Human Connections
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Human Connections
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Question from “Q.T.”: The forces of primordial pain (childhood trauma/strife) shape subsequent patterns/methods of survival and coping — though the shapes often have useful refinements (powerful talents) — on the whole, these overdetermined coping strategies are inefficient for the very wide range (and novel) nature of (“adult”
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science.orgIt’s not just who you know, it’s who you know and who they know.
Witches call it spells.
Religious people call it prayer.
Spiritualists call it manifestation.
Atheists call it the placebo effect.
Scientists call it quantum physics.
Everyone's arguing over it's name.
No one is denying it's existence.
Creating and blaming an enemy is a vicious, inescapable spiral of doom. It made me blind to my personal agency. It stunted my ability to act on my own behalf.
Instead of feeling empowered, I came to believe that if THEY don’t change, I can’t be happy. I’m stuck, and it’s their fault. I must sit here and tap tap tap at them until they acquiesce and hand me happiness.
This paradigm is the lifeblood of social media.
Without it, the addictive dopamine/adrenaline high attained from reading and replying to our side and attacking their side doesn’t have the same payoff. But it’s terrible for us.
Truth!
The Loneliness No One Talks About
No one warns you about the loneliness that comes with growing.
The silence when old friendships stop fitting, but new ones haven’t formed.
The ache of outgrowing places, conversations, even versions of yourself.
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Old Man Talkssubstack.comThe Loneliness No One Talks About
No one warns you about the loneliness that comes with growing.
The silence when old friendships stop fitting, but new ones haven’t formed.
The ache of outgrowing places, conversations, even versions of yourself.
Growth is beautiful, but it can also be isolating.
Keep growing anyway. You’ll find your kindred spirits.
Don't make yourself small for anyone. Be the
awkward, funny, intelligent, beautiful little weirdo that you are. Don't hold back.
Weird it out.
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awkward, funny, intelligent, beautiful little weirdo that you are. Don't hold back.
Weird it out.
@womenofthefuture.co
I wish, sometimes, briefly, I wasn’t so aware, informed, sensitive, self important, arrogant, compassionate, and (obviously) emotional. It is very painful to be a highly sensitive person. I’ve spent many years actually trying to dumb/numb/slow myself down.
I call this the high price of awareness.
I wonder what the experience of life is like for all t
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