Sticking to a plan doesn’t mean doing the plan perfectly each time. Knowing your own limits and what you’re likely and not likely to do can help you decide for yourself. Always try to be more understanding of yourself in the same way you would understand a family member or friend. Don’t feel dissatisfied that you weren’t able to follow your goals, progress is progress. Be gentle with yourself.
Emotional detachment is a defence mechanism used to cope with distressing and overwhelming emotions. It’s the mind’s way of disengaging from traumatic experiences. It’s also a tool that develops in order for you to gain resilience against the abuse and to keep your sense of self. However, the effects of emotional attachment can linger after the relationship has ended and can prevent you from opening up and being emotionally vulnerable.
Our words are powerful, they can hurt and encourage, they can build and collapse, our words can speak life. Be responsible for your words.
Emotional wounds can’t be seen but they can linger on for a lifetime. They have the power to affect your pysche, productivity and overall function as an individual if left unaddressed. Unlike physical wounds, they aren’t visible so we don’t have a surefire, simple band aid for it.
It is a feeling of life passing you by. When you don’t have a daily routine or order, it provides hopelessness about your future and a lack of faith in yourself. Having a routine creates predictability which does wonders for your mental health as well as your physical and emotional health.
Feeling other people’s emotions can be a huge responsibility that others might want to avoid holistically. However, this ability is inherent in a certain calibre of people based on their personality. These people are referred to as empaths. Being an empath isn’t in itself a bad thing. It does have a couple of merits. The highly perceptive and sensitive nature of empaths makes them some of the most understanding and compassionate people out there. But there are some drawbacks to being an empath, empaths struggle a lot more than some may realise.
To be emotionally vulnerable with someone isn’t for the faint of heart, specifically for people who have a history of failed relationships and emotionally distant or absentee parents. Vulnerability is a state of emotional exposure and it comes with a certain degree of uncertainty. It involves a person’s willingness to accept the emotional risk that comes from being open and willing to love and be loved.
Majority of people spend their life running away from their emotions. They compartmentalise their emotions probably because it’s easier, they would prefer to avoid conflict or sometimes for reasons of inferiority. It’s a defence mechanism that some people hold onto dearly to protect their sanity and in some drastic cases, to wave of suicidal tendencies. It can be a superpower but only temporarily. Contrary to popular belief, our emotions aren’t transient. They hold the power to craft and scar our lives and ideologies if not processed aright. The first step in properly processing your emotions is to recognise that you’re closing yourself off from them.
On that note, here are six signs that you’re compartmentalising your emotions in a rather toxic way.
Unfortunately as humans we don’t have the luxury of constant motivation. There are some days we feel so lethargic it’s almost ideal to lie in bed all day. Perhaps, your drive to achieve your goals and objectives is weakening as time goes by. Believe it or not, this happens to everyone. It’s possible you might experience feelings of stagnation even when you’re steadily moving towards your goals. Motivation is affected by a huge number of factors with each person’s motivation depending on different ones. However, there are some common habits that can easily kill your motivation.
Confidence, a rather sensitive topic for majority of people. There are some people who are born with an innate streak of confidence but for others it takes a little time to develop their confidence as they develop from children into adults. Regardless, there will be many times when your confidence takes a knock. It’s not unusual to wish from time to time that your confidence was better. While there are certain factors affecting your confidence that are out of control such as other people, it’s important to know which things you are in control of and how you can prevent yourself from destroying your own confidence.