Majdi Haroun

Symmathecist, Technologist, Interloper, Ex-Physicist, Arab (Palestinian, Egyptian, Kuwait), American, Progressive Liberal.

[JennyfromHR @SAVEJennYfromHR]

@donwinslow Pfffft What could go wrong?

[Majdi Haroun @SimplyMajdi]

My latest musings
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[Mary H,LCSW @MaryRHaroun]

Today is my birthday and I am still wondering “what’s happening ?”

[Majdi Haroun @SimplyMajdi]

My friend’s daughter Ateesha is participating in a talent competition where the number of views, likes and comments give her a chance to win Public Choice. Please help me support her by viewing the video, like it (on YouTube) and share it 🙏🏽

https://t.co/f4HaGPiC2B

[Dr. Nicole LePera @Theholisticpsyc]

Why are so many of us depressed and anxious?

Our spiritual needs are almost completely ignored in our society.

7 Core Spiritual Needs:

[Majdi Haroun @SimplyMajdi]

This is happening while the great republicans and all those “free market” advocates preach and spew… why would we need regulations? Who cares about those stupid backcountry kids making it to school 🤬

[ProPublica @propublica]

In small towns across America, kids are crawling under parked train cars to get to school on time.

Trains are blocking roads to schools for hours or even days at a time.

And they could start moving at any moment.

(video by @PhotogScotty from our partners at @investigatetv)

[ProPublica @propublica]

In small towns across America, kids are crawling under parked train cars to get to school on time.

Trains are blocking roads to schools for hours or even days at a time.

And they could start moving at any moment.

(video by @PhotogScotty from our partners at @investigatetv)

[Majdi Haroun @SimplyMajdi]

Brilliant 👏

[Salwa Najm @salwanajmart]

The artist and the art

[Dr. Nicole LePera @Theholisticpsyc]

How To Heal From Emotionally Immature Parents:

In homes with emotionally immature parents (EIP) we learn to walk on eggshells.

Emotionally immature parents struggle to cope with their emotions and often lash out, give silent treatment, remove their love, or shame their children often unintentionally.

Growing up in this environment, we learn we are not safe to fully be ourselves.

This creates emotional hypervigilance.

Emotional hypervigilance is a survival adaptation where we constantly scan our environment to see shifts or changes in people's mood, facial expression, or tone.

Emotional hypervigilance looks like:

- constantly asking “are you ok?” without accepting the answer

- chronic fear of upsetting or disappointing someone

- micromanaging adults behavior: telling people what they 'should' be doing even when they're not receptive

- playing peacemaker or mediator in family members conflict even when it doesn’t involve you

- replaying conversations over and over again to see if you said something 'wrong'

We're attempting to protect ourselves, but as adults emotional hypervigilance can really impact our relationships and can be source of intense anxiety.

How To Heal From Emotional Hypervigilance:

1. Understand you're no longer in childhood: in childhood, this kept you safe. As an adult you have options to protect yourself, remove yourself from harmful situations, and set clear boundaries.

2. Let go of the "fixer" role: people who are hypervigilant often believe their role is to fix the problems of adults. Often because they played a therapist role to a parent from a young age. We are not responsible for fixing anyone else's issues expect our own.

3. I trust people's words: if someone tells me everything is fine, I honor their word. I don't keep picking or looking to see if something is wrong. I don't make assumptions, instead I ask for clarity.

4. I allow people to be in their own mood: it's ok for people to be in a mood or emotional state that's different from me. I don't need to fix this or change their mood.

5. I can clearly communicate my needs: as adults, if we have a need, we need to communicate that need. We can't expect people close to us to mind read or 'just know' what we want.

6. I can disappoint people: disappointing an emotionally immature parent can result in the silent treatment, shaming, rejection, or harsh punishment. As adults, we can learn that disappointing people is simply part of life and that healthy adults can cope with disappointment.

If this is helpful, bookmark for later, and retweet. Sharing is caring.

It will take practice to re-wire your mind and body to feel safe. Trust the process.

I'd love feedback on if you prefer this long format mode or threads in the comments.

[Majdi Haroun @SimplyMajdi]

Bruce Springsteen is a paragon of authenticity. That’s what makes “Only the Strong Survive,” his collection of soul covers, so off-putting, David Hajdu wrote in 2022.

https://t.co/bju8TqVE25

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[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

Balance rarely comes from increasing efficiency. It usually involves reducing responsibilities.

The more priorities we have, the harder they are to juggle. It's better to do a few things well than be overwhelmed by many.

A key to avoiding burnout is deciding what doesn't matter.

[The Mindfulness Meditation Institute @TrainingMindful]

“Today is a great day to love yourself. Tomorrow is too.”

[Majdi Haroun @SimplyMajdi]

Wow
#freepalestine

[Abier @abierkhatib]

An Iraqi Jew schools a Zionist 😂😂😂
A Legend

#Israel

[Jo @JoJoFromJerz]

Republicans will force a 10 year old to carry her rapist’s baby to term, let a 6 year old carry a gun, permit a 12 year old to work an 8 hour shift in a meat packing plant and allow a grown man to marry a 14 year old with a Judge’s consent, all while telling us that the reason they’re banning drag queens, gender affirming care and books about Rosa Parks is because they want to ‘protect our kids.’

Bullshit.

[Majdi Haroun @SimplyMajdi]

Thank you @AdamMGrant for “Think Again” , an amazing book. This is my second time reading it and found myself taken a back by its insights … enlightening 🙏🏽 #thinkagain #rethinking

[Majdi Haroun @SimplyMajdi]

Finally back on twitter after almost two weeks of being locked out due to new phone and with that Authenticator code gone.
Thanks to @TwitterSupport for restoring my access 🙏🏽 (thx to all 5 of you who still work at @twitter

[Ali A Olomi @aaolomi]

Islamic history is full of brilliant women scholars who took knowledge to new heights but who have rarely gotten their due.

For International Women’s Day a thread-