MoonShineDarling

Something true.

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[lunamonchtuna]

— Fakhr al-Din 'Iraqi (via lunamonchtuna)

[nixscriptum]

the girl dinner archives || pt. I

[gayaest]

Zayneb is coming along nicely ! 🌸🌿🌷🩷 WIP , I still need to add her information / about

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[anxietyproblem]

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[feralkitten420]

"You need to relax"

Best I can do is dissociate

[lizardho]

I’m reading a book on biofeedback trainings right now and they talk about this. The words “try” or “need” add pressure to stuff. Sometimes switching from “I need to calm down” or “I’m trying to slow my breathing” to “I’m allowing myself to calm down a little more with each exhale” or “I’m giving myself permission to slow my breathing” can be more helpful. There’s a difference between “try to relax the muscle” and “allow the muscle to soften” that is significant enough that for some people it can totally change the outcome of a relaxation exercise.

For other tips and tricks, instead of asking “why” you can’t change a thought/feeling (why being an offensive question, meaning it forces you to respond defensively - in this case defending the emotion you don’t like) you can ask “is there any leeway or wiggle room with this feeling/thought/belief for something else?” Oftentimes we know multiple things at once, and by allowing for a small amount of ambiguity we can start to accept the situation more fully.

[mournfulroses]

Empress Jitō, from a poem titled "The Empress's Song," featured in Japanese Women Poets: An Anthology

[zendeyas]

Zendaya wearing MATIERES – New York premiere of The Odyssey

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[letsbelonelytogetherr]

— Bertrand Russell, from “What Desires Are Politically Important?” (via letsbelonelytogetherr)

[anxietyproblem]

[thepersonalquotes]

[dagangarincel]

Be unwanted can destroy you

[paper-wounds]

Fortesa Latifi, from The Truth About Grief.

[wolftyla]

I don’t give everyone the pleasure of getting to know me.