đ đŦđĸđ¨đĨ đđ đĸđ§đđĸđĄđĻ đđĨđ đĄđĸđ§ đĻđŖđđ !!! đ
Do you ever feel lonely? âšī¸
We all have at points in our lives. It’s important to add there’s a difference between “feeling lonely” and “being alone”. A person can be with a group of people and feel lonely. A person can be completely alone and feel fine. đ
So why do topics like mental health continue to be an issue in our society? I’ll give you 1 BIG reason:
â ī¸Â đ đŽđģđ đŊđ˛đŧđŊđšđ˛ đŽđŋđ˛ đŋđ˛đˇđ˛đ°đđļđģđ´ đđĩđ˛đļđŋ đ˛đēđŧđđļđŧđģđ đąđđ˛ đđŧ đđĩđ˛ đļđģđŗđšđđ˛đģđ°đ˛ đŧđŗ đŧđđĩđ˛đŋđ. â ī¸
We’ve been taught to believe that emotions are a sign of weakness, that they aren’t useful in our modern world. đ
đŖ “đ đĒđ¨đŠ đđ đđđĨđĨđŽ!” đŖ
đŖ “đđ¤đĒ đđđĢđ đŖđ¤ đ§đđđ¨đ¤đŖ đŠđ¤ đđđđĄ đŠđđđ¨ đŦđđŽ!” đŖ
đŖ “đđ¤đĒ’đ§đ đđđđŖđ đđ§đ§đđŠđđ¤đŖđđĄ!” đŖ
In people’s good intentions, they unfortunately made the problem worse. In their good intentions, they failed to meet the other person inside their emotional home. đ
Why? Because many of them aren’t able or are willing to go in there themselves. đ˛
đ đđŗ đđŧđ đđŽđģđ đđŧ đĩđ˛đšđŊ đđŧđēđ˛đŧđģđ˛, đđŧđ đĩđŽđđ˛ đđŧ đēđ˛đ˛đ đđĩđ˛đģ đđĩđ˛đŋđ˛ đ§đđđŦ đŽđŋđ˛ đŽđ, đģđŧđ đđĩđ˛đŋđ˛ đŦđĸđ¨ đđŽđģđ đđĩđ˛đē đđŧ đ¯đ˛. đ
Because we’ve been taught so long not to accept our emotions is the reason why it’s a larger problem today. Psychologist Carl Jung said: “Whatever you resist persists and grows larger in size.” đŦ
I see our current mental health crisis as the long-term response to embracing the idea of denying our emotions (which is in and of itself irrational as emotional beings). This bubble of “resistance” has grown so large that it’s finally burst. The pendulum is now swinging in the opposite direction. đ¤Ŧ
But with noting the problem, what is the solution?
đ đĒđ˛ đģđ˛đ˛đą đđŧ đđđŧđŊ đŊđŽđđĩđŧđšđŧđ´đļđđļđģđ´ đŧđđŋ đ˛đēđŧđđļđŧđģđ, đ˛đđŊđ˛đ°đļđŽđšđšđ đđĩđ˛ đģđ˛đ´đŽđđļđđ˛ đŧđģđ˛đ. đ
What if we could see our emotions not as spam to delete but as mail giving us an important message about our lives? đ
What if we could see our emotions not as biological defects but as essential character traits for our evolutionary survival? đĒ
How different would our society be if we stopped treating our emotions as nuisances and more as essential tools for our personal growth? đ§
I understand why some will disagree with me here:
đĄÂ “đ°đ đđđ đđđ đđđđđđ đđđđđ đđ đđđđđ đđđđđđđđ đđđđđđđđ, đđđ đđđđđđ đđđđ đđ đđđđ đđđđ đ đđđđđđđđ !”
đĄÂ “đŦđđđđđđđ đđđđ đđđ đđđđđđđđđđ! đžđ đđđđ đđđđ đđđđđđđđ đđđ đđđđ đđđđđ đđ đđđ đđđđđđđđ!”
It’s funny because I very much agree with these statements, but to an extent. I definitely don’t want to enable anyone to feel more depressed. That’s the last thing I’d want to have happen! I also am a huge advocate for logic, reason, and critical thinking. I believe they’re crucial skills for the epistemic crises we will face. đ
So I won’t throw either of those criticisms away but to say we can EXTEND on them! đ
â¤ī¸Â đ’đē đđŽđšđ¸đļđģđ´ đŽđ¯đŧđđ đđđļđģđ´ đŧđđŋ đ˛đēđŧđđļđŧđģđ đļđģ đŽđģ đļđģđđ˛đšđšđļđ´đ˛đģđ đđŽđ, đđļđđĩ đļđģđđ˛đģđđļđŧđģ, đđļđđĩ đŊđđŋđŊđŧđđ˛, đģđŧđ đŽđ đŽđģ đļđģđąđđšđ´đ˛đģđ°đ˛. â¤ī¸
đ đ§đĩđ˛đŋđ˛’đ đŽ đąđļđŗđŗđ˛đŋđ˛đģđ°đ˛ đ¯đ˛đđđ˛đ˛đģ đŽđšđšđŧđđļđģđ´ đđŧđēđ˛đŧđģđ˛ đđŧ đŗđ˛đ˛đš đđĩđ˛đļđŋ đ˛đēđŧđđļđŧđģđ đŗđŧđŋ đ°đŧđģđđđŋđđ°đđļđđ˛ đđŧđšđđđļđŧđģđ đđ. đŽđšđšđŧđđļđģđ´ đđŧđēđ˛đŧđģđ˛ đđŧ đŗđ˛đ˛đš đđĩđ˛đļđŋ đ˛đēđŧđđļđŧđģđ đđļđēđŊđšđ đđŧ đąđđ˛đšđš đļđģ đđĩđ˛đē. đ
Mental health is so easily swept under the rug because it can be an unpleasant topic to discuss. The very reason we “resist” talking about it is the reason why it will “persist” and be discussed! đ
đ đĒđĩđļđšđ˛ đđŧđ đēđŽđ đģđŧđ đŊđ˛đŋđđŧđģđŽđšđšđ đŗđ˛đ˛đš đģđ˛đ´đŽđđļđđ˛ đ˛đēđŧđđļđŧđģđ đąđŽđļđšđ, đđĩđ˛đŋđ˛ đŽđŋđ˛ đŊđšđ˛đģđđ đŧđŗ đŊđ˛đŧđŊđšđ˛ đđĩđŽđ đąđŧ. đ
The fact that a lot of us (including myself at times) aren’t willing to discuss it says a lot about how we treat our emotions in our society. đ
Again, it’s NOT about dwelling on our emotions! That’s the last thing I want people to presume with what I say here! đ
â¤ī¸Â đ’đē đđŽđšđ¸đļđģđ´ đŽđ¯đŧđđ đđđļđģđ´ đŧđđŋ đ˛đēđŧđđļđŧđģđ đļđģ đŽđģ đļđģđđ˛đšđšđļđ´đ˛đģđ đđŽđ, đđļđđĩ đļđģđđ˛đģđđļđŧđģ, đđļđđĩ đŊđđŋđŊđŧđđ˛, đģđŧđ đŽđ đŽđģ đļđģđąđđšđ´đ˛đģđ°đ˛. â¤ī¸
I share this with you all today:
â¯ī¸Â đĻđŧ đđ˛ đŽđ đŽ đđŧđ°đļđ˛đđ đŽđšđšđŧđ đŧđđŋđđ˛đšđđ˛đ đđŧ đ¯đ˛ đŧđ¸đŽđ đđļđđĩ đđĩđ˛ đ˛đ đļđđđ˛đģđ°đ˛ đŧđŗ đŧđđŋ đ˛đēđŧđđļđŧđģđ.
â¯ī¸Â đĻđŧ đđ˛ đ°đŽđģ đšđ˛đ đŧđđŋđđ˛đšđđ˛đ đŽđģđą đ˛đŽđ°đĩ đŧđđĩđ˛đŋ đ¸đģđŧđ đļđ’đ đŧđ¸đŽđ đđŧ đģđŧđ đ¯đ˛ đŧđ¸đŽđ, đģđŧđ đđŧ đ˛đģđŽđ¯đšđ˛ đ¯đđ đđŧ đŽđ°đ°đ˛đŊđ đđĩđ˛ đŊđŋđ˛đđ˛đģđ đēđŧđēđ˛đģđ.
â¯ī¸Â đĻđŧ đđ˛ đ°đŧđģđđļđģđđ˛ đ¯đŋđļđģđ´đļđģđ´ đŽđđŽđŋđ˛đģđ˛đđ đđŧ đđĩđ˛ đļđđđđ˛.
â¯ī¸Â đĻđŧ đđ˛ đ°đŽđģ đ°đŧđģđđļđģđđ˛ đ¯đ˛đļđģđ´ đŊđ˛đŋđđļđđđ˛đģđ đļđģ đŧđđŋ đŗđŧđ°đđ đŧđģ đđŧđšđđđļđŧđģđ.
.
.
SHARE so others hear this message! â¤ī¸
