mel"In terms of finding ways to feel better in the short term, there are interventions that are relatively nonharming or completely nonharming. They’re going to help the #body feel a little bit more comfortable. They’re going to help the #nervous system get recalibrated. But other interventions are going to cause a whole other set of problems. Which doesn’t mean that we can never do them. So if it’s watching TV, because that feels like it’s helping us chill out, fine.
But when that becomes the go-to mechanism for self-soothing, it interrupts the opportunity to stay with the initial #discomfort and begin to investigate it. And that’s basically a setup for #addiction."
https://tricyclemag.substack.com/p/anxiety-is-a-message-from-your-psyche
