Be selective in what you watch, read, hear and listen to when it comes to taking in external information; eventually, this information will become ‘your truth’.
T/F: the spiritual ego is a source of mental illness
Request: I've seen several sources claiming that both depression and addictions have a significant element of focus toward "inner regulation". To what extent though?
“Just do it”
Nike slogan dating back to the 1980s. By request.
sense of accomplishment
Request: A sense of pride that you accomplished or finished something you set out to do. A pleasant feeling that you conquered an obstacle or reached a goal.
being discouraged over lack of likes on comments
Request: When my comments get less likes than other people's comments, I get a feeling that I must have said something wrong or stupid and feel awkward. Perhaps it is indeed so and means that a comment is outside of the normative range of the community?
binaural beats
Binaural beat therapy can’t be used in place of conventional therapy, but it could be used as a complementary strategy if discussed with a doctor. Research shows that binary beats are good for mental health as it’s linked to encouraging positive feelings -- webmd.com
breathing through a straw...
...to reduce stress and get out of fight or flight
Rational Recovery: The New Cure for Substance Addiction
Social worker Jack Trimpey’s major breakthrough in recovering from substance addiction -- amazon
feeling over-responsible to love / love as an obligation
An exploitative field that seeks to control us in name of love
being unafraid to get your feelings hurt
Is courage enough?
a problem
A situation, matter, or person that is hard to deal with or understand. A personal matter that causes one difficulty or needs to be dealt with -- American Heritage Dictionary
“being really screwed up”
If you say that someone is screwed up, you mean that they are very confused or worried, or that they have psychological problems -- collinsdictionary.com
hugs / group hug / self-hug
Average for hugs. Some are higher, some are lower than the average.
The Surrendered Wife, by Laura Doyle
"When I stopped trying to control the way John did everything and started trusting him implicitly," she confides, "I began to have the marriage I've always dreamed of."
Caroline Myss
author of 10 books and many audio recordings about mysticism and wellness. She is most well known for publishing Anatomy of the Spirit (1996) --wikipedia