self healing synonyms

There is no absolutely unique standard synonym for self-healing. The most recognized corresponding expressions in different application scenarios and different academic schools are "self-care (mainstream context of positive psychology)", "inner repair (psychoanalysis/psychodynamic context)", "emotional reset (mindfulness/daily practice context)". In addition, there are a large number of life-oriented and personal alternative expressions. There is no right or wrong, just look at the adaption scenario.

Many people struggle with which word is the most "authentic" synonym. Essentially, they fail to realize that the research entry points of different schools of psychology are inherently different. Christine Neff, a self-care researcher at the University of Texas, has clearly mentioned that the core of self-care is to stop self-attack, not to avoid negative emotions, and to stay calmly with the pain of the moment. This completely coincides with the core of self-healing defined in mainstream psychology. I once met an Internet operator who worked overtime for three consecutive months until she couldn't cry. She always thought that "healing" would require spending tens of thousands of yuan to live in Dali for half a month. Later, she followed the simplest self-care practice: when she worked overtime late, she took a detour to buy her favorite sugar water.

But if you ask a psychodynamic counselor, you will probably think that this definition is too shallow. In their eyes, the equivalent term for self-healing is "inner healing" - you have to get to the root of your emotional reactions and straighten out the unprocessed trauma nodes in your early years before you can be truly healed. It was the same operations girl just now. Later, when she was doing free association, she discovered that she didn’t dare to stop and rest because when she was in elementary school, as long as she didn’t get into the top three, her mother would say with a cold face, “How dare you be lazy when others are making progress?” Until she untied this subconscious knot, she would not become physiologically anxious when she was free. This process of touching deep patterns is what the dynamic school considers self-healing. The two views have been arguing for more than ten years and no one can convince the other. In fact, there is nothing to argue about: if you are just under a lot of pressure to catch up on projects recently and do not have long-term recurring emotional difficulties, using self-care methods is enough. ； If you always fall into the same pit - for example, every time you fall in love, you end up getting hurt, and you subconsciously shrink back when you try to get an opportunity - then you may have to go to the level of inner repair.

If you jump out of the academic context and put it into ordinary people's lives, the synonyms of self-healing will become even more wild. I came across a netizen’s updates last week, saying that her regular weekly healing project is to buy two boxes of braised cola with ice after get off work on Friday, squat in a rental house and watch old idol dramas from ten years ago, and never reply to anyone who sends work messages. She calls this "recovering blood". Do you think this is self-healing? Of course it counts. Mindfulness practitioners stand in the company corridor for 5 minutes at noon and take 10 deep breaths to clear away the emotions of being scolded by a customer just now. They call this "emotional reset" and it is also a real form of self-healing.

Speaking of which, the most interesting way of healing I have ever seen was by a boy who works in architectural design. He drives to a construction site in the suburbs every Sunday to watch workers laying foundations. He squats on the side and watches all afternoon. He said that watching the concrete being poured in little by little and the piles being hammered down solidly, he felt that the shaky place in his heart had stabilized. Friends around him said that he was free, so why not sign up for a singing bowl healing class worth several thousand yuan? He said that the buzzing sound in those classes gave him a headache, but it was really comfortable to see laying foundations. You see, for him, "watching workers lay the foundation" is an exclusive synonym for self-healing, and there is no need to use any fancy terminology at all.

There is another controversial point on the Internet right now: many people accuse buying bags, drinking milk tea, and traveling as self-healing as IQ taxes, and they are brainwashed by consumerism. In fact, there is no need to kill you with a stick. If you can be happy for half a month by buying a small piece of jewelry you like and it doesn’t exceed your budget, then this is your way of healing. There is nothing wrong with calling it “treat yourself” ； What I’m afraid of is that you already owe credit cards and have been brainwashed by bloggers who said, “Girls are willing to spend money on themselves to heal themselves.” After buying something, you’ll be so anxious that you can’t sleep all night long. Then this isn’t healing, it’s clearly causing trouble for yourself.

In fact, thinking about the synonyms of self-healing is a very silly thing. You don't need to use any professional terminology to make your emotional adjustment appear "correct." As long as that method can help you relax from a tense state, without hurting yourself or affecting others, it doesn't matter if you call it daze, wandering around, petting the cat, or squatting on the roadside to watch the uncle play chess. After all, what can cure you is never the beautiful professional term, but your willingness to stop and take care of yourself.