How self-insults turn into self-fulfilling prophecies
Words are powerful and words can hurt is the adage we carry with us throughout our lives; how much or whether we really apply it are a different matter. What I want to focus on is that when we choose to follow it we do so when it comes to others and almost never when it comes to ourselves. Creative types are particularly apt at putting themselves down through the internal language they use. We constantly worry whether other people like us, how they feel about us and think of us and we never seem to worry too much about how our own words impact us. You are the person…
A random thought on dealing with emotions
We respond well to emotions, particularly if they’re not ours. We enjoy watching movies, reading books, and listening to music because in them, we can find a familiarity that is removed from the personal. We use escapism when we convince ourselves that it’s easier and more doable to empathize with ourselves if we witness those emotions experienced by other people first. We are entranced by emotions yet we find it hard to be comfortable with our own feelings. It simply feels easier to relate through watching others; this way, we feel as though we don’t have to deal with them on our own. Suppressing and repressing emotions. In a way,…
A minion called anxiety.
How does anxiety look like to you? Do you feel it in certain areas of the body? If you were to condense it into 5 words, what would they be? This video by Jeffrey Lewis sings about how anxiety feels like for him. Be well! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKYDcAsahXYVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: anxiety attack – jeffrey lewis (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKYDcAsahXY)
A late introduction, late at night
I care deeply about mental health. Yes, I’m a shrink so the interest comes with the territory, but it’s not just that. I get mental health and how debilitating and painful it is. I know a lot about mental health as I’ve been around it for quite a while; I struggled with it for a long time in childhood. Family members, friends, and people I see in my practice. I know its’ many faces and the different shapes it takes to deceive you and hurt you. I know about the fear, isolation, and loneliness, the emptiness, anxiety, and the deep darkness that comes with it. Because I know so much,…
