tolerating discomfort
4 episodes mention this concept
HealthyGamerGGJun 29, 2025How to Break Free From Life's Endless Cycles: A Buddhist and Neuroscientific Approach to Non-Reactivity
PsychologySelf-perpetuating cyclesThe Two Arrows (Buddhist teaching)Internal reactionsNon-reactivity- HealthyGamerGGMay 22, 2021
Breaking the Cycle of Overthinking and Anxiety: Starving the Beast of Reassurance-Seeking
PsychologyOverthinkingThought loopsAnxietyRaag (attachment/attraction) - HealthyGamerGGSep 30, 2020
Overcoming Insecurity: Stopping External Validation and Cultivating Inner Confidence
PsychologyInsecurityExternal validationInternal hungerReassurance-seeking 
psychacksEmbracing Responsible Danger and Predictable Uncertainty for Self-Improvement
Self-DevelopmentResponsible dangerPredictable uncertaintyAbsence of riskFragility
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Concepts that appear alongside tolerating discomfort across episodes.
- emotional regulation
- reassurance-seeking
- self-discovery
- feeding the beast (of anxiety)
- enriching personality
- non-reactivity
- self-sabotage
- fragility
- overthinking
- anxiety
- obsessive-compulsive disorder (ocd)
- responsible danger
- intentional living
- self-perpetuating cycles
- self-worth
- sharpening your edge
- self-actualization
- echo chambers
- frontal cortex
- growth