Who is actually surprised by this? I would be more surprised if young Americans felt it was a great place to live.

  • Neuromancer
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    383 months ago

    If you are curious, that is part of logotherapy, which was started by a German.

    “An abnormal reaction to an abnormal situation is normal behavior.” ― Victor Frankl, Man’s Search For Ultimate Meaning

    • @Ashyr@sh.itjust.works
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      183 months ago

      I’ve been learning to employ self-compassion for these scenarios. Just pretend my life belongs to a friend who’s sharing it with me. How would I respond?

      I’m so much more generous and compassionate to others, so learning to give that same compassion and dignity to myself has been healing.

    • Apolinario Mabussy
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      23 months ago

      This just reminded me of how great of a book that was. Time to reread it a decade after I first read it.