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Our culture often encourages us to identify ourselves by a diagnosis. Depression. ADHD. PTSD. Borderline. These words can bring a strange mixture of relief and burden. How we approach these labels can either deepen our suffering or gently open a doorway toward healing. The Harm of Over-Identification When we collapse our entire identity into a…
What if the problem isn’t you—but the distorted lens you’ve been taught to see yourself through?
When horrific suffering unfolds in the world — places like Gaza, Ukraine, or anywhere war, violence, or oppression devastate lives — sensitive people often feel it intensely. Our nervous systems register these realities not only as news, but as lived resonance: the cries of others echo inside us. This can feel overwhelming, even unbearable. We…