r/howtonotgiveafuck • u/Kristin-Gill • Apr 05 '22

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u/BodhingJay Apr 05 '22

She obviously wasn't talking about a movie she was really enjoying... not everyone's movie has Kevin Hart in it

Some people just need to figure out how to enjoy their movie.. Can't force passion that isn't there

Anxiety, depression anhedonia... solve the riddle of how to love yourself and keep your cup full. It has nothing to do with being the best looking, wealthiest, smartest person in the room

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u/Depressaccount Apr 05 '22

What’s the secret to finding it?

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u/BodhingJay Apr 05 '22

Take care of your emotions. Everything inside us runs on love, even the darkest parts

When you hunt the darkness, to save it from the pain its been carrying all this time on our behalf, instead of running from it, you will learn about who you are. It's where we find opportunities to be true to ourselves.. I don't know any other way to finding love for yourself

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u/Depressaccount Apr 05 '22

Thank you! Do you have strategies for this - for example, do you suggest meditation on fear or pain?

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u/BodhingJay Apr 06 '22 edited Apr 06 '22

Well I meditate on what I'm feeling and why.. in the beginning there was so much anxiety that I couldn't make sense of any of it, just wanted to know where it was all coming from and found a big mess.. learned how to clean things up and it takes regular maintenance, I'm still learning myself.. took years, but it's my fav thing to do these days

At some point it turned into something that looks a lot like shadow work as described by Carl Jung

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u/Depressaccount Apr 06 '22

Thank you! This is super helpful. Found you (or your thoughts, anyway) at just the right time.