Lesson 755: Aesthetic Fatigue and Training in Diverse Aesthetic Sense
Duration:75 minutes
Topic Introduction (Overview):
People with body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) often spend long periods of time staring at certain details of themselves: skin, nose, face shape, body shape, hairline, etc.
This repeated observation and examination leads the brain into a state of "aesthetic fatigue": the more you look, the less satisfied you become; the more you analyze, the more distorted it becomes; and the more you magnify, the more anxious you become.
The core of aesthetic fatigue is not appearance itself, but rather the brain's misinterpretation of a "single standard" as the entirety of reality. When the world is compressed into a narrow aesthetic line, your self-worth is forced to gravitate towards that almost unattainable standard. This course will guide you from "narrow aesthetics" to "multifaceted beauty," allowing your brain to relearn: beauty is not a single shape, beauty is not perfect symmetry, and beauty is not a fixed template.
We will use three levels of training:
① Expand visual input (from a single area to the whole)
② Expanding aesthetic styles (from a single standard to a multi-faceted structure)
③ Re-understanding that "human beauty is fluid"“
When the brain begins to accept that "beauty comes in many forms," the inner self-criticism will gradually loosen, and your view of yourself will be closer to reality.
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▲ AI Interaction: Find out where you're trapped by a "single standard of beauty"
Please tell the AI: What are the aesthetic standards you are most likely to fall into, such as "the face must be small enough", "the skin must be flawless", and "the nose must be three-dimensional and symmetrical".
AI will assist you:
① Analyze how your aesthetic standards are formed.
② Identify which judgments fall under the category of "distorted judgments resulting from aesthetic fatigue".“
③ Provides three new aesthetic stimuli (art, nature, and humanities).
④ Create your own "Diverse Aesthetic Reference Board" (no need for physical comparison)
○ Diverse Rhythms & Musical Guidance
Choose a piece of music with a rich structure, such as an instrumental piece with a main melody, accompaniment, and pauses.
When listening, feel that beauty is not a single sound, but the coexistence of multiple elements; similarly, appearance is not a single standard, but the presentation of multiple qualities.
Let music help you practice "multi-point focus" and "multi-layered rhythm" to rebuild a broader aesthetic range.
○ Chinese Healing Tea: Jasmine and Chamomile Soothing Tea
Recommended reasons:The refreshing scent of jasmine brightens the mood, while chamomile helps relieve the tension of a constant, scrutinizing gaze, preventing the brain from remaining stuck in a rigid, singular visual pattern.
practice:Add a pinch of jasmine flowers and 1 tablespoon of chamomile, steep in hot water for 5–7 minutes. Suitable for use before aesthetic rumination or social occasions.
○ Chinese Food Therapy: Yam and Lily Bulb Heart-Clearing Porridge
Yam strengthens the spleen, while lily bulbs clear the heart and moisten the lungs, alleviating chest tightness, stomach discomfort, and digestive disorders caused by appearance anxiety. It also has a significant regulatory effect on states of "inability to concentrate, irritability, and chest tightness" caused by long-term aesthetic fatigue.
This bowl of porridge is mild and elegant, symbolizing the process of "returning aesthetics to its origin": not pursuing intensity or perfection, but returning to simplicity and authenticity.
○ Ancient Roman script: "Beauty has many forms."“
Practice sentences:
Beauty comes in many forms.
Key points to note:
- The interplay of straight and curved lines in Roman script symbolizes diversity and balance.
- “The word "Beauty" is written in a slightly softer tone to break the stereotype that "perfection is beauty".
- “The phrase "many forms" is open-ended, like the emergence of different forms, and also like your new perspective on the world.
Mental Healing: Mental Mandala Imagery 28
Looking at the not-so-symmetrical shapes in the mandala.
You will find that every difference has its own rhythm:
Some are quiet, some are flamboyant, some are in motion, and some are still.
When observing them, do not seek uniformity, but rather allow yourself to feel the peace of diversity coexisting.
Aesthetic fatigue stems from the belief that "only one kind of beauty is allowed," and the mandala reminds you:
There are many voices regarding aesthetics.
A mandala is not about drawing something, but about observing it.
Observe how differences connect with each other to form a broader and more authentic harmony.
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Lesson 755: Drawing Guide for the "Multi-Aesthetic Panel"
Purpose:Let the brain relearn that "beauty is not one kind, but many kinds".
step:
① Draw a large circle as an "aesthetic map".
② Place at least six different shapes inside the circle: square, strip, arc, triangle, and irregular shape.
③ Use different colors to represent different types of beauty: the beauty of composure, the beauty of simplicity, the beauty of strength, the beauty of gentleness, the beauty of uniqueness, and the beauty of fluidity.
④ Write a sentence in the blank area:
“"Beauty doesn't have to be uniform; it is inherently diverse."”
⑤ Stare at the completed image for 30 seconds to allow the brain to expand its aesthetic response.
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○ 755. Log Guidance
① Have I recently fallen into a fixed aesthetic standard? What is it?
② Does this standard make me more tired and stressed?
③ Can I find three different kinds of "beauty" in nature, people, and art today?
④ Which kind of "multi-faceted aesthetics" makes me feel most relaxed?
⑤ Write a sentence:Beauty can take many forms at once, and so can I.
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When you allow beauty to be diverse, you become less critical of yourself, and your true self re-emerges.
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