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1 week ago

If you're over 60 and still enjoy your own routines, psychology says you display these 8 signs of strong inner stability - Silicon Canals

When people hit their sixties, there's this assumption that life becomes less flexible, that routines become rigid out of necessity rather than choice. But here's what I've learned from watching the most mentally resilient older adults around me: those who genuinely enjoy their daily rhythms aren't stuck in their ways. They're actually displaying something remarkable. Psychology research suggests that finding comfort in your own routines after 60 isn't about being inflexible or resistant to change.
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People who've always been comfortable being alone usually develop these 7 emotional skills others struggle to learn - Silicon Canals

Comfort with solitude cultivates internal emotional skills—self-validation, mindfulness, and an internal compass—reducing dependence on social validation.
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1 week ago
Mindfulness

Psychology says people who don't fear being alone often develop these 8 forms of confidence - Silicon Canals

Embracing solitude builds internal confidence, enabling self-validation, emotional independence, and decisions guided by personal values instead of external approval.
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1 week ago
Mindfulness

People who've always been comfortable being alone usually develop these 7 emotional skills others struggle to learn - Silicon Canals

fromSilicon Canals
1 week ago
Mindfulness

Psychology says people who don't fear being alone often develop these 8 forms of confidence - Silicon Canals

fromPsychology Today
3 months ago

10 Ways You May Have Been Emotionally Invalidated as a Child

Emotional validation happens when your parents see what you are feeling, acknowledge your feelings, and seem to understand why you are having them. Just like adults, children's feelings are the deepest, most personal, biological expression of who they are. In order to feel seen, understood, and heard, a child must feel that their feelings are seen, understood, and heard. What happens when you feel seen, understood, and heard as a child?
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