Sentences with phrase «with feelings of emptiness»

Their fear of abandonment, combined with feelings of emptiness and self - loathing, makes others feel like they're constantly walking on eggshells.

Although his latest work is distinctly expressionistic, Zeng's art also echoes with a feeling of emptiness reminiscent of ancient Taoist philosophy.

Not exact matches

Conversely, you may also find yourself dealing with a heightened sense of responsibility, emptiness, paranoia, insecurity or even a general feeling of «really, that's it?»

The call to confession «invite people to get in touch with themselves and asks where they feel some empty spaces in their lives» (symbolized by a display of empty, clear plastic bags on the communion table), as if admitting emptiness were the same as confessing sin, and as if sin were merely the absence of good.

We learn to embrace our feelings — even emptiness — and allow ourselves to experience them as a capacity for grace and Spirit instead of stuffing them with a substitute.

More often than we're comfortable admitting, I think, we find ourselves feeling what many recent theologians say we should: a twinge of uneasiness at speaking of heaven outside of church; the sense that Jesus» death and resurrection can't quite be brought to bear on our daily routine, our social life, our moneymaking, our recreation; an inability to see with the heart the goodness of the Good News; a certain emptiness in our prayers.

But if there is a state in which the soul finds a solid enough base to rest itself on entirely and to gather its whole being into, without needing to recall the past or encroach upon the future; in which time is nothing for it; in which the present lasts forever without, however, making its duration noticed and without any trace of time's passage; without any other sentiment... except that of our existence, and having this sentiment alone fill it completely; as long as this state lasts, he who finds himself in it can call himself happy... with a sufficient, perfect, and full happiness which leaves the soul no emptiness it might feel a need to fill....

As established, culturally supported religious practices and traditional communities have weakened, many people feel the need for some way of dealing with their inner stress and emptiness.

The emptying nest brings genuine grief with its constellation of many feelings — sadness, resentment, guilt, emptiness, and depression.

Highlights for me included Chapter 2 («Turtles All the Way Down»), in which Jason manages to use a strange blend of Stephen Hawking and Dr. Suess to engage readers in a really helpful dissection of presuppositional apologetics, Chapter 4 («The Weight of Absence»), which beautifully illustrates the fear and emptiness that comes from not feeling God's presence as often or as keenly as other people seem to, and Chapter 5 («Reverse Bricklaying»), which describes Jason's struggles with prayer and the comfort he finds in traditional liturgy.

One of the unexpected gifts of adoption in my life it that it has ultimately left me not with a feeling of unfulfilled emptiness, but of deep connection to the world around me.

, but if the feelings are unrelenting for a good two weeks — or coupled with bleak feelings of emptiness, anxious obsessive - compulsive behaviors, thoughts of self - harm or a feeling like your baby would be better off not being born or being given to someone else — then call your doctor right this minute.

I didn't want them to feel the emptiness that I had experienced, with no one to talk to about their exciting moments of the day.

To summarize it in a simple sentence: not only is your nest (home) empty of your children, you're now feeling a type of perpetual emptiness or loneliness often associated with that.

How to cope with loneliness and the emptiness you feel inside as a single woman over 50 One of the hardest things you face as a single woman over 50 is the emptiness you feel inside when you're missing a man in your life.

Having recently been to Versailles, I was particularly taken with the opulence and emptiness of the royal wing I experienced from the tour and the opposite feel of the grittiness and chaos of the servants» area.

Frazzled by what amounts to a home invasion by Gandalf and 13 dwarves, who unceremoniously take over his meticulously organized space and eat all of his food, Bilbo rejects Gandalf's offer to travel with the clan toward the lost dwarf kingdom of Erebor only to feel a crippling sense of emptiness after they've gone.

Still, one also can't help but leave the theater with an emptiness of feeling, because while the meal is undoubtedly tasty, it's definitely not very filling.

Individuals with BPD can also experience disturbances in their sense of identity, exhibiting unstable self - image, excessive self - criticism, and feelings of emptiness.2 Their self - presentation can fluctuate depending on the group or situation they are in, with the sufferer's sense of identity being experienced as dependent on a specific relationship.3

If you are feeling lost in your relationship, emotionally disconnected or frustrated by a lack of communication, you may be struggling with intense sadness, loneliness, emptiness or anxiety.

For BPD to be diagnosed, at least five of the following signs and symptoms must be present: * Intense fears of abandonment * A pattern of unstable relationships * Unstable self - image * Impulsive and self - destructive behaviors * Suicidal behavior or self - injury * Wide mood swings * Chronic feelings of emptiness * Inappropriate anger * Periods of paranoia and loss of contact with reality A diagnosis of BPD is usually made in adults, not children or adolescents.

People who suffer from depression might describe it as being overwhelmed by feelings of emptiness and hopelessness, with no desire to do the things they once loved.

Over time, these situations begin to weigh on you and can lead to a plethora of unhealthy patterns filled with resentment, anger, passive - aggressiveness, emotional reactivity, a deep feeling of emptiness, disconnection, lack of empathy, hopelessness and a general, underlying sense of anxiety and / or depression.

I work with adults dealing with past childhood abuse and neglect, sexual trauma, relationship issues and feelings of emptiness and inadequacy.

Weekly therapy group is designed for women with Borderline Personality Disorder (fear of being abandoned, feelings of emptiness and boredom, frequent displays of inappropriate anger, impulsiveness with money, substance abuse, sexual relationships, binge eating, or shoplifting, intolerance of being alone).