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How do you turn off feelings?

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Why it’s Hard to Forget Bad Memories

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When the brain’s alarm system is turned on, it automatically triggers preprogrammed physical escape plans in older parts of the brain. As in other animals, the nerves and chemicals that makeup our basic brain structure have a direct connection with our body. When the old brain takes over, it partially shuts down the higher brain, our conscious mind and propels the body to run, hide, fight, or, on occasion, freeze. By the time we are aware of our situation, our body may already be on the move. If the fight/flight/freeze response is successful and we escape the danger, we recover our internal equilibrium & gradually “regain our senses.” If for some reason, the normal response is block — for example, when people are held down, trapped or otherwise prevented from taking action, be it in a war zone, a car accident, domestic violence, or a rape — the brain keeps secreting stress chemicals & the brain’s electrical circuits continue to fire in vain. Long after the actual event has passed, the brain may keep sending signals to the body to escape a threat that no longer exists… Being able to move and do something to protect oneself is a critical factor in determining whether or not a horrible experience will leave long-lasting scars. — Dr. Bessel Van Der Kolk, ‘The Body Keeps The Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma'

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I'm Grateful For...

I'm grateful for all that my heart feels. I'm grateful for the way it beats with pride and joy. I'm grateful in the way it floats with excitement and swells with tenderness. I'm grateful when it feels heavy and anchored. I'm grateful when it feels like it's being crushed alive. I'm grateful when it swoons with delight and wonder. I'm grateful when it beats slowly and gently. I'm grateful when it races to the rush and thrill of it all. I'm grateful when it aches and I feel every time it bleeds. I'm grateful when it rushes off the cliff and suspends itself for a moment in time. I'm grateful because my heart reminds me I'm alive.

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Cultivating a Healthier Relationship with Food: The Rise of Mindful Eating

Exploring the Mindful Eating Movement

1. Understanding Mindful Eating:

understanding mindful eating involves recognizing its core principles of awareness, non-judgment, and presence, as well as its potential benefits for overall well-being. By practicing mindful eating, individuals can develop a healthier relationship with food and enhance their overall quality of life.

Definition of Mindful Eating:

Mindful eating is a practice rooted in mindfulness, focusing on being fully present and attentive during the eating experience.

Awareness: It involves paying close attention to the sensory aspects of eating, including taste, texture, and aroma, as well as internal cues such as hunger and fullness.

Non-Judgmental Attitude: Mindful eating encourages individuals to approach food and eating habits without judgment or criticism, fostering self-awareness and acceptance.

Mind-Body Connection: The practice emphasizes the connection between mind and body, recognizing the impact of thoughts, emotions, and sensations on eating behaviors.

Presence: Mindful eating encourages eating slowly and savoring each bite, allowing individuals to fully appreciate the flavors and textures of food.

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EMOTIONAL REGULATION AND AUTISM

Triveni Goswami VernalRegistered Special Educator (A64010)Emotional Regulation is defined as the ability to respond to demands in a situation or a social context, in a manner that is socially appropriate and acceptable. A lot of individuals on the Autism Spectrum find it difficult to navigate social cues and respond to social situations, as they have a lot going on in their mind as well as being…

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Exploring Child Rages Only at Home: From Love to Fury

Frustrated by child rages only at home? Discover triggers, soothing tactics, and communication strategies for creating a pleasant home atmosphere. Learn about emotional management and seek expert guidance for parents!

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How to Spot Signs of Anger Issues in a Child

Is your child dealing with anger? Learn the signs of anger issues in a child and helpful coping strategies to assist your child in managing anger in a healthy manner. Click here to read more!

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Navigating Global Conflicts with Teens

Explore the importance of open dialogue and emotional regulation in discussions about global conflicts with teenagers. Empower the next generation with empathy and understanding. Read more on VerveLifeHUB.com

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Personality Disorders: Insights from Leading Psychologists.

Personality disorders are intricate conditions that pose unique challenges for those affected. To shed light on this complex topic, we turn to the wisdom of prominent psychologists who have dedicated their careers to understanding and treating these disorders. In this blog, we'll explore key insights from these experts that provide a comprehensive view of personality disorders and the paths to recovery.

Defining Personality Disorders: Dr. Theodore Millon, a pioneer in personality theory, provides a foundational understanding: "Personality disorders represent enduring patterns of inner experience and behavior that deviate markedly from the expectations of the individual's culture. They affect cognition, emotion, interpersonal functioning, and impulse control."

The Impact of Early Experiences: Dr. John Bowlby, a renowned attachment theorist, highlights the significance of early relationships. He states, "Our early attachment experiences shape the foundation of our personality. In the context of personality disorders, understanding the impact of these early relationships is crucial for developing effective therapeutic interventions."

Cognitive Patterns and Distortions: Dr. Aaron T. Beck, the father of cognitive therapy, delves into cognitive distortions associated with personality disorders: "Individuals with personality disorders often harbor distorted thought patterns. Cognitive therapy can be instrumental in identifying and challenging these distortions, fostering healthier ways of thinking and responding to life's challenges."

The Role of Trauma: Dr. Judith Herman, a trauma expert, emphasizes the link between trauma and personality disorders: "Many individuals with personality disorders have a history of trauma. Recognizing and addressing the impact of trauma is essential in helping individuals navigate the path to recovery and healing."

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Dr. Marsha Linehan, the developer of DBT, discusses its relevance: "DBT provides a comprehensive approach for treating personality disorders. By combining cognitive-behavioral techniques with mindfulness and acceptance strategies, individuals can learn to regulate emotions, improve interpersonal skills, and build a life worth living."

Personality Disorders as Adaptive Strategies: Dr. Millon further notes, "It's essential to understand that personality disorders often develop as adaptive strategies to cope with life's challenges. Viewing them through this lens allows clinicians to approach treatment with empathy and a focus on building healthier coping mechanisms."

Well one may ask "How many personality disorders can a person have?"

Well Histrionic personality disorder (HPD) is one of the rarest personality disorders, occurring in only 0.83% of the population. HPD is one of 10 personality disorders listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Anything above that is highly unlikely and I would put it down to attention seeking now that's another blog I'll leave for another time.

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The STOP Trick for Instant Emotional Control

Discover the #DBT STOP skill for #emotional regulation. Learn to Stop, Take a step back, Observe, and Proceed mindfully in #stressful situations for better emotional control and #mental wellness

Mastering Emotional Regulation: The DBT STOP SkillAs a psychotherapist, I often find myself delving into various therapeutic strategies to aid clients in managing emotions effectively. One such powerful tool from Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is the STOP skill, an acronym that stands for Stop, Take a step back, Observe, and Proceed mindfully. This skill is particularly effective for…

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Day 9 of Nanowrimo

I’ve made it clear that I’m doing Nanowrimo, the novel writing month, and I’m really feeling the stress of other things while I’m writing and some of it will be about the stories that I want to write about Sydney, some of is the emotions that I’m finding as write and find catharsis about other things. I’m realising how much the emotions really are affecting me and I’m not sure how to feel about it. I don’t want to make this blog or the writing everything to do with my mental state as I write it because I have other things to think about too, about characters and place and different plots that I want to try out, and what it looks like to have short form fiction not really “have” a plot. And then in the process of writing I have million different ideas, popping up from the subconscious from whence they were left alone because I know that I have concentrate on one at a time because the way that my brain work - it just wants to work on novelty and that doesn’t get you very far. I don’t think that I’m a very good writer, just one that’s in progress.

And separate to all of this is the fact that I have think about the more mundane things about living in Sydney, the very fact that I’m having difficulty parsing out what workplaces can understand and how much this is impacting the mental energy that I want to be using on my Nanowrimo journey.

While I am not going to deliver all my thoughts on either because this isn’t what this is exactly about, its about process of exploring small worlds. And some of those small worlds intersect. The reality of regulating emotions in a world that is very difficult to live in is a “not finished” place. But neither is it worth mentioning after the fact because I don’t know if there is someone that needs to hear that it’s okay to be bad at regulating emotions, and its okay to not because their environmental concerns aren’t letting them do that thing. The environmental concerns being the constant impacts of ignoring the world around us because we aren’t able to understand or process it because we are such a state of survival.

I’m not going to outline the tips to regulate emotions because the obvious ones are just to look after yourself. But it is developing and creating a small world that is conducive to supporting you through this. And while many people have found that community through established institutions, I’ve found largely that these institutions are not fit for purpose. They hold that community and its benefits with conditional practice. Only those who are deemed to be appropriate and reasonable are afforded it’s benefit. Even if you have a history with those places, that doesn’t mean that they have the appropriate grace to continue to support anybody. That comes to mean that while there are definitely people who are generous and personable inside those places, not a peep when they push you out. And that does have the affect of isolating those people. In my case it reminded me that even when you give people chance after chance, the initial instincts are correct.

I feel sorry for those people who conditionally help. In the process of not even considering they demonstrated the lie inherent to their words. I can’t imagine why people would leave conditional support behind.

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Restorative Yoga

Restorative Yoga provides a meditative space in which to learn the vital art of emotional self-regulation as well as gain important self-soothing skills. It is a guided personal healing experience; it is like taking a trip to the spa on your yoga mat. The strategy employed involves positioning the body in various physical shapes (asana), supported by props, to create subtle physical sensations, without placing any strenuous demand on the body. This provides an opportunity to access deep rest and relaxation through the experience of physical support and the accompanying practice of mindfulness meditation.

The primary goals of Restorative Yoga is to balance and heal dysregulation of the nervous system. As a species, we thrive at our parasympathetic baseline with momentary sympathetic activations to help us navigate through acute stressful moments. Commonly, however, we become locked in a state of sympathetic activation, remaining hyper-vigilant long after the threat has passed, sometimes for days, weeks, months, or even years. This takes a toll on the body’s ability to heal itself; overtime, failure to distribute our resources to our body’s ongoing “maintenance and repair” results in negative health consequences (mentally, physically, energetically, and spiritually). Restorative Yoga helps us cultivate our relaxation skill set and strengthen our parasympathetic tone, developing the neural pathways that support deliberate relaxation and conscious rest. 

Restorative yoga fundamentally challenges Western capitalist principles and provides a necessary antedate to our often overwhelmingly busy modern lifestyles. It teaches us to detach our sense of self-worth from our level of productivity and that taking rest is not laziness, or an indulgent luxury, but rather a human birth right. Conscious rest is a critical ingredient in the pursuit of longevity with functionality and quality of life. Restorative Yoga provides a radical self-care routine, asking you to choose yourself, to care for yourself, to fill your cup, because you deserve the same love and attention as the ones you so lovingly and dedicatedly care for. 

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