Sophia Markovtzev in Mittagong, New South Wales | Psychotherapist

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Sophia Markovtzev

Locality: Mittagong, New South Wales

Address: HIGHLANDS HOLISTIC 3/2-4 Bowral Road 2575 Mittagong, NSW, Australia

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20.01.2022 Mum's loving touch

18.01.2022 My childhood environment was stable meaning my parents were home + all of my physical needs were met. Dinner was at the same time. There was routine. But, it w...as also unpredictable. My dad, overwhelmed with pressure would erupt into yelling fits. My mom would completely shut down into silent treatments that would last for weeks. Because they could not regulate their own emotions, I developed severe anxiety as a child. One of my own childhood memories is around age 7 thinking someone would break in. Or cyclical thoughts that I’d wake up + someone would have died. A manifestation of the stress held in my body + a nervous system that couldn’t cope. This steady stream of hormones (adrenaline + cortisol) has all of us in an emotional cycle of highs + lows. Or chaos then lifeless exhaustion of irritability. Unconsciously I would seek this in my adult romantic relationships. I’d push or knit pick. When nothing was ‘happening’ I was bored. I became accustomed to connection + love through my own bodies stress response. It’s how I felt like ‘me.’ It’s how I felt connected to others. Emotional states create hormonal responses that when experienced long term imprint both mind + body. If we learned these states as children, we become adults living in a cycle of our bodies seeking these hormonal responses. All of this is unconscious. Many adrenaline junkies are seeking that familiar pattern. So are many of us who engage in ‘on + off’ relationship dynamics. Or spend hours of days consuming content that leaves us feeling angry, helpless, + resentful. Just as we did as children. Healing is becoming conscious to when we unconsciously seek chaos + stressful states why we do it + how often. With this awareness, we can begin to choose moments of peace + teach our bodies safety in the present moment. There’s no shame in being caught in these cycles that the body has learned. The addictive nature is very real + so is the withdrawal #selfhealers

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Sophia Markovtzev in Mittagong, New South Wales | Psychotherapist