What Lack Of Intimacy Does To Your Brain #stressrelief #stress #intimacy #mentalhealthawareness
Hi Psych2Goers,
Lack of intimacy doesn’t just affect your heart. It rewires your brain. Did you know that not having close, intimate connections can actually change your brain??
It can mess with your stress levels, make you feel more anxious or depressed, and even distort how you see yourself.
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What’s one small way you can invite more intimacy into your life today?
I know this feeling very well, and its even stronger when ive been feeling this lack of for years. A deep conversation, being noticed, or even a handshake or a high five feels so good, as if i was thirsty for hours and got a fresh glass of water. Its refreshing, but never enough, and thats why i treasure these things. Whenever i feel alone, i think that i deserve it, i know i deserve it, and when it hurts, i just imagine it as something actually good. I maybe tricking myself into "liking" the sadness, pain and all, but it really helps. And its true that i overanalyze past conversations/interactions, because they are few and i treasure them, and remembering them helps with coping for the lack of. It also helps when i sleep or just forget the sadness and pain, over and over again, and its hard to try and connect with others, it feels unatural even if i sometimes (most of the time) crave it. But thats just my own personal way of seeing it as fit, and of course, right now, i use doomscrolling to forget all of those. I may have poured a fraction my feelings in this comment, i cant remember most of the older pain i have experienced (not just physical pain), because i have been in the cycle i have mentioned, but it really helps me get through. So Psych, i dont know what you make of that
For some people trying to get to intimacy is far more painful and traumatic than the pain or stress of being alone.
I can invite death into my house by lighting it on fire
Idk how to invite Cupid tho
This is literally everyone after covid
Stalker
I like the idea about not always depending on others for intimacy. Something I need to work on. Thanks for this video
Coping mechanisms. When that's all you've known in your life you create coping mechanisms. Is it the best way to live one's life? Probably not, but when it's all you got you adapt and move on.
Cute anime 💜
I don't need anyone in my life. After relentless verbal and mental abuse from my parents, bad luck with partners and never really being able to fit anywhere, maybe this was honestly meant to be. Being myself and genuinely being happy for once is overrated anyway.
If being alone was really THAT bad I would already be dead 🙏🙏
Bro just described me & saying it happens because of lack of intimacy bruh
The question is, who's going to cure me? 😢 😭 💀
"GOD. DAMN IT!"
~Rouxls Kaard
I think emotional intimacy is really important. But i constantly find myself alone, when i try to be kind and caring it feels like it's never enough for having really close friends. And honestly? I wanna give up on trying find comfort on others. Because i can't just trust on anyone the moment they say anything awful.
(Sorry if my english is bad, it's not my first language)
literally me
So it's not just me "dwelling" it's the lack of intimacy and isolation replaying the past. ❤
eughhh
My Agent watch:Severe Depression detected 10 Morales
me:no wonder i was able to reduce it down because my love and willing to melt someone down would actually increase the livelyhood
A deep or meaningful conversation feels MUCH better than a good meal. If it weren't for the frequency of good conversations I've been having in the past month, I would 100% pick a good conversation over my favorite meal any day!
Also, a lot of these symptoms hit very close to home. I always plan for the worst just in case (It just makes my day better if it doesn't). I only know I have attractive qualities because people like me after they meet me; I'm pretty much invisible before then. I don't handle stress very well (although, part of that may be because I haven't had to deal with a lot of personal stress. I can block others' stress out very easily.) And I often wonder when I'm going to lose the friend I currently have, even if they really like me and have no intention of leaving. I don't think of long-term plans because I've never been able to.
Is this why or related to why my mood feels so depressive when my gf feels distant?
Now i understand why these radical leftists trying to find meaning in their life, they lack all of this lol
What if I'm intimate with myself and my imagination?
I have an issue with getting or staying aroused, which is a whole different issue in of itself. Not 100% the cause, but it is something I will need to address at a later date