and am growing," or "Even what I lost is fuel that shapes who I am now."

3. Realigning the timeline
   Link the future you envisioned with the reinterpreted past events, and decide on specific steps for how you, as you are now, will move toward that future.
   Example: "Use the calm judgment learned from past failures in the next challenge."

You may unconsciously be saying"I can't do it."at times.
At this stage, it is a time to dig up ideas with free thinking.

Try writing them down, thinking that one word will lead to another!

This image comes from the sweet potato digging I did at my kindergarten. It is one of the events I remember well.

Since all past experiences and events are assets, let's try to think about them with the belief that we can treat everything positively.

[Work 3: Practice and Reflection]

1. Start an Adventure Log
   Based on the content you rearranged on the timeline, plan a small step you can take starting today.

2. Periodic Adventure Reflection
   Review your timeline again after a week or a month and record your changes and growth.
   By doing this, you can confirm how your learning from the past is reflected in your future, which will lead to further confidence.

If you have trouble writing, first try listing the members you would want to take with you as Frieren characters.

At the same time, try writing down why you want to take them.

Your inner thoughts are hidden there.

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4. Conclusion: To Create the Future

'Frieren: Beyond Journey's End' depicts a figure who faces the past over a long period of time and grows quietly.

Just like Frieren, you too can reinterpret your past pain and anxiety as treasures rather than being trapped by them, and use those experiences as fuel for the future.

NLP timeline work is a very effective tool for this purpose.

By practicing the exercise introduced here, you can organize your past pain and acquire the strength to take a new step forward from here and now.

The future is in your own hands. After looking back at the past and gaining lessons, let's move forward step by step toward a shining future.

If Frieren can do it,

you can do it too🧚

▼ For you who resonated with the theme of this article, your next step

There are other articles that shed light on the theme covered in this article from different angles. They will surely be hints to deepen your thinking.

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• 'Fullmetal Alchemist' article (Theme: Essence of self, courage to let go)

• 'Haikyu!! Sugawara' article (Theme: Self-affirmation in adversity)

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