Fine line between complaining and gossip! Fantastic perspective on what complaining is. Impatience with discomfort over which we have no control. Love it!
Thank you for this!!! for clarifying the definition of complaining. There are some people who would confuse "not complaining" with an unhealthy desire to preserve the status quo at all cost. There are some people who are walking around on eggshells and it's killing them inside. Yes!!! accurately assessing challenges is key!!! What are you afraid of??! What do you really want??! Take the time to do this and you are halfway there.
Thank you kindly for another wonderful episode. These episodes are always one of the highlights of my week and they continue to transform my daily work as a husband, father, and psychotherapist.
A huge fan of your podcast / master class here - thank you for your fantastic work. I have one question for you. I’ve dealt with various psychosomatic symptoms throughout my life (pain, migraines, etc), and one of the frequently recommended solutions is journaling. More specifically, venting on paper without any filter whatsoever in order to stop identifying oneself with his thoughts and gain awareness of what’s going on in one’s mind (e.g. Nicole Sachs’ popular “Journal Speak”). Many people *do* report significant alleviation or even cessation of symptoms as a result of this temper-tantrum-like journaling practice. I wonder what your take on that is. My hypothesis for why this technique works, even without a reframe, is that writing things down inevitably involves the prefrontal cortex instead of the emotional centers of the brain, which is in itself calming for the amygdala. TLDR I’m not sure whether vent-journaling is a good strategy for the long run.
Fine line between complaining and gossip! Fantastic perspective on what complaining is. Impatience with discomfort over which we have no control. Love it!
Thank you for this!!! for clarifying the definition of complaining. There are some people who would confuse "not complaining" with an unhealthy desire to preserve the status quo at all cost. There are some people who are walking around on eggshells and it's killing them inside. Yes!!! accurately assessing challenges is key!!! What are you afraid of??! What do you really want??! Take the time to do this and you are halfway there.
Thank you kindly for another wonderful episode. These episodes are always one of the highlights of my week and they continue to transform my daily work as a husband, father, and psychotherapist.
A huge fan of your podcast / master class here - thank you for your fantastic work. I have one question for you. I’ve dealt with various psychosomatic symptoms throughout my life (pain, migraines, etc), and one of the frequently recommended solutions is journaling. More specifically, venting on paper without any filter whatsoever in order to stop identifying oneself with his thoughts and gain awareness of what’s going on in one’s mind (e.g. Nicole Sachs’ popular “Journal Speak”). Many people *do* report significant alleviation or even cessation of symptoms as a result of this temper-tantrum-like journaling practice. I wonder what your take on that is. My hypothesis for why this technique works, even without a reframe, is that writing things down inevitably involves the prefrontal cortex instead of the emotional centers of the brain, which is in itself calming for the amygdala. TLDR I’m not sure whether vent-journaling is a good strategy for the long run.