Life will likely hit you again. Disasters, betrayals, and disappointments... How to repair anything broken? How can we stop these cracks' pain? Kintsugi, a Japanese art form, repairs damaged pottery with gold. The beauty of the artworks inspires.
As a metaphor, it shows that psychological wounds can be healed. Invisible interior injuries can be mended with precious materials. Self-esteem, acceptance, and hope are the golden stuff that can repair life. Explore this philosophy further.
Kintsugi means gold-repairing. This is an old Japanese technique. It repairs ceramic fractures with resin-based varnish and gold or silver powder. The effect is stunning. Today, like in other Japanese arts, a philosophy gives this delicate process insight.
It gets better with each repair and each crack is part of its history. The same goes for humans. Your bright self is shaped by every emotional trauma healed. Accepting all their challenges made them stronger and more resilient. Also because existence is self-restoration. Analyse this metaphor.
Repaired items look better with kintsugi. Heal your psychological wounds to allow wonderful transformation. We grow after adversity, especially by overcoming its emotional obstacles. Your self-knowledge and progress are fueled by these true encounters.
This mechanism boosts psychological resilience. It's about overcoming challenges and transforming into a more brilliant and exceptional person. Resilience helps us use mental health-boosting coping techniques, according to BMC Psychology.
The golden lines on kintsugi restored objects show their distinct past. This artwork is unique. Similarly, your emotional wounds and experiences shape your unique self. Mental recovery requires valuing and respecting your past.
In clinical practice, one patient type is common. He refuses to accept his story and cannot touch his wounds because they pain too much. Trauma makes you feel broken and hinders you from connecting with yourself. This is widespread.
Nearly 70% of Psychological Medicine survey respondents worldwide have experienced trauma. Through reflection and self-compassion, healing helps you recover.
Most of us recover from disappointments, losses, and hardships with newfound hope. Acceptance and resilience heal wounds.
Japanese philosophy says that faults are beautiful. Indeed, happiness does not mean a life without sorrow, difficulty, or emotional agony. Everyone has cracks and broken bits that may be mended with courage, acceptance, and self-love.
Don't strive for perfection in everything. We must recognise that connections break like bones. We must presume disappointments are common and that everything you take for granted today may change tomorrow. However, these events lead to improved balance and new opportunities.
The psychologist Tomás Navarro wrote an exciting and informative book on this topic. He explains in Kintsukuroi: The technique of Healing Emotional Wounds (2017) that each piece repaired with this technique represents fragility, strength, and beauty. The other metaphor is also intriguing.
Finally, this method inspires realisation that you can rebuild yourself. Therefore, mend any shattered bits from an unpleasant encounter if you're carrying them around. Because these fragments leak undeserved agony. Seek specialised help to repair your psychological damages. Fix issues.
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