Insight
The moment you understand something about yourself anew — the beginning of change, not the change itself.
How it shows up in daily life
Suddenly you see why you keep getting caught in the same thing. The feeling is a relief and often also bitter. Then a week passes and you do the same thing — and it seems the insight was worth nothing.
What we do with it in therapy
It was worth something. It is just that understanding changes behaviour only through repetition in real situations. So the work isn’t finished after an insight; that is when the most concrete part begins.
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See also
Assertiveness
A way of expressing yourself that takes account of your needs and the other person's dignity at once.
Cortisol
The hormone that keeps the body on standby over the long term — useful in a burst, burdensome as a constant flow.
Emotion regulation
The ability to recognise a feeling, bear it and give it shape — without being swept away and without having to switch it off.
