Health - Mental
Maintenance and healing
Health - Mental
Frightened adults respond to the same comforts as terrified children: gentle holding and rocking and the assurance that somebody bigger and stronger is taking care of things, so you can safely go to sleep.
Bessel van der Kolk • The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
Feeling strong emotions is healthy; reacting to them can be harmful (to you and to others). That's why emotional regulation skills are so important - it helps you manage and process intense emotions in a healthy and effective way.
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You have to *choose* to take a step back and regulate your emotions when things get... See more
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In the camps, survivors:
• Imagined teaching others about their experience
• Found beauty in small moments
• Helped fellow prisoners
"Everything can be taken except one freedom:
To choose one's attitude in any circumstance." https://t.co/mxxSkvzXEr
x.comOur focus is to identify our wound, to look at where it came from, and to connect to and heal the pain and fear that keep the thoughts and behaviors in place. Until we are able to do this, the patterns getting repeated in our relationships will continue to follow a very similar script.
Jessica Baum • Anxiously Attached: Becoming More Secure in Life and Love
As you think about that situation, problem, intention, or goal, allow yourself to get in touch with your feelings about it right in this very moment. Could you welcome that feeling? Now, dig a little deeper and see if you can determine whether the NOW feeling comes from wanting approval, control, security, or separation. As you let go of the wants,
... See moreHale Dwoskin • The Sedona Method: Your Key to Lasting Happiness, Success, Peace and Emotional Well-being
I’ve observed that for some people confidence is more closely associated with doing (and is dependent on their skills and performance), while for others it is related more to their felt security with others. My suspicion is that confidence gets tied up with doing when parents put a lot of emphasis on competence. When children are not shamed for
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