#meaning-making

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Philosophy
fromPsychology Today
3 days ago

Camus and the Psychology of Meaning

Happiness must be actively constructed through attention, engagement, limits, compassion, and occasional silence to create meaning in an absurd world.
Philosophy
fromPsychology Today
1 week ago

The Key to Freedom From Life's Mental Prison Cells Is Within

Freedom to choose attitude in the space between stimulus and response enables growth, happiness, and meaning despite uncontrollable external conditions.
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3 weeks ago

Restoring Meaning and Relationship in Trauma Therapy

In our current clinical landscape, "trauma" has become a ubiquitous term-both in the scientific literature and in popular discourse. The word is invoked in diagnostic manuals, self-help books, and even casual conversation. The dominant narrative around trauma today often privileges a view of trauma as a "thing"-a technical problem with distinct behavioral, neurobiological, or cognitive symptoms that exists apart from the lived experience of the person.
Psychology
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

Desire Discrepancy and the Meaning We Make of It

Meaning-making often leads individuals to negative interpretations of their experiences, especially in the context of sexual desire discrepancies, creating unnecessary suffering and confusion.
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