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1718 || generational shame || book club
We can't heal what we don't feel.
Unfortunately, one of the greatest powers of toxic shame is that it creates automatic, unconscious defenses: like I…
2 weeks ago
1717 || when shame is a demon || book club
The more one experiences shame, the more one is ashamed, and the beat goes on. It is this dead-end quality of shame that makes it so hopeless. But it…
2 weeks, 1 day ago
1716 || book club || healing the shame that binds you
“Without feeling, nothing matters, and with feeling, anything can matter.” - Silvan Tompkins
When you internalize toxic levels of shame, you create a …
2 weeks, 2 days ago
1715 || regular shame vs. toxic shame
Toxic shame is a deep feeling of worthlessness and self-hatred often starting in childhood due to trauma or neglect. Deconstructing internalized toxi…
2 weeks, 3 days ago
1174 || "thawing out" from a freeze state
Analysis paralysis is a natural response to stress, but there are many ways to manage it.
2 weeks, 6 days ago
1173 || imperfect action > inaction
Inaction is not neutral.
I know I’m capable of great things but I am too afraid to do anything I want to do because it is easier to do nothing.
It fee…
3 weeks ago
1711 || why the war
This war is a ponzi scheme by people who use "rapture accelerationism" as a manipulation tactic. People ARE resisting, but we need to address what's …
3 weeks, 1 day ago
1712 || keep me kind
Having a broken heart means you still have a heart. Feeling painful feelings means you can still feel.
It's all part of the process of processing.
"K…
3 weeks, 1 day ago
1710 || bell hooks || men aren't the enemy
"By highlighting psychological patriarchy, we see that everyone is implicated and we are freed from the misperception that men are the enemy. To end …
3 weeks, 2 days ago
1709 || bell hooks || patriarchy isn't funny
"No one has ever explained why accurately naming this system is funny. The laughter is itself a weapon of patriarchal terrorism. It functions as a di…
3 weeks, 3 days ago