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Safety
I was in therapy today and I learned that growing up, my parents did a really good job of making me feel physically safe, but not emotionally safe. What wrecked me when I learned this was that my parents would actually say that they did a really good job of raising me. They put food on the table, clothed me, made sure I didn't get raped by minimizing how much I went out, put a roof over my head... Some people would classify this as the bare minimum. My parents would strongly disagree. These are things you're supposed to do as a parent. That comes with the job. But what my parents didn't know was that my emotional safety was just as important as my physical safety.
Jessica Kim-PattersonPublished 2 years ago in PsycheWhat happens to people who meditate every day?
To be honest, I have been meditating for more than half a year, and my previous stinky problems have been corrected a lot. If I get a new life, I also see more hope. Because many of the problems that plagued me have been gradually resolved, my whole person is not as "lost" as before, and I also begin to feel that I will strive for a better life if I work hard.
What is the most fundamental reason for people's lack of self-confidence?
two reasons 1. Not really allowing oneself to make mistakes and take on mistakes, and this thought is the most basic source of self-confidence
What are some words that can make you cry?
1. Mature view of money: not ashamed to pursue money, not proud of having money. 2. When a person uses new words to describe old things, he is trying to deceive you.
What do you think a good friendship looks like?
A good friendship doesn't have to be deep, but it will be a mature relationship. Professor William Rawlins has done a survey on friendship and found that those entering middle adulthood are more likely to define friendship as not being together all the time, but a relationship of "knowing he's there".
The best life for the rest of my life
Someone knows you cold and warm, someone with you for the rest of your life. Zhou Guoping said, "Happiness is not to live like others, but to be able to follow your own heart."
Alani MaddoxPublished 2 years ago in PsycheThe Optics
The optics are a group of visual agents. They tend to blend in, yet loudly stand out. Their jobs is to expose, protect, but never neglect.
Butterfly NationPublished 2 years ago in PsycheStop torturing yourself and allow the past to pass
Speaking of self-care, actually for those of you who are strong in self-torture, it's sometimes difficult to be kind to yourself, so let's talk about self-torture, and how to do self-care in response to self-torture.
Liston FlowersPublished 2 years ago in PsycheHow can we have a strong and optimistic heart?
When we face difficulties and challenges, what we lack is not a serious attitude, but the spirit of letting go. Every time I am anxious, compared, blamed, miserable, inferior, dissatisfied with reality, or when I take one thing or a person too important, I will tell myself this,
In the second half of life, the greatest wisdom is to "let go"
Life is a process of picking up and letting go. Some people are impetuous, and they are always uncertain in the face of choice and letting go, and their eagerness for success has become the last straw that crushes him.
Survive the lows of life, and the future is all the way up
Gains and losses sometimes, no one will be lost forever, and no one will always be in a low point. Life is like climbing a mountain. The tests given by fate are all our experiences. As long as we don’t give up when we are at a low point, every step we take next is an uphill road.
Journey to the Center of Dementia
Recently I wrote a poem called "Pinholes Sometimes Lead To Sunshine." Some people thought maybe it was about being unheard or feeling alienated or being left behind. A lot of people thought I was writing about myself.
Rick Henry ChristopherPublished 2 years ago in Psyche