I recommend the Elixir. They make a great pair.
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Any kind of therapeutic or healing activity:
a) attending psychotherapy sessions
b) 12-step meetings
c) journalling and processing past experiences
d) praying
e) massage, complementary and alternative medicine practices (acupuncture, reiki, massage therapy, Wim Hof)
f) art/music/dance therapy
g) improv classes
h) guided meditations, self-hypnosis, hypnotherapy
i) breathwork
j) facing fears or feared cues (in imagination or in real-life)
k) crying
l) acting out and expressing emotions
m) just chilling and allowing healing to happen naturally, like you do when healing from a scrape
n) empty chair technique
o) reading stories/watching movies of other people’s’ traumas and/or healing processes
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If you feel like crying, cry. This is very beneficial.
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There are actually many, many more.
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facing your fears head on, uncensored, uncut, uncircumcized.
fear of talking to a “hot” woman? say “fvck it” and talk to her with your best foot forward ie no meek approach, talking too fast, avoidance eye contact.
fear of public speaking? say “fuc|< it”, sign up to talk about something that you’re passionate about
fear of water? say “f()ck it”, and enrol in swimming class.
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Vision Quest
Ayahuasca or other natural psychedelics (under healthy circumstances)
Hugging (CONSENSUAL please)
Pilgrimage
Visiting places of healing or retreat centers, spa
Serving the suffering
Singing
Creative expression - liberating the suppressed inner voices
Holotropic breathwork
Vipassana
Sex (CONSENSUAL again)
adrenaline-raising activities (if appropriate) - performing on-stage, roller coaster, giving a public speech, and so on
spending time with healing animals - horses, capybaras, dogs
walking in nature
going (safely) into the ocean, sitting next to big water
watching slow moving natural things (clouds and so on)
Relaxation Response (jhana meditation, slow diaphragmatic breathing, tai chi and so on)
sorry for the laundry list, but there are so many. Let your intuition and sense of curiosity and adventure (and your good sense) guide you.
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