Suppression of needs is the conscious act of pushing away or ignoring uncomfortable feelings, desires, or impulses, often to maintain composure or avoid conflict, but it’s a temporary fix that can backfire, leading to emotional build-up, amplified negative feelings, and eventual outbursts, as the brain paradoxically focuses more on what’s being suppressed, requiring healthier coping mechanisms like acknowledging emotions for true regulation.
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.
