I have long been fascinated with cognitive dissonance because it is behind a lot of troubling behavior in the stereotype arena. Cognitive dissonance arises when we hold two contradictory thoughts (technically “cognitions: ideas, beliefs, values or emotional reactions”). For example, …
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I am an expert at self-judgments. Almost nothing i do comes without that critical voice’s overlay that points out something that i am not doing right. As i try to live my life outside of social norms more and more, …
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I have been struggling with loneliness lately. It’s probably been exacerbated by my bout with hypothyroidism because i just don’t have the energy to maintain connections – and i am guessing i also damaged a few because i reacted out …
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I was supposed to go to a workshop today to meet my inner critic. This morning, i realized that i was longing for solitude and have been for a while. I decided to use today as a day of solitude …
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I guess my transition is a practice: A practice in rebuilding my sense of self-worth despite all the self-doubts that have accumulated over the years. It’s hard work. And i seem to keep at it or else the voices, the …
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Not sure if it is my regular practice of writing morning pages, all the inner work i’ve been doing, or my general increased self-awareness, whatever it is, i have been noticing some interesting tendencies in my mind. It seems bend …
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