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Nov 5, 2023 • 5 tweets • 1 min read

Our triggers aren’t our enemy. They reveal our pain points. I know it’s a hard ask to suggest you turn towards them, and yet when we CAN see them as information, our healing accelerates. When we explore our triggers, we realize our wounding, and can then heal right THERE in that awareness. @drjenwolkin

Here are some examples ⬇️ When we realize we are triggered by any constructive feedback and always take it as criticism, we can ALSO start to learn the ways in which we were highly critiqued, criticized, and maybe even punished when we were younger. @drjenwolkin

Apr 27, 2023 • 9 tweets • 1 min read

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🧠Our nervous system doesn’t discriminate between our trauma and someone else’s.
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ℹ️Our nervous system doesn’t say “I will only mildly dysregulate you, because someone else “had it worse.”
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Jan 1, 2023 • 6 tweets • 1 min read

Reminder from a neuropsychologist.

When you’re down about the fact that Trauma Changes The Brain

I want you to remember:

SO. DOES. HEALING.
SO. DOES. HEALING.
SO. DOES. HEALING. Repetition ReWires The Brain
Repetition ReWires The Brain
Repetition ReWires The Brain
Repetition ReWires The Brain
Repetition ReWires The Brain
Repetition ReWires The Brain
Repetition ReWires The Brain
Repetition ReWires The Brain

What. Are. You. Repeating?

Dec 24, 2022 • 4 tweets • 1 min read

Happiness isn’t a choice, but we CAN engage in certain behaviors to “hack” our neurotransmitters.

Our lifestyle can influence our daily DOSE.

D -dopamine
O -oxytocin
S -serotonin
E -endorphins

Read on for ways to Wire for Wellness ⬇️ 𝗘𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗻𝘀: helps one deal with stress and reduce feelings of pain.

𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗻: stabilizes our mood, creates a sense of calm.

𝗗𝗼𝗽𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲: creates feelings of pleasure and reward.

𝗢𝘅𝘆𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗻: helps promote trust, empathy, and bonding

Dec 14, 2022 • 5 tweets • 2 min read

A parasocial relationship refers to the connectedness we feel to celebrities or public icons we’ve never met.

It’s MORE than OKAY to feel deep pain when someone inspiring passes.

There is NO shame in grieving someone you knew from afar.

I’m in pain. #Twitch you will be missed. If you or someone you know is in crisis, call 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. You can also call the network, previously known as the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, at 800-273-8255, text HOME to 741741 or visit SpeakingOfSuicide.com/resources for additional resources.

Dec 5, 2022 • 4 tweets • 1 min read

Many people give the advice to “just listen and don’t interrupt” when someone is telling you about their bad day.

This isn’t so easy for those with ADHD.

Here’s a practice ⬇️ Practice: “I am with you + I am here-it might seem like I’m not paying attention, but sometimes low-key stim while I listen or swaying helps me. This isn’t about you - I’m here with you! I just wanted you to know sometimes I look different paying attention than other people do”

Dec 1, 2022 • 5 tweets • 1 min read

Nov 5, 2022 • 5 tweets • 1 min read

The ADHD urge to get ALL the things done but not get any of it done because your brain literally feels paralyzed because you try to do it all at once and then you’re exhausted and frustrated and need a nap. HOW to get anything done: the secret sauce. 🧵

Oct 31, 2022 • 6 tweets • 1 min read

A thread on feeling feelings 🧵🙏

⬇️⬇️⬇️ So much of the time we are made WRONG for feeling.

Feeling, as long as we also learn how to regulate our feelings, is probably one of the healthiest things we can do for our mental wellness.

Oct 31, 2022 • 7 tweets • 2 min read

Repetition ReWires The Brain
Repetition ReWires The Brain
Repetition ReWires The Brain
Repetition ReWires The Brain
Repetition ReWires The Brain
Repetition ReWires The Brain
Repetition ReWires The Brain
Repetition ReWires The Brain

What. Are. You. Repeating? Just FIVE minutes a day of mindfulness practice can

help us give Fewer F*CKS.

In fact, FIVE minutes a day is more efficient than one hour once a week.

Our brain THRIVES on consistency.

Repetition ReWires The Brain.

Oct 31, 2022 • 4 tweets • 1 min read

Consider that the part of you experiences continued depression is protecting you from feeling joy

“just for it to be shattered by loss.”

Sometimes, I think so much of what we experience are the parts of us reacting to trauma-

Even depression. One of the most profound mechanisms of trauma is the way it interferes with the balance of our parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous systems.

Oct 9, 2022 • 6 tweets • 2 min read

Pro-Tip for Anxiety:

Tense and then detense muscle groups.

You can start with your fists: hold your hand(s) in a fist and squeeze them and hold for a few seconds, then hold for a second more, and release your hands onto your lap.

This is progressive muscle relaxation. Why progressive muscle relaxation helps:

1. Muscle fibers are actually looser after we tense them than before

2. Many of us don’t know what it feels like for our muscles to be unclenched and this reminds us

I have a practice in my book!

Sep 27, 2022 • 4 tweets • 1 min read

I don’t know who needs to here this but

Procrastination isn’t laziness.

It’s. A. Trauma. Response. This isn’t to say all procrastination is trauma related.

Procrastination impacts MANY with ADHD.

Research points to executive functions, including time-management, and organizational challenge as specific pathways through which it’s related to ADHD.

Sep 19, 2022 • 5 tweets • 1 min read

PSA from a neuropsychologist:

ANYthing that impacts the gut, WILL impact the brain.

ANYthing that impacts the brain, WILL impact the gut.

Gut + Brain have a constant bidirectional conversation! Stress has a very real impact on our gut!

Research indicates that stress-induced changes in the physiological functions of the gut include changes in:

gut motility, mucosal permeability, visceral sensitivity, gastric secretion, and the gut microbiota.

Sep 11, 2022 • 6 tweets • 1 min read

Trauma did NOT make you stronger.

It made you hyper-vigilant and scared of even calm and joyful experiences.

YOU make yourself stronger through the work of discerning between real and perceived threat. #911Anniversary 🙏❤️🧠

Sep 11, 2022 • 7 tweets • 2 min read

My father worked in the Twin Towers. My mom told him to switch his tie (yes, to match), + he was uncharacteristically late that day. He survived.

The unfolding of that day is indelible in my brain.

The uncertainty, the waiting, still lives in my body.

Trauma does that… 21-years later and I still feel that waiting and not-knowing in my throat.

That’s what trauma does.

It lodges itself in there so that it’s always a somatic reckoning.

Aug 22, 2022 • 6 tweets • 1 min read

The antiquated belief that adults don’t have adhd, continues to hinder so many of us from getting the proper diagnosis + treatment.

I want to remind us that ADHD is SO much more than a childhood disorder that continues into adulthood. There are multiple reasons why adults with ADHD struggle to get diagnosed.

•Misdiagnosis: depression + anxiety are often diagnosed first.

•Symptoms were masked: good grades, parents creating routine, etc.

•Possibility of a completely different adult onset disorder.

Aug 21, 2022 • 6 tweets • 1 min read

Resting is NOT Quitting.

Resting IS:

Refueling
Restoring
Regrouping
Redirecting
ReWiring Rest is NOT a reward.

(It’s a neurobiological imperative)

And, does NOT need to be earned.

Aug 19, 2022 • 4 tweets • 1 min read

Aug 15, 2022 • 5 tweets • 1 min read

Reminder from a neuropsychologist.

When you’re down about the fact that Trauma Changes The Brain

I want you to remember:

SO. DOES. HEALING.
SO. DOES. HEALING.
SO. DOES. HEALING. I post this every 2 months to create hope.

Repetition Rewires the Brain so imagine reading + sharing + hearing this over + over again.

Healing is arduous, it ebbs/flows, it’s non-linear.

AND, some iteration of healing is possible, even when you doubt it the most.

Jun 13, 2022 • 6 tweets • 1 min read

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