What does healing from urgency culture looks like: Expert shares signs

“Pause. Breathe. Slow down. Stop subscribing to the societal idea of immediate,” wrote Nicole LePera. Check out the signs of healing here.

Updated on: Jul 05, 2022 2:44 PM IST

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We are conditioned since childhood to be inside the situation of urgency. We are always told to start things immediately, take decisions and work or study without a pause. This further makes our nervous system get into the fight or flight mode, which leaves us exhausted most of the time. Psychologist Nicole LePera addressed this situation and pointed out signs that portray that we are healing from this culture of urgency. Check out the signs here. (Unsplash)

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We are no more on call to attend to other people’s crisis. We no longer are available all the time for others. (Unsplash)

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We sometimes take ourselves out of other people’s plans so that we can sit back and enjoy doing nothing – or doing something which we absolutely love. (Unsplash)

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We know when our nervous system has gone into the survival mode. Hence, we take a breath and pause till we are fine to take decisions. (Unsplash)

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We no longer subscribe to societal pressures and their timelines. Instead, we do things in our own time and place. (Unsplash)

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We no longer feel the pressure of taking a decision or a stand right away. We have our own opinions and they take their own sweet time to develop. (Unsplash)

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We have a set rule of boundaries for people who make our nervous systems go in the survival mode. (Unsplash)

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Sometimes people expect us to be there for them all the time. We discuss with them the reality of situations and set our boundaries. (Unsplash)

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We celebrate our work, our journey and little joys of life. We no longer ponder on the failures, instead we look forward to the successes. (Unsplash)

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We balance our live with commitments to professional work and also scooping out time to do things which we love. (Unsplash)