Embracing darkness

All the posts I read on here (if it's not someone describing certain events/incidents) or on social media are all positive, bubbling with energy..

Tho everyone these days says embrace yourself.

But *** fears diving unto themselves.

Your whole self is not all positive n excited. It's the seriousness, the depth, the darkness inside you too that is an existing part of you.

The world does not end if you recognize it, sit with it, give its existence validity. Rather the world inside you calms down, becomes slower, like weight off your back.

What is it about trauma that keeps reminding / remembering us of the good old days ? It's the mind taking us to a safe place. For teens might be childhood time, for adults might be college days or school days..

Ego is always self-preservative. So in trauma / extreme stressful situation, it takes you to your happy place.

A lot of psychologists / psychiatrist also take people to their happy place, as part of therapy. Else one can develop things like anxiety, ptsd etc. Overtime.

But that therapy is not the solution alone. It's like a pause button, for you to take a break (which you really need). N then get up, go on n fight the world again hehe, no, go on n start bettering yourself again.

embracing your serious side, facing your fears, contemplating in darkness helps too. Just not what people like to handle. Plunging inside your mindful abyss is too scary for most.