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Jennifer Patterson, LMFT
Art Therapist
Life can be messy. Sometimes you need a little support to make your way through it. I love to help guide people through their challenges & to find the beauty in our messes.
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Sometimes it's the brain's way of dealing with pain, to attach some sort of satisfaction/comfort to it. It can also be a way to deal with guilt.
Of course it is not healthy because the stress from it will still harm the body and reduce one's quality of life.
Seeking comfort in some hurtful thoughts or state of mind can also be a way of dealing with anxiety, a way of escapism.
It can also happen when one is scared of happiness because happiness comes to them with the fear of sorrow when the source of happiness may be temporary.
In any cases it lowers one's quality of life and holds one back from experiencing life to their best and realizing their potential.
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