Samhitha

Clinical Psychology student | All about Psychology, neuroscience, spirituality here |

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Multidimensionality

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The art of detachment

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Going to rewire all my belief systems positively from this era onwards

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Psychiatrist Judith Herman's foundational model of trauma recovery names three stages: safety first, then remembrance and mourning, then reconnection. Not one-and-done. Not linear. But sequential in emphasis — you cannot process what you cannot yet hold.

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computer wired brain

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It's okay to show deep interest and be passionate about things you love there's always more time for everything that you want to do

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we are likely to treat ourselves the way our parents have treated us and likely to believe things our parents set out for us

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divine delay

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I allow myself to receive whatever universe offers to give me in whatever shape or form

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Planet Saturn is my sugar daddy

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Contrarily action is easier than overthinking every time

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What we believe becomes true for us. Our thinking creates our experiences

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What we give out we get back

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#surrender #acceptance #actclarity #mindfulness #emotionalhealing

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Spiritual traditions talk about surrender — releasing the grip of control, trusting a larger order.

Psychology has a clinical parallel: acceptance. Not passive resignation, but the documented finding that fighting a difficult emotion often prolongs it

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while allowing it to be present — without acting on it — lets it move through faster.

Surrender was never about giving up. It was about no longer wasting energy fighting what's already here, so you have energy left for what's next.

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Same outcome. The old teachers just didn't have the imaging equipment to prove it.

#meditation #neuroscience #mindfulness #emotionalregulation #healingthebrain

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Meditation isn't about achieving a blank mind. Research shows regular practice is associated with measurable changes in brain regions tied to attention, emotional regulation, and self-awareness — including reduced reactivity in the amygdala, the brain's threat-detection center.

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Contemplative traditions called this quieting the fluctuations of the mind so clarity can rise. Neuroscience calls it down-regulating a hyperactive threat response so the prefrontal cortex can actually do its job.

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stop treating your own healing like a punishment.

#selfcompassion #innerhealing #psychology #mentalhealth #innerwork

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Research on self-compassion shows something counterintuitive: people who treat themselves with kindness after failure tend to show more motivation and resilience afterward, not less — while harsh self-criticism tends to increase shame and avoidance instead of driving improvement.