RE: The Archetypes of Stress, and a Question for the Steemit Community!
Great piece!! Insightful.
Me? I’ve certainly experienced all three. I wouldn’t call them “archetypes” as such, maybe I’ll write something about that and what the term means... but from my own experiences and observations we will all drop into one of these depending on context, circumstances, and available resources.
It’s really easy, for example, for me to drop into being Victim when shit is jut too hard and overwhelming, as it has for the last couple of weeks. What I’ve realised in reflecting on this for me recently was that it was a combination of external blocks which I had no control over, lack of personal resources (time, money, and health), and then layered some Unconscious stories from the past to “explain” what I was experiencing and feeling.
At some point I chose not to give so much weight to the stories, so went into Blooming, using the situation to grow and develop and face the challenges to make some much-needed changes in my life.
So just in that short period I stepped into all three.
The key for me is not identifying with any of these ‘archetypes’ and choosing to use them to my advantage... yes, even Victim. Because the message was loud and clear that I needed to sloooooow down.
When I did that, I had the space to realise the stories were simply that (stories), and was able to shift states. But I kinda needed Victim to get to that point.
I guess I’m saying that these are states and constantly shift, rather than archetypes which have more of a fixed nature (by definition). Maybe we could call them ‘archetypal states’??? Linguistic nit-picking, I know, but that’s just how I roll.
Love ya work 😊🙏🏽☯️💜
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archetypal states, yes that's it, I love it. I settled on the word 'archetype' for lack of a better way to describe what I was feeling, tbh. I wanted to show how we all at some point embody these energetic shifts if you will, to show it in a more non-judgmental way as opposed to a fixed personality type. Thank you for describing it so well!
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I think you are also describing a really great Point here in the benefits of not identifying with any of these states personally. And that is that when we don't identify them and we don't Place judgement on them, we are much more able to be adaptable and flow in and out and make better choices for where our minds are at in the Here and Now to better manage our emotional states, to be aware of them and then make informed choices as to where to go from there. I mentioned in the post that the victim and the survivalist archetypal States have a tendency to lean toward a lack of self-awareness, however I agree and I think that you have shown with your personal example very well that that doesn't always have to be the case. :-)
Dang bro, you always get me thinking :-) I'm glad you're in a better place now and I appreciate you sharing a little piece of yourself with me and everybody else. I always learn so much from other people and now everyone else here has a chance to do that as well.
😊🙏 peace!
also, I look forward to reading a post about the definition of archetype :-) my question to you is, is an archetype by definition fixed, or is it something that we can embody as an energy temporarily?