healing
Self-discrepancy theory , proposed by psychologist E. Tory Higgins, says that negative emotions often arise from the gap between our actual self and our ideal self (who we hope to be) or ought self (who we think we should be).
Every time we outsource our taste — dressing, decorating, creating to impress instead of express — that gap widens.
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Every time we outsource our taste — dressing, decorating, creating to impress instead of express — that gap widens.
But every... See more
sydney rheeder 𖣠 • the power of knowing what you like
CREATIVE WRITING: YOU ARE THE WORDS YOU USE
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“The ancient Greeks had multiple words for love. Eros for passionate love, philia for affection, agape for selfless love... By naming different kinds of love, they could experience and discuss each one with greater clarity. In a way, having more words for love gave their expression, but also inner experience of love more shades and depth.” - we really do just throw big words around and never get on the same page about them. Like love
“Survivors of adversity often say that owning their narrative, being able to articulate what happened to them, helped them move forward“ - naming things is definitely hard but a form of acceptance, like calling it emotional abuse or CPTSD, it becomes this less scary looming thing