The dangers of toxic positivity
Emotions are essential signals that help us navigate life. Without experiencing sadness and despair, we can’t fully appreciate happiness and hope.
Emotions are essential signals that help us navigate life. Without experiencing sadness and despair, we can’t fully appreciate happiness and hope.
Negative inner voice has the power to limit and restrain us, making us doubt ourselves.
When we don’t keep emotions hidden, they don’t overwhelm us as much. This is a healthy way of regulating emotions.
It is a common defense mechanism where individuals attribute their own negative traits or emotions to others to avoid confronting intense and painful thoughts and emotions.
The condition refers to the grief experienced by parents when their children move away from home.
During my childhood, Dashain was often a lonely experience. I remember spending time idly and missing my working parents.
Being assertive means striking a balance between being passive and aggressive. It involves expressing one’s needs and respecting the needs of others.
Boredom, surprisingly enough, allows us to recharge and heightens our awareness.
To break from the pattern of unaddressed trauma, we need to discuss every member’s experiences of sorrow, pain, shame, guilt, grief and other intense emotions.
When we choose to be grateful, we accept our life the way it is.
Guilt may be conscious and unconscious, but it stays with us no matter how much we try to forget it.
We mustn’t box an individual seeking help for their mental health based solely on diagnosis.
Grief is not an intellectual response. It is an emotional one. Using logic is hardly helpful.
Forgiveness is an active choice--very intentional and voluntary--that helps release all the negative emotions in our body.
Vulnerability in emotions means connecting with the unpleasant feelings that surface because of our experiences—especially in relation to others.