Yearning for the Good Old Days?
/Happy Solstice
After this past year, do you find yourself yearning for the good old days? The days before masks and fearing other people's bodies. The days of being at concerts waving your body to the beat of the music with other people. the good old days of being together to without worrying about other people breathing on you.
It's kind of like pining for an old flame from the past.
Idealizing the relationship as if there were no challenges.
Your mind and body are living together in the same skin, and yet when we're pining for what was, your mind is in a different time zone than your body.
Don't get me wrong, I love to get lost in a juicy fantasy and the idealized past in my head.
But it can feel as though I'm split into 2 worlds and not fully here for my life.
A big part of healing from the intense experience we were and are in, is allowing the body part, the somatic part of you, to fully digest and finish the defensive responses (aka. stress-energy) of the covid experience.
-being locked up in isolation
-not connecting with others
-depression, anxiety, fear, worry
-losing jobs, freedom, money
-not knowing when or if you'll see your family members, partners, friends
Even as things are opening back up, there is still so much wobbliness and uncertainty.
If you are struggling with the ups and downs of your reality and would like to find ways to clear negative thought patterns, anxiety, worry, depression, chronic pain, or migraines, it may be time to explore Somatic Experiencing.
Somatic Experiencing will bring your body and mind back to the same time zone so your body can move through and fully finish what's keeping you stuck and bogged down. This will release your life energy for the things you want to move towards in the next chapter of your life. It will also help you find more ease in your own skin.
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with LOVE, Courage, and Regulation
Dorie