Mola Mola – Re:Mind Studio

Humans Empathize with the Body, but Remain Indifferent to the Mind When someone trips and falls, we instinctively rush to help. When we see blood or an injury, “Are you okay?” comes out automatically. This isn’t just goodwill; it is a neurological response. When we witness another’s physical pain, the mirror neurons in our brain…

They Did Not Intend It, Yet the Wound Remains When I speak of my pain, people often reply: “I’ve been there too,” “Everyone’s struggling,” or “You’ll be fine.” They weren’t trying to hurt me. In fact, they likely believed they were offering comfort. Yet, in those words, I feel myself disappearing. This isn’t the result…

The Language of Pain has Become Too Cheap At some point, phrases like “I’m depressed,” “My mental state is gone,” or “Things are hard lately” began to be used like casual greetings. This looks like the democratization of emotion—a society where anyone can express their feelings. On the surface, it seems like progress, but it…

The Moment I Speak, My Body Returns There Whenever I tried to tell my story, my heart would race, my fingertips would grow cold, and my mind would go blank. People call this “emotions surfacing,” but for me, my body was literally returning to that day. A traumatized nervous system remembers the “act of speaking”…

The Trap of the Phrase “Everyone Else is Struggling Too” When I speak of my pain, the common response is: “I’m struggling too. Everyone is.” But that statement assumes a world of healthy nervous systems. For them, being tired leads to sleep; crying leads to relief; resting leads to recovery. Their bodies possess the resilience…