sociophenonemal.com
anxiety, depression, disconnection, and emotional dysregulation
Diversity, Invalidation, Stigma, and Trauma
WELCOME
We all have times when we feel outside the flow of life. We may be particularly afraid of being judged. We may experience anxiety, fear, and excessive worry
easily triggered defensiveness
withdrawal
low motivation
lack of enjoyment
excessive anger
We may feel like we don't fit in and have to "fake it"
May be really hard on ourselves
Desperate to get away from our pain
Have bad thoughts or feel like hurting ourselves
Sometimes "bad days" turn into a cycle that's hard to break out of.
When we get us stuck in a place inside ourselves we don't want to be
When relationships become challenging because our mind is working against connection
We Become Stuck
Recovery
and coming back to our comfortable selves
involves a combination of practicing acceptance and working towards change
Some people's nervous systems are dysregulated
by some form of trauma or oppressive conditions
Some are born different and hard-wired with ways of being in the world
that make them unlike conventional others
which subjects them to stigma and judgement
Thanks to Joan Berezowski for the beautiful photography of Northwestern Ontario
Adopt an attitude of Recovery!
A recovery attitude happens when we focus on a person's humanity
Not judging about what what makes them different
or measuring them by what we think they should be
A healing attitude is curious
about the experience of people
especially those we don't understand
Makes room for diversity
We listen rather than make assumptions
Learn rather than categorize, dismiss, or push away
A relational attitude of healing recovery puts people ahead of defending our opinions about what we think is good for them
Or violating them with uninformed judgements
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