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Psychic Attacks
Three possible understandings of what this phrase means and what you can do.
Not everyone means the same thing when talking about “psychic attacks”. I myself have used this phrase when I’m feeling amped up with negative emotions but I don’t have a story to explain it. Sometimes that ends up that I’m feeling the energy of the world/collective, but on occasion it has been an actual psychic attack.
This is how I’m working with psychic attacks when clients ask for help with this topic:
Emotional causes -> physical symptoms
Isn’t it frustrating when you have a physical issue, you know there is an emotional component or trigger for it, yet you haven’t found the way to resolve it yet?
What is it for you? Back pain….tooth decay….memory loss….bone loss….digestive issues…allergies….thyroid imbalance…perimenopause, menopause symptoms…
I remember when I was thoroughly immersed in IFS practices, and knowing that emotions were somehow connected to various aches and pains, but I couldn’t quite get to the root of it.
Cold sores as a manifestation of shame. A terrible infected ingrown toenail connected to new motherhood. Frustration that I could make the connection, but I couldn’t get them to heal, even with applying IFS + acupuncture, homeopathy, etc.
It’s not about being louder
What Happens When the Throat Becomes Free
Freeing your throat and voice channel brings the body, mind and spirit into coherence. Actions and communication from this alignment tap into true power, the kind of power vs force.
Force = yelling; the shoulds
Power = silence, a whisper, a sigh, embodied words, singing, grieving, keening, wailing, linking arms, presence.
Head + Heart vs AI
Why human wisdom goes beyond AI
Head plus heart = greater than AI.
As the "intelligence" of AI grows, it already, at times, surpasses certain human brain power. The greatest chess champions bested by Stockfish for example.
But the brain, in partnership with our nervous systems, sensory abilities, heart, and spirit = unique and unbeatable. AI will never come close to our human gifts in this way.
When AI mimics human connection (and why it feels strange)
Yes, AI has learned relational soothing - but holy moly, doesn't it feel weird when AI tells you how wonderful you are???
It makes me laugh when Chatgpt affirms my style of writing.
It's so absurd. And yet can feel weirdly alluring when in vulnerable moments.
When pressure brings up panic
Do you know this situation:
Sweating, shaking, cotton mouth, you need to pee. Your brain doesn’t feel right. You can’t find your thoughts, much less put them into words.
You want to hide….but you’re a grown up, so you force yourself to stay and do the thing you planned to do.
<<You might call this performance anxiety, stage fright, introversion, or high sensitivity.>>
December Hangovers
For example, the boomerang of excess in December, to our cultural norm of austerity in January.
Plus of course, less sunlight, less movement.
Our bodies ask for rest and renewal at this time of year, polarized with our cultural expectation of keep going, never stop.
And the intensity of the world is bringing so many ugly and painful things to the surface externally, it seems that many buried things in me are coming to the surface as well.
There’s a generous side to this December hangover - it brings to the surface our shadows, our baseline imbalances, our depths that ask for help. The roots of our shadows are accessible.