Tag: self-care
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You’re Not Falling Behind (but You’re Running in the Wrong Direction)
🔍 In Brief: what if the exhaustion you feel isn’t a sign that you’re broken — but that you’re trying to function in a system that was never designed for human wellbeing? Feeling overwhelmed has become so common that we treat it as normal. But maybe the real question isn’t how to cope better. Maybe…
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When You Blame Yourself for a World That’s Gone Mad
🔍 In Brief: what happens when feeling lost in life isn’t about direction, but about having no energy left to even look for one? The world normalizes “stress management” as a job requirement while stealing three hours of your day for commuting, leaving you too depleted for relationships, passion, or hope. The cost of treating…
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Self-Discovery Journey: When Emotional Neglect Made You Forget Your Needs
🔍 In Brief: what happens when you can function perfectly well but have no idea what you actually need? A self-discovery journey becomes necessary when emotional neglect has severed your connection to your internal world — when you realize you’ve been operating on autopilot for so long that you don’t know what you want until…
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Emotional Healing: When Others’ Feelings Terrify You
🔍 In Brief: what happens when someone else’s bad mood sends you into a state of terror? When you’ve learned that negative emotions are dangerous and explosive, even normal human crankiness can feel like a threat. This fear of others’ feelings often stems from childhood experiences where emotional expression meant chaos, and healing means learning…