Content related to psychology, emotions, including essays, stories, professional materials, diaries, etc
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Ever feel like your emotions are a mystery, even to you? One day you feel on top of the world, the next you're in a slump, and it’s hard to pinpoint exactly why. If you're looking to finally understand your emotional landscape and take meaningful
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Feeling stuck in a loop of negative thoughts? Overwhelmed by anxiety or weighed down by a low mood? Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) offers a powerful, evidence-based roadmap to change. It has revolutionized mental health by providing practical, actionable tools to manage your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. While often practiced with
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Ever feel like your emotions are a tangled mystery? In our relentlessly fast-paced world, gaining clarity over our inner landscape isn't a luxury—it's essential for our well-being. This is where a mood journal comes in: a simple, yet profoundly effective tool for emotional self-discovery and
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How should we face negative emotions? It’s a question that lingers quietly in the background of modern life. As one elite tennis player once remarked, “The greatest advantage top athletes have is their ability to swiftly shed negative emotions.” On the court, when a wave of frustration hits, he
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Ellie stood before the floor-to-ceiling window of her new apartment, looking out over the city she had spent the better part of a decade conquering. The apartment, modest but hers, was the last and most significant item to be crossed off her life’s checklist. To own a space that
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There is a moment after a mistake that is unlike any other. The external world fades, and a new scene begins on the stage of your mind. A spotlight snaps on. In the center stands your blunder. And in a chair in the corner, a figure leans forward, clears their
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The fight between Clara and Ben always begins with a rupture in the fabric of the ordinary. This time, it’s a carton of milk. Ben forgot to pick one up. When Clara opens the refrigerator to find it empty, the ensuing silence has a weight she knows all too
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Byline: jack miller Date: September 2, 2025 On a Tuesday afternoon at a therapy clinic affiliated with Stanford University, a software engineer named Michael describes his relationship with a project-management tool called Asana. “It’s a graveyard,” he says. “I open it, I look at the overdue tasks, and I
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In the quiet arithmetic of our lives, we often measure our existence by the milestones we achieve, the relationships we build, and the love we give and receive. Yet, for millions, this equation of a fulfilled life remains incomplete without a silent, four-legged, feathered, or scaled variable. It’s a
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We live in an age of information overload and relentless pace. The constant chime of phone notifications, an ever-growing to-do list, anxiety about the future, regrets about the past… our brain is like a web browser with countless tabs open, each one draining our mental energy. Have you ever felt
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一、引言 近年来，冥想、瑜伽和呼吸法等身心疗愈手段日益流行，尤其在心理健康领域备受关注。 2025年8月发表于PLOS ONE的论文《Neurobiological substrates of altered states of consciousness induced by high ventilation breathwork accompanied by music》（高通气呼吸法伴随音乐诱导的意识改变状态的神经生物学基础），首次系统探讨了高通气呼吸（High Ventilation Breathwork, HVB）结合音乐，如何在大脑层面诱发类似致幻剂体验的“意识改变状态”（Altered States of Consciousness, ASC）。 论文链接：https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0329411
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1. Introduction In recent years, mind-body healing practices such as meditation, yoga, and breathwork have gained increasing popularity, especially in the realm of mental health. A paper published in PLOS ONE in August 2025, titled “Neurobiological substrates of altered states of consciousness induced by high ventilation breathwork accompanied by music,