anxiety
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Regaining our sense of self.
It is a gift to be certain about something in today’s world. Humans are more distracted and stressed out than ever before (Piao et. al, 2024) especially with the amount of inputs most of us are processing on a daily basis. Most of us navigate life in a reactive manner, relying on bite-sized pieces of Continue reading
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unpopular opinion re: shadow work
There is nothing glamorous about doing shadow work. Today’s social media does a terrific job at pandering falsified pop-psychology. It also serves as a source of “trending” mental health and wellness ideologies, including doing “shadow work.” Internet personalities from social media influencers and business tycoons alike have been spotted carrying on about “doing the shadow Continue reading
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fear v. control.
It has been well established within the psychological realm that fear-based thinking and a need to feel in control are deeply intertwined. In the last few months, I have pondered a lot about fear-based thinking, and how that affects my decision-making. In particular, I have been feeling “stuck” about what to do next in my Continue reading
living in defiance. 