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1115: [Part 1] 10 Signs Of Toxic Self-Awareness & How It Can Destroy Relationships by Orit Krug

Optimal Relationships Daily - Dating, Marriage and Parenting

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The Search for Self Awareness Can Be Toxic

The search for self awareness can be a toxic behavior when cognitive understanding creates more stress in our lives and relationships. Our bodies are the vehicles for which we behave, act and interact in the world. If our bodies are frozen, then we cannot change our patterns. Therefore, repeating intellectual exercises instead of embodying the changes creates the illusion that we're healing and growing,. When in reality, nothing changes. Here's an example. You make a plan and even practise a script to use nicer words to your partner. But you still can't seem to change them. The reason is because trama gets stored in the body and non verbal parts of our brain. We become addicted to finding answers, pe

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