The Big Idea Instead of asking "What's wrong with me?" ask "Where should I start today?" This guide helps you pick the best place to focus your energy so you can grow and feel better. Step 1: Look at Four Areas of Your Life Think about these four parts of yourself: Your Body How tense … Continue reading Finding Your Best Starting Point: A Simple Guide to Personal Growth
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Sympathy for the Autistic / Being Autistic
"Having any child is a life-changing experience. Having one who isn’t like you, though, is also a learning experience. I think I cried when it fully sunk in that “childhood wonder” is a real and short-lived thing for allistic children, and I did a double take recently when my wife stated that soon our son’s … Continue reading Sympathy for the Autistic / Being Autistic
Empathy vs. Sympathy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Evwgu369Jw Empathy is feeling with people. Perspective takingStaying out of judgmentRecognizing emotion in other peopleCommunicating A response doesn't make something better but a connection can.
The School of Life
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q28W7N6Th58 "The School of Life is dedicated to exploring the great questions of emotional and psychological life. We believe in developing emotional well-being through ideas and discussion."-The School of Life
Why Do We Talk to One Another?
Open Question: Why do we talk to one another? "...To varying degrees, there is an uncrossable chasm between you and everybody you care about.There are two ways you can interpret this. One is the depressing route: to believe that your friends are not really your friends and that you don’t really know them. That you … Continue reading Why Do We Talk to One Another?
It’s Not About The Nail
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4EDhdAHrOg I wanted to make sure I had this old chestnut bookmarked. It has been increasingly relevant, as of late.
Wheels of Emotions
"Can you guess how many emotions a human can experience?The answer might shock you – it’s around 34,000.With so many, how can one navigate the turbulent waters of emotions, its different intensities, and compositions, without getting lost?The answer – an emotion wheel."-Hokuma Karimova. "The Emotion Wheel: What is It and How to Use it?" Positive … Continue reading Wheels of Emotions
Staying With Feelings — Meg-John Barker & Focusing — Eugene T. Gendlin
"Stay with the feeling, with interested curiosity, not trying to change it, or to force it to communicate: just being with it gently and curiously. Try to understand it from it's point of view. Notice any words, images, or metaphors that come to mind. Acknowledge everything that comes up, e.g., further feelings or lack of … Continue reading Staying With Feelings — Meg-John Barker & Focusing — Eugene T. Gendlin
Why People Ghost — and How to Get Over It
"If a friendship feels like too much work, maybe it is. The good ones shouldn’t feel like a chore on your to-do list, or that one side is doing all the communicating). Sometimes the best course is to let someone go, even if you were once close. Growing apart can be a friendship’s natural evolution; … Continue reading Why People Ghost — and How to Get Over It
Resolution of the Mirage
"As explained by Lisa Feldman Barrett, a professor of psychology at Northeastern University, emotions take form as we interpret events and our physiological states. The richer the repertoire of emotional concepts we have to draw on, the more precisely we can name our feelings. This articulation shapes our experience of the world: The more precisely … Continue reading Resolution of the Mirage
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