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Fawning: Another Fight, Flight, Freeze Trauma Response
What Is Fawning? With trauma responses we often think of Fight, Flight. Where in the face of threat our bodies gear up for a fight or to run away and flee. It then became popularly understood that there was another response, Freeze. Where we just freeze and can’t fight or run away. Often times there can be shame around this response because it’s not a very active way to respond, even if it’s our brain’s response and not our conscious choice.
By Kate Strong4 years ago in Psyche
Self Empathy — The Healing Power of Witnessing
In many healing modalities witnessing what is happening on the inner level is the healing. The changes happen on the inner planes, we see the changes in our minds eye, or feel or hear them, which helps create the transformation.
By Kate Strong4 years ago in Psyche
Toxic Self-Reliance and How It Can Affect Your Mental Health
Identifying Dispositions of Toxic Self-Reliance Toxic self-reliance is a defense mechanism that people use to protect themselves from the fear of being abandoned or rejected. It is often characterised by a belief that there are no needs outside those which can be met by the person himself. This type of behavior may intensify in response to traumatic events or other types of major life changes, such as loss or conflict, and typically manifests in the form of anger, withdrawal, and isolation.
By Kate Strong4 years ago in Psyche
Anxious People
Anxiety is the equivalent of a plague for our generation. There is not even a single person unaffected by it as far as I know. Some hide it under the façade of extreme pleasantness and for some, it may be rudeness. We suffer in the self-made prisons thinking we are all alone in our suffering. We imagine that we are all broken and somehow that brokenness we treat as something unmendable. Many of our life-threatening problems will disappear if we open up a bit to others. But in a highly connected world, who has the time to sit down and listen without flipping through the mobile phone even once?
By chembarathi4 years ago in Psyche
I Didn't Know I Had Social Anxiety: Here Are The Subtle Signs. Top Story - November 2021.
Earlier this year, I was diagnosed with Social Anxiety Disorder. It was the last of the 3 anxiety disorders I got diagnosed with, and one that I frankly did not expect. Despite considering myself a mental health advocate and having a fairly good understanding of anxiety disorders, I even fell victim to the stereotypes of social anxiety.
By Alisan Keesee4 years ago in Psyche
7 Amazing Foods That Can Help Relieve Anxiety
Have you been feeling anxious lately? You're not alone. Anxiety is a wide-spread issue that affects millions of people every day. The symptoms can vary from cold sweats to grinding teeth. However, most people agree that, regardless of how anxiety makes them feel, it's never a good experience.
By David Adebayo4 years ago in Psyche
The Word Alcoholic Isn’t Degrading, It’s Fucking Liberating.
I thought to myself, I love these ladies. Where else can you go and sit around a table and share about how you have overcome a seemingly hopeless disease of mind and body. Where else can you get claps and congratulated for staying sober, one day at a time?
By Melissa Steussy4 years ago in Psyche
