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如果毫无准备地一头扎进恋爱,约会可能会变成一场噩梦。许多人发现自己陷入了毫无进展的循环,不断重复着这样的感叹:
- “开始总是很美好,但时间一长,我感觉自己只是在浪费时间。”
- “我真的很想和某人安定下来,但这件事就是不知为何迟迟无法实现。”
- “随意约会挺好的,但一旦关系开始认真,我就会开始恐慌,选择退缩。”
如果愿意花时间进行自我探索,克服上述这些障碍就会容易得多。如果你厌倦了一次次走向无疾而终的约会,也许是时候向内审视,在寻求他人陪伴之前,先好好与自己约一次会。
以下三种方式,说明投入时间更好地认识自己,如何帮助你彻底改变感情生活。
1. 发现你对爱的定义
要带着清晰的认知和明确的意图去约会,一个人必须清楚自己渴望什么,更重要的是,清楚自己能在一段关系中带来什么。遗憾的是,很多人对自己为何会被某类人或某种关系模式所吸引,往往缺乏深刻的自我认知。
例如,发表在《伴侣与关系治疗期刊》上的一项研究指出,人们可能会因为在年幼时形成了错误的”关系认知”(如盲目崇拜爱情、对操控行为的容忍等),而陷入问题重重的关系模式中无法自拔。
你可以通过培养自我意识、主动寻找独处时的快乐,来规避那种”痛苦地摸索自己真正想要什么”的弯路。
你可以从带自己去看一场电影、欣赏一出话剧、享用一顿晚餐,甚至去野餐开始这段旅程。加入志同道合者组成的社团和社群,也能帮助你与自己建立更丰富的关系,例如读书俱乐部、电影鉴赏社、美食博主协会等。
更清晰地了解什么能让你快乐、你自然而然被哪类人所吸引,能让你以全新的从容姿态踏入浪漫关系的世界。如此一来,你将不再仅仅因为孤独而选择某人,而是更有可能找到真正适合自己的人。
2. 不要做一个逃避者
独处最难熬的部分之一,是随之而来的寂静。在这个过度刺激的时代,我们大多数人一想到要长时间完全独处,就会感到不安。
发表于《科学》杂志的一篇文章指出,得益于数字媒体和社交媒体,即便是独处时,我们也无需真正面对孤独。事实上,研究发现,有些人如此厌恶独处的体验,以至于他们宁愿接受轻微的电击,也不愿被剥夺外部的社交和感官刺激。
然而,如果你给独处一个机会,也许会发现:有些你一直在挣扎的问题,或者你想与自己进行的对话,正因为你对孤独的抗拒而被一再搁置。这或许正是你正视自己对亲密关系的犹疑、直面自己压抑愤怒的倾向,或是处理挥之不去的身体形象问题的最佳时机。
写日记、阴影工作、心理咨询以及正念冥想,都是强有力的工具,能帮助你拥抱脆弱,克服那种时刻想要分心逃避的冲动。
3. 让无聊引领你前行
独处时我们常常抱怨无聊,但无聊有时恰恰能将我们推向创造力。
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