Brains, Bodies, Psychology and Mental Health
When you don’t know what to do, the first step isn’t figuring it out. It’s admitting that you don’t have to. Sit in the discomfort for a minute— seriously . Let it marinate.
ASH • What to Do With Your Life
What is the feeling of old pain finally having the space and the freedom to be fully felt.
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How to Discover What You Want & Actually Ask For It
youtube.comHow to figure out what your desires are: Make a list of complaints. Often there is a desire hidden underneath. Make a list of every desire you can think of. Everything that comes up, especially if it is unrealistic.
And yet, though I know this, I frequently struggle with the fear that by prioritising quantity I “waste” good ideas in unsatisfactory work. This is of course, and it is clear to me after having just typed it out, yet another instance of me trying to protect the potential of an idea rather than its reality .
giulia spadoni riva • you love your potential too much
“Sometimes, madness seems like the only possible response to the insanity of the civilised world; sometimes, holding ourselves together is not an option, and the only way forward is to allow ourselves to fall apart.”
- Sharon Blackie, If Women Rose Rooted
Why You Still Haven't Grown Up
youtube.comPuer Aeternus
They believe that common and proven solutions are beneath them. It might work for everyone else except for them! There's a great tendency to overcomplicate things and create unnecessary drama. Especially when the solution is simple, they'll find a way to excuse themselves.
Again, their arrogance is always their downfall. That's why they're... See more
Again, their arrogance is always their downfall. That's why they're... See more
Rafaelkruger • Are You A Puer Aeternus ? - Obvious Signs You're A Man-Child or Woman-Child
About the Puer Aeternus
I have decided to choose my favourite flavour of shit sandwich, instead of waiting for an imaginary life of purpose to find me, free from discomfort, effort and pain.
Stacey Langford • Are We "Finding Our Purpose" All Wrong?
I think virtually everyone, except perhaps the very Zen or very old, goes through life haunted to some degree by the feeling that this isn't quite the real thing, not just yet – that soon enough, we'll get everything in working order, get organised, get our personal issues resolved, but that till then we're living what the great Swiss psychologist... See more