Pain & Gain
“You must have chaos within you to give birth to a dancing star.”
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ADDICTED
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THEMES Addiction, Unresolved Trauma, Rat Park, Escape Behaviours, Disconnection, Shame, Recovery VISIT THIS SECTION... |
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ADVERSITY
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THEMES Post-Traumatic Growth, The Upsides Of Adversity, Pain As Fuel, Gifts In Struggle, "Supersurviving" VISIT THIS SECTION... |
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BACK-STORY
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THEMES Personal Narrative, Being Defined By Our Past Issues, "Woundology", Stuck In The Past, Editing Our Stories VISIT THIS SECTION... |
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BAGGAGE
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THEMES Trauma, Trapped / Toxic Emotions, Adverse Childhood Experiences, Somatic Experiencing VISIT THIS SECTION... |
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CHANGE OF IDENTITY
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THEMES Personality Change, Life Transitions, Individuation, The Camel, Lion & Child, Positive Disintegration VISIT THIS SECTION... |
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CRACKING UP
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THEMES Spiritual Crisis, Psychosis, "Crazywise", Breakdowns, Altered States, Hypersanity, Identity Shifts, "Madness" VISIT THIS SECTION... |
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DARK NIGHT OF THE SOUL
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THEMES Prolonged Depression, "The Dark Night", Chaos Cycles, Feeling Directionless, Lost, Loss Of Meaning, Slump VISIT THIS SECTION... |
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DAZED & CONFUSED
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THEMES Drifting, Aimlessness, Lost, Liminality, Lack of Direction, Navigating Unknown, "No Longer" & "Not Yet" VISIT THIS SECTION... |
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FACING PAIN
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THEMES Processing Pain, Emotional Healing, Buried Feelings, Crying, "Permission To Feel" Painful Emotions, Core Pain VISIT THIS SECTION... |
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THE FALL
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THEMES Life Falling Apart, Feeling Broken, Endings, Hitting Rock Bottom, Being "Broken Open", Heartbreak VISIT THIS SECTION... |
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FAMILY TIES
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THEMES Family Dynamics, Early Pain, The First 3 Years, Still Face Experiment, Inner Child Work, Re-Parenting VISIT THIS SECTION... |
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FLYING SOLO
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THEMES Loneliness, Isolation, Lack Of Connection, Inner Bonding, Being Able To Be Alone, Self-Sufficiency VISIT THIS SECTION... |
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HERO(INE)'S JOURNEY
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THEMES Rite Of Passage, Rebirth Via Crisis, Growth Via Struggle, "Finding Joe", The Work Of Joseph Campbell VISIT THIS SECTION... |
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IF LIFE GIVES YOU LEMONS
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THEMES Alive Vs Dead Time, Silver Linings, Making The Best Out Of A Bad Situation, Obstacles Vs Opportunities VISIT THIS SECTION... |
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LETTING GO
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THEMES Forgiveness, Resentment, Moving On, The 12 Principles, The "Pain-Body", How To Let Go & Find Peace VISIT THIS SECTION... |
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LIVE (& LET DIE)
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THEMES Death Denial, Memento Mori, Fear Of Death, Meditating On Mortality, Terror Management Theory VISIT THIS SECTION... |
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LOST HOPE
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THEMES Hope Theory, Grounded Hope, Learned Hopefulness, Polarised Thinking, Cognitive Distortions VISIT THIS SECTION... |
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PAIN & GAIN
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THEMES Physical Pain, The Work Of Dr. John Sarno, TMS, Psychology Of Physical Ailments, "All The Rage" VISIT THIS SECTION... |
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PARADISE LOST
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THEMES Grief & Grieving, 5 Stages Of Grief, Ambiguous Loss, Complicated Grief, How To Recover From Loss VISIT THIS SECTION... |
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RADICAL ACCEPTANCE
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THEMES Accepting Pain, Making Peace, Intense Realism, Stockdale Paradox, Amor Fati, Expectations Vs Reality VISIT THIS SECTION... |
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RESILIENCE
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THEMES Weathering Storms, Ability To Bounce Bank, "Super-Surviving", Overcoming Pain, Thinking Traps VISIT THIS SECTION... |
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SPIRAL
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THEMES Shame, Shame Cycles, Self-Worth, Shame & Addiction, Shame Vs Guilt, Inner Voices, Shame & The Body VISIT THIS SECTION... |
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STOIC
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THEMES Stoicism, Realism, Amor Fati, Memento Mori, Handling Setbacks, Practical Pessimism, Detachment VISIT THIS SECTION... |
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THE VOID
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THEMES Feeling Empty, Dissociation Fragmentation, Being In A State of Lack, Self-Alienation, Unmet Needs VISIT THIS SECTION... |
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YESTERDAY
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THEMES Living In The Past, Regret, Nostalgia, "The Good Old Days", Time Perspectives, The Past As Therapy VISIT THIS SECTION... |