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If you’re feeling vulnerable, celebrate! ⁣ ⁣ It’s the times when we can’t risk knowing how vulnerable we always are, that we have to worry about. And if you’re feeling more vulnerable than you can stand, see if you can…

Who are you when you’re not #anxious? ⁣ ⁣ The only way to find out, is to work with the #anxiety, and then slowly, patiently watch it settle. When we’re gripped by all the signs of feeling unsafe – agitation, compulsivity, fuzzy…

What should you do when anger starts to feel like your default #emotion?⁣ ⁣ Anger is a tricky emotion. It’s agitating and unsettling. For this reason, among others, the great #Buddhist teachers encouraged us to be suspicious of anger, investigating how it might…

Why is it so hard to face our #anxiety? ⁣ ⁣ There’s an interesting insight offered in the psychoanalytic tradition – it’s possible to be anxious without knowing it. ⁣ ⁣ We might think we’re restless, burnt-out, bored, etc. Anything other…

Who are you when you’re not #anxious? ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ The only way to find out, is to work with the #anxiety, and then slowly, patiently watch it settle. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ When we’re gripped by all the signs of feeling unsafe – agitation,…

Have you needed #therapy but felt embarrassed to give it a try?⁣ ⁣ Even in cultures where #psychotherapy is normative and common, it’s not unusual to feel anxious about exposing personal problems, especially to a stranger.⁣ ⁣ And yet, psychotherapy can reduce feelings of…

Loss hurts. And some losses feel unbearable. But when we find ways to hang in there, even turning toward the devastation of #loss, new capacities for feeling, for #empathy, and compassion emerge. Because we need others so profoundly, we will all form…

When we’re in pain, we just want it to stop. Makes sense. But if we get caught up in our defense against pain, the causes are likely to remain murky. #BuddhistPsychology encourages us to slow down when we’re going through anything…