Emotional distress is a term that describes the psychological suffering caused by a traumatic event or situation. It can include feelings of anxiety, depression, anger, guilt, shame, or fear. Emotional distress can affect a person’s mental and physical health, as well as their relationships and daily functioning.
Objectivity, in this landscape, usually means not a “view from nowhere,” but “as independent of any one person’s quirks as we can practically make it.”
Listening to your body means paying attention to the signals your whole organism is sending, taking them seriously, and responding in a way that keeps you healthy and steady over time
Psychological “flow states” are much easier to enter and sustain when the underlying organismic flow is relatively harmonious and supported.
