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Harassment can make a workplace feel frightening, exhausting, and painfully isolating. You may start dreading ordinary things, like walking to your car, checking your email, or sitting in a meeting where that person might be. My experience with harassment was when I was in first grade by my teacher. She constantly rediculed me in front…

Repression. It is a heavy word, and it can make a bad dream feel even heavier. When feelings, stress, or painful experiences are pushed away for a long time, they may affect dream intensity, recurring themes, and the quality of your sleep. Still, a troubling dream does not always hold a hidden message. Dreams may…

Coercion. The word can feel heavy, especially when the behavior has been subtle, repeated, and woven into a close relationship over time. You may not have bruises or one clear moment to point to. Instead, you may feel smaller than you used to feel. You may second-guess ordinary choices, watch your words, or wonder why…

Ambition can feel like something other people were handed, while you are staring at a to-do list with nothing in you that wants to move. I’ve always had motivational blocks when it comes to my ambitions. Whether it’s the depression or anxiety most of my life, I just couldn’t break free. Within the last three…

Learned helplessness can feel like waking up already tired of trying. Maybe stress has kept coming, rejection has piled up, or you have been stuck in a situation that never seemed to change. After a while, learned helplessness can make you wonder if anything you do matters. That feeling is painful, but it is not…

Detachment can sound cold, especially when you already feel like your thoughts are louder than everyone else’s. But healthy detachment isn’t denial, numbness, or pulling away from people you love. It’s the small, learnable pause between a thought and the reaction that usually follows. I use detachment when my mind starts racing while I’m trying…

Inner peace can feel far away when your phone keeps buzzing, work won’t let up, and your mind is already carrying too much. Caregiving, anxiety, painful news, money worries, relationship struggles, and the ordinary weight of getting through the day can make calm seem like something other people get to have. My inner peace is…

Condemnation. It can arrive right after a mistake, a hard conversation, a missed appointment, or a day when you could barely get out of bed. Condemnation tells you that your struggle is proof that something is wrong with who you are. My condemnation came from my self-criticism for myself. So, I was critical of myself…

Aspiration is the small inner voice that says, “There may be more for me than this.” Aspiration for success does not have to mean more money, a bigger title, or being productive every waking minute. It can mean peace. It can mean steady work, safer relationships, better health, or having enough energy to enjoy an…

Inadequacy can walk into an ordinary moment and make everything feel heavier. A missed deadline, a hard conversation, a social media post, or one small mistake can suddenly turn into, “What is wrong with me?” Most of my life, I’ve been asking that question. I always blamed myself for all my misgivings, even if I…