read the words pink elephant and an imaginary vision of a pink elephant just shows up in your mind without your consent!?! wtf!!! don't dose me like that. should be banned imo
seeing doctors through one medical has mostly solved this problem for me. the $100/yr subscription is just enough of a barrier to entry that it keeps most of the riff raff out and the doctors there default to treating you like a sane, reasonably intelligent person
a mindfulness prompt i'm finding useful: notice how much tension exists in different parts of my visual field, without trying to change the tension. when i'm on my computer, how much tension exists within the computer screen vs the visual spaces outside of the screen?
I think the ideal way to perceive the love of your life is like they’re an alien, a wonderful gift from a faraway galaxy, out of this world and almost impossibly real. They induce you with a sense of awe and make you believe in magic
@chrislakin In my experience, fear of being perceived came from a fear of being attacked. Being perceived is a necessary prerequisite to being attacked, so avoiding being perceived altogether can be a coping mechanism to feel safe
@chrislakin one time i unclenched something just 'cause i noticed it was clenched. then i spent two years straight processing a bunch of repressed memories, which, of course, i did not KNOW were behind a tiny tension in my belly
@tucker_peck I think parts work done well often results in your parts no longer feeling like distinct, solid parts. so the parts work, if you continue walking down the path, starts transforming into something different on its own https://t.co/HlkVAvkPgP
My IFS parts used to be static and distinct. Recently, they’ve become fuzzier and are starting to flow like water. They used to be images and conceptual ideas, but then they entered my body and I feel them as energy flowing up and down my spine
@ebervector and if you are looking for something weird, a friend swears by L reuteri - she makes yogurt out of it. Bonus side effect of eating it is you get great skin. https://t.co/8ZJUglMlAZ