Category: Anxiety
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MAKING MY PEACE … with neurography – letting go with lines
MAKING MY PEACE … with neurography – letting go with lines … like mood doodling … drawing lines for releasing and healing … Neurography – neurographic art – is a gentle process of calming the mind and letting go. It is a simple but transformative drawing technique of drawing spontaneous, free-flowing lines on a page,…
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MAKING MY PEACE … with stepping inside myself
MAKING MY PEACE … with stepping inside myself Am I in my Magic Theatre phase of life? It is a metaphor for “stepping inside oneself” – conducting a self-examination – a reference to Hermann Hesse’s 1927 novel Steppenwolf which I have just re-read. The sign above the door to the Magic Theatre in the novel says: For…
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MAKING MY PEACE … with getting lost
MAKING MY PEACE … with getting lost Why do some people have a better sense of direction than others? Have you ever noticed how some people instinctively find their way, while others struggle to navigate even the simplest routes? I often roam my city, sometimes getting lost – yet I keep meandering until I recognize…
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MAKING MY PEACE … with bibliotherapy – reading for healing
MAKING MY PEACE … with bibliotherapy – reading for healing Bibliotherapy – reading for healing – is a therapeutic method I find intensely interesting, as someone deeply invested in psychosocial wellbeing and an avid reader. Bibliotherapy for emotional and psychological healing is at the heart of C.K. Elim’s 2024 The Book Therapy: Transforming Lives…
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MAKING MY PEACE … with holiday travel, an open heart, and a message of hope
Making My Peace … with holiday travel, an open heart, and a message of hope What are three frustrations that affect holiday travel? American author and civil rights activist Maya Angelou said rainy days, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights in the 2014 book Rainbow in the Cloud: The Wisdom and Spirit…
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MAKING MY PEACE … with transport noise
Making My Peace … with transport noise Noise generates costs to individuals – costs incurred to reduce noise and costs incurred to treat health conditions caused by excessive and debilitating noise. Noise, in this context, is defined as the perception of unpleasant, unwanted, unintentional or harmful sounds that cause disturbances. Noise, including ambient…
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MAKING MY PEACE … with optimism and pessimism in athletic performance
Making My Peace … with optimism and pessimism in athletic performance The Paris 2024 Olympics is about to commence, and athletes are either ready or not. Can they do anything now to improve their athletic performance? Sports psychologists say yes! Researchers of a 2018 study at four universities in Spain maintain that optimism…
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MAKING MY PEACE … with the notion that rejection can be good for the brain
Making My Peace … with the notion that rejection can be good for the brain Being rejected is not the end of the world – it’s the start of a re-think and improvements in life, and that makes it good for the brain say psychologists. I wrote in the previous post that rejection…
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MAKING MY PEACE … with rejection – from a city!
Making My Peace … with rejection – from a city! Rejection can be hard, difficult, and painful, with a long-lasting legacy. I still have nightmares about one such painful rejection. An unusual and unexpected rejection. A bolt out of the blue. I was stunned into silence – and, yes, tears. And I think…
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MAKING MY PEACE … with profanity being good for mental health
Making My Peace … with profanity being good for mental health Profanity – cursing, cussing, swearing – can be good for mental health if used appropriately and responsibly – say researchers. Research shows that swearing during pain can help ease the pain, and using profanity helps to build resilience in situations where people…