Interesting article from the NY Times:
"Our conclusion? Too much analysis can confuse people about how they really feel. There are severe limits to what we can discover through self-reflection, and trying to explain the unexplainable does not lead to a sudden parting of the seas with our hidden thoughts and feelings revealed like flopping fish."
"Self-reflection is especially problematic when we are feeling down. Research by Susan Nolen-Hoeksema, a clinical psychologist at Yale University, shows that when people are depressed, ruminating on their problems makes things worse."
2 comments:
It's all right ma, I'm only bleeding.
not always true, sometimes a little hard work of digging yourself out of a pit is the best medicine. We can't run away from our problems or struggles, nor can we ignore them. Smoke some grass or pop some reds...point is settle down, and then open your mind to to everything you can't contain.
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