Innersense Psychology

05/09/2025

Anxiety is a natural response to threat.

We need it to stay safe.

However, the perception of "threat" is often subjective; a byproduct of our conditioning as to what makes us acceptable to others. As such, anxiety can sometimes be unhelpful, debilitating and unsafe.

Thanks to anxiety.positive for the visual 🙏

16/11/2024

“Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live, it is asking others to live as one wishes to live. And unselfishness is letting other people's lives alone, not interfering with them. Selfishness always aims at creating around it an absolute uniformity of type. Unselfishness recognizes infinite variety of type as a delightful thing, accepts it, acquiesces in it, enjoys it. It is not selfish to think for oneself. A man who does not think for himself does not think at all. It is grossly selfish to require of one's neighbor that he should think in the same way, and hold the same opinions. Why should he? If he can think, he will probably think differently. If he cannot think, it is monstrous to require thought of any kind from him. A red rose is not selfish because it wants to be a red rose. It would be horribly selfish if it wanted all the other flowers in the garden to be both red and roses.”

–Oscar Wilde, The Soul of Man & Prison Writings

Portrait by Napoleon Sarony

10/11/2024

Love this ❤️❤️
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23/10/2024

You don’t need anyone’s affection or approval in order to be good enough. When someone rejects or abandons or judges you, it isn’t actually about you. It’s about them and their own insecurities, limitations, and needs, and you don’t have to internalize that. Your worth isn’t contingent upon other people’s acceptance of you — it’s something inherent. You exist, and therefore, you matter. You’re allowed to voice your thoughts and feelings. You’re allowed to assert your needs and take up space. You’re allowed to hold onto the truth that who you are is exactly enough. And you’re allowed to remove anyone from your life who makes you feel otherwise.

Good morning 🌞
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04/09/2024

04/09/2024

They told me that silence was my shield, that it kept the world in balance. But I woke up and saw the truth—this so-called peace wasn’t mine. The offender slept soundly, untouched. Those who turned their heads were cozy in their ignorance. But me? I was the storm trapped in a bottle, the battlefield no one saw. The war was mine to bear, hidden beneath a polite smile and clenched fists. But here’s the thing about storms—they’re meant to rage, to cleanse, to roar through the sky and break free. So I’ve uncorked the bottle. I won’t carry your peace anymore. I’m the wild wind now, untamed and unapologetic. My voice is the thunder that shakes the earth, and I’m done being quiet.

04/09/2024

The Gold Coast Su***de Prevention Collaborative is hosting Gold Coast Wellbeing Week next week.

We’d love if you could share the details with the I love robina page as we would love as many GC community members being involved as possible!

www.gcwellbeingweek.com

04/09/2024

Just in case:

17/07/2024

So true ❤️❤️
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