Anxiety and Core Emotions
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Anxiety and Core Emotions
Many people seek therapy in order to address their anxiety. However, in intensive short-term dynamic therapy (ISTDP) the task is more complex than identifying the anxiety and building coping mechanisms. In ISTDP, anxiety is viewed as an inhibitory emotion. It is experienced in order to block core emotions.
Core emotions include fear, anger, disgust, joy, excitement and sexual excitement. These are much more physiological experiences meant to inform us about our environment. Core emotions are hard-wired in our brains and therefore not subject to conscious control.
The Change Triangle is a good illustration to better understand the role of anxiety related to core emotions. Like shame and guilt, anxiety is an inhibitory emotion meant to block core emotions. The purpose of this block can vary but many times it is because the intensity of the feeling is overwhelming and our brains wants to shut them down in order to protect itself. Another possibility is that this block was learned in childhood to please our caretakers. That’s why getting to the root of our defenses helps us understand the way our change triangle works.
The impact of anxiety on core emotions is this block that it creates so we can’t access our core emotions. When we are able to regulate our anxiety and identify our core emotions and how we feel them in our bodies then we are able to actually process them.
Reference:
Hendel, Hilary Jacobs. “What Is the Change Triangle?” Psychology Today, Sussex Publishers, 18 July 2019, www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/emotion-information/201907/what-is-the-change-triangle.
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It all begins with an idea.
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Don’t worry about sounding professional. Sound like you. There are over 1.5 billion websites out there, but your story is what’s going to separate this one from the rest. If you read the words back and don’t hear your own voice in your head, that’s a good sign you still have more work to do.
Be clear, be confident and don’t overthink it. The beauty of your story is that it’s going to continue to evolve and your site can evolve with it. Your goal should be to make it feel right for right now. Later will take care of itself. It always does.
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It all begins with an idea.
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Don’t worry about sounding professional. Sound like you. There are over 1.5 billion websites out there, but your story is what’s going to separate this one from the rest. If you read the words back and don’t hear your own voice in your head, that’s a good sign you still have more work to do.
Be clear, be confident and don’t overthink it. The beauty of your story is that it’s going to continue to evolve and your site can evolve with it. Your goal should be to make it feel right for right now. Later will take care of itself. It always does.