Release
Self-care card of the day: RELEASE
"Have a good cry: Grief is the doorway to your deepest self."
Self-care activity: Well, this one is kind of hard to make yourself do. Crying is something you do when you have to. But it is good to keep this in mind. I used to have a lot of trouble crying when I needed to. I tamped it down, and therefore couldn't let it out when I needed to. I would go a long time without having a good cry, and by the time I did, it didn't feel good like it is supposed to. I've gotten better about that. Actually, I think going to Ireland senior year was a big turning point for me in a lot of ways. It broke a lot of internal emotional barriers for me. Cortiva was even better for that. And then, beginning MFR. It has gotten to the point where it annoys me very much when people refer to crying as an "emotional breakdown." Crying is healthy. It is what the body is supposed to do when stress has gotten to a point that we need a release. Sure, it hurts while it's happening, but you feel better afterwards. It's therapeutic. It clears the mind. ...Anyway, although I cannot force myself to cry if I don't need to, I can perhaps invite a healthy release by watching The Joy Luck Club after work. That is one of the few movies that is able to make me cry. And it has been awhile since I've seen it. Oh! And I have an episode or two of Broadchurch to watch, too!
"Have a good cry: Grief is the doorway to your deepest self."
Self-care activity: Well, this one is kind of hard to make yourself do. Crying is something you do when you have to. But it is good to keep this in mind. I used to have a lot of trouble crying when I needed to. I tamped it down, and therefore couldn't let it out when I needed to. I would go a long time without having a good cry, and by the time I did, it didn't feel good like it is supposed to. I've gotten better about that. Actually, I think going to Ireland senior year was a big turning point for me in a lot of ways. It broke a lot of internal emotional barriers for me. Cortiva was even better for that. And then, beginning MFR. It has gotten to the point where it annoys me very much when people refer to crying as an "emotional breakdown." Crying is healthy. It is what the body is supposed to do when stress has gotten to a point that we need a release. Sure, it hurts while it's happening, but you feel better afterwards. It's therapeutic. It clears the mind. ...Anyway, although I cannot force myself to cry if I don't need to, I can perhaps invite a healthy release by watching The Joy Luck Club after work. That is one of the few movies that is able to make me cry. And it has been awhile since I've seen it. Oh! And I have an episode or two of Broadchurch to watch, too!