“Many psychologists use the term existential to describe the fact that all human beings are subject to painful events. These are the normal recurring afflictions that everyone suffers from time to time. Horrible world events, difficult choices, illnesses and periodic feelings go abject loneliness are common examples of existential pain. Existential calamities can be especially triggering for survivors, because we typically have so much family-of-origin calamity for them to trigger us into reliving.”
― Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving
― Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving
“I like the comfort in knowing that women are generally superior and naturally less violent than men. I like the comfort in knowing that women are the only future in rock and roll.”
― Journals
― Journals
“When we give our chart, or anything or anyone in our life, too much power, we lose contact with our agency. Try to come at your chart with an investigative and optimistic autonomy.”
― You Were Born for This: Astrology for Radical Self-Acceptance
― You Were Born for This: Astrology for Radical Self-Acceptance
“By the late '60s society was no longer afraid of witches, because people no longer believed in them. They were already worshipping the newfangled office computers and LED watches. Therefore, TV executives could create sexy witches and mischievious witches, not to mention male witches they called warlocks and put them in front of the nation.
Except it seemed that people really did believe in witches, which was a little bit spooky and threatening, so the cute witches also had to be made powerless. Even though every rational person knew witches weren't real, a primal, tiny voice asked, Were they?”
― Toil & Trouble
Except it seemed that people really did believe in witches, which was a little bit spooky and threatening, so the cute witches also had to be made powerless. Even though every rational person knew witches weren't real, a primal, tiny voice asked, Were they?”
― Toil & Trouble
“When we are chronically stressed out [stuck in sympathetic nervous system activation], detrimental somatic changes become ingrained in our bodies. Here are some of the most common examples of body-harming reactions to Cptsd stress: Hypervigilance Shallow and Incomplete Breathing Constant Adrenalization Armoring, i.e., Chronic muscle tightness Wear and tear from rushing and armoring Inability to be fully present, relaxed and grounded in our bodies Sleep problems from being over-activated Digestive disorders from a tightened digestive tract Physiological damage from excessive self-medication with alcohol, food or drugs”
― Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving
― Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving
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