What words can be used to describe self-healing?

In fact, there is no unified standard answer. Different people have very different feelings about self-healing. The words you use to describe it all depend on your truest feelings at the moment. Some people think it is "repairing holes in the soul", some people think it is "emotional bomb disposal", and some people think it is just "giving yourself a sigh of relief".

I have met many friends who are undergoing self-healing before, and their descriptions are so bad that they can span several industries. For example, there was a girl who worked as an Internet operator for three years. Last year she suffered from autonomic nervous system disorder after working overtime continuously. During the first two months after she quit her job and recuperated at home, she always said that self-healing was "recharging the battery." During that time, she rarely even responded to WeChat. She slept in the sun every day, wandered in the park and watched the uncles and aunts walking birds, and did nothing serious. It was like slowly recharging a drained battery to a fully charged state. When she recovered, she started to pick up her watercolor hobby in college again. She changed her mind and said that her current healing process was more like "cleaning a dusty mirror." The mirror that had been clouded by KPIs and peers' anxiety was slowly polished and became clear. She was finally able to see clearly what she wanted, and no longer wanted to follow other people's rhythms.

Some people think that it is completely unnecessary to talk about this matter in such a formal way. I have met a boy who works on infrastructure projects in the psychological enthusiast community before. He feels that the essence of self-healing is "doing troubleshooting for yourself", which is similar to his usual routine of repairing road and bridge equipment. The editors are exactly the same. If any parameter is wrong, he will adjust it. If any screw is loose, he will tighten it. Childhood trauma and emotional internal friction are all small bugs to be fixed. After repairing, he should work and live. It is useless to use those vain adjectives.

In fact, from the perspective of positive psychology, self-healing itself is a process of emotional regulation, cognitive reconstruction, and trauma repair that is actively carried out by individuals. No one is right or wrong in these descriptions. Essentially, everyone's healing path is different. If you are used to exploring inwardly and are willing to figure out the source of your emotions little by little, then painful words like "removing the bandage" and "peeling the onion" will definitely poke you even more. You can peel off the dirty gauze that was randomly wrapped on the wound layer by layer. When you first peel it off, you may shed tears in pain. After peeling it off, you will be able to breathe, and the wound will heal faster. If you are an action person yourself and don’t want to dwell on past regrets, then more actionable words such as “system restart” and “cache clean” are more appropriate. Just like when the phone is stuck and cannot be moved, you can directly clear the useless background garbage and delete the annoying trivial things that occupy the memory. Then the operation will naturally run smoothly.

Last week, I bumped into a young girl who had just graduated in the coffee shop downstairs. She sat in the corner and cried over her resume for almost ten minutes. After crying, I took out my powder and touched up my makeup. I ordered myself a piece of strawberry mousse that I was usually reluctant to buy. My eyes lit up when I took the first bite. I took out my phone and took a photo to post on WeChat Moments. The caption was "Healing Completed." You see, for her, ten minutes of emotional venting and a piece of sweet cake is the most practical form of self-healing, and there is no need to use any fancy professional terminology. After all, healing is a very personal experience. No matter what words you use to describe it, as long as it accurately captures your current feelings and makes you feel comfortable, that's enough.