Relationship with self
“"Anxiety about what one feels might also be seen as the spread, and the vulgarization, of the Romantic “quest for personality.” Such a quest has not been conducted in a social vacuum; it is the conditions of ordinary life which have propelled people into this Romantic search for self-realization. Further, it has been beyond the scope of literary
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My therapist told me this, and it changed my life:
"You're not healing to be able to handle trauma, pain, anxiety, depression. You're used to those.
You're healing to be able to handle joy and to accept happiness back into your life."
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@neuranne I struggled with understanding this whole "enjoy the journey" idea.
This was because my life had no purpose.
When I found my "why", the intrinsic motivation came naturally and I no longer had to force myself to do what I should.
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Vito | Act or Regrettwitter.comthe self is no longer a subject but a project . The self is something to be optimised, to be maximised, to be made efficient, cultivated for its capacity for productive output. The worry is that all life activities become viewed as lines on a résumé. Knowingly or otherwise, we risk being constantly governed by the question How is what I’m doing
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“A great way to understand yourself is to seriously reflect on everything you find irritating in others.” – Kevin Kelly