Posts Tagged ‘emotional regulation’
Meanness And The Power Of Stories
Do you ever wonder why there is so much meanness in the world? Do you ever feel that it makes no sense, that it is a mistake? If you do, you are right. The Power Of Stories Meanness is as old as the human race and it exists in other species as well. However, the…
Read MoreBenefits Of Letting Go
Haven’t we all met the person who never gets over it? The person with a grudge for everyone else to pay their whole life? The person who is always pulling teeth to get their way? For thousands of years, human beings have been invested in a vengeful and controlling way of life, with seriously painful…
Read MoreHSPs And The Struggle With Body Image
Growing up highly sensitive can have its disadvantages, for sure. You already know that, and it’s different for each and every HSP. There’s a lot of crossover between us, but we each get to have our very own unique experience. It’s such a journey, right? What I want to talk to you about today is…
Read MoreUnfreeze Those Feelings
To a child all feelings may seem huge, since they feel so small – and are. Children are very natural about their feelings. They experience them and let them go. Unfortunately, it does not take long before we learn that our feelings are unwanted and inconvenient. Then we start to reject them and hold them in with all…
Read MoreAre You Really Inhibited?
Are you inhibited? What does inhibited even mean? Is it just another one of those value judgments that we use to hurt each other? What Does Inhibited Mean? According to the Free Dictionary, to be inhibited is to restrain, to prohibit and forbid. Inhibited also means to act with self consciousness rather than naturalness. Merriam-Webster defines inhibit as “to…
Read MoreWhy Impatience Is SO Bad For You
Impatience is so bad for you. It is one of the most seductive emotional states. It is a great way to make life more difficult and relationships challenging. Impatience is like playing a child’s game of bumper cars with real life and adult consequences. Worshipping At The Altar Of Speed I find the adoration of…
Read MoreWalls Do Not Make Us Safe
More and more walls are rising in our world. All sorts of walls: brick, stone, identity, geographical, ideological, and economic. There there are social barriers of race, sex and physical abilities. Roles and social affiliations are other forms of demarcation. So are rules. We often can’t live with them and we cannot live without them. Why We Have…
Read MoreTake A Vacation from Fear!
I would love a vacation from fear. I have been thinking about fear lately, mostly because our cultural system just seems to be one form of fear or another and it never stops. It doesn’t make sense, really. Why would anyone want to live that way? It all seems quite irrational which is why I…
Read MoreOverstimulation: How Subtle Energy Overwhelms An HSP
So – you’re an HSP and have overstimulation issues? It’s a huge challenge trying to handle it. I am sure that it always has been but in our current culture where ridiculous amounts of stimulation are considered normal, it is particularly difficult to handle overstimulation for HSP’s. The Problem Of Overstimulation For HSP’s Because of…
Read MoreHow To Eliminate The Inner Critic In 5 Minutes Or Less
Perhaps your inner critic is nicer to you than mine is to me. Perhaps not. Inner critics are one of the main causes of unhappiness in life. It is a master at helping us to feel bad about something. The list is endless: something wrong with us or the world; it never stops, until we…
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