Wellness

the better i feel now (mostly thanks to emdr), the more i realize how bad i felt before. i tried to be happy, but most of the time it was easiest to settle for contentment

do you think you could be a mainly joyful person if you tried?

if yes, how do you maintain your joy?

if no, what keeps you from finding joy?

the better i feel now (mostly thanks to emdr), the more i realize how bad i felt before. i tried to be happy, but most of the time it was easiest to settle for contentment

do you think you could be a mainly joyful person if you tried?

if yes, how do you maintain your joy?

if no, what keeps you from finding joy?

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my baseline as long as i can remember has essentially been functional freeze and depression with some cptsd to spice things up. i have used a lot of tools to deal with everything but it’s a ton of work. emdr seems to mostly-alleviate everything at once in minutes or hours. i’m able to process and neutralize stuck emotions and negative beliefs that would normally be very hard to find, releasing the depression and freeze state and massively improving my energy levels and overall wellbeing 

when i recognize myself back in freeze due to new emotions i have to do a new session, but every layer that is peeled back reveals deeper levels of freedom 

during the process your brain also makes associations and has epiphanies that add a deep learning and healing along with the desensitization

very curious about your experience with emdr, what worked well with it?

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it’s nice to know you have the experience, and the choice to have more!

interesting how much complicated-ness it requires us to give up to be more joyous. thank you for sharing! this topic is fascinating to me 🙏🏻

If I tried, I think so.

It’s a tough question though because a large part of the things I’m proud of in my life came from thinking things could be better and there’s a certain negative unjoyous energy to viewing the world that way—at least my brand of it. I’m not ready to move on from that.

My kid brings me daily joy though. That’s unmistakeable.

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very lucky indeed! i think joy is innate, too, we just have different levels of things we’ve had to overcome in life to get back to it

I was lucky to have been born with a joyful personality. Also playful. I believe joy is innate, but doubt and sadness are mostly learned from others. Look inside and see that the true you is gazing out at the world full of miraculous wonder, fun, and beauty. Don't let anyone get in your way.

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