Tag: mood

  • Getting Back to Normal …

    Getting Back to Normal …

    We all go through this, when we just want to get back to normal. The most frustrating part of not feeling well, is trying to communicate how we are feeling and not push ourselves further away from our goals in life. How to get help, and how to know when to just sit with things.…

  • What is REBT? …

    What is REBT? …

    I just completed a life coach certificate in REBT on Udemy, following completion of a certificate in CBT which is a component of REBT. So what is REBT? It stands for “Rational Emotive Behavior Theory,” and for someone like me, distinguishing between voices, my own, versus an auditory delusion, this seemed helpful for at least…

  • Don’t Freak Out …

    Don’t Freak Out …

    You have a choice and you don’t have to go down that road, so take a deep breath and think …. What will be the best way to respond to this situation and what will make things more difficult for me moving forward. Sometimes the difference between someone who goes through a lot and moves…

  • Not New to Self-Harm, How to Describe? …

    Not New to Self-Harm, How to Describe? …

    I think anyone who wants to have recovered from a difficult period in time, should be proud of themselves for overcoming those emotions, or symptoms that affect how they feel about themselves, Im sure that’s self-esteem, what you look like, maybe Im wrong, so while other people may be going through things in life thinking…

  • Ditch the Excuses …

    Ditch the Excuses …

    Saying your going to change and making the changes that you need to make in order to be a healthier happier you, can be overwhelming, especially with any new diagnosis, lets narrow down the subject to something more manageable like depression. Just like with any mental health issue, you have to stay on top of…

  • When Will You Be Back? …

    When Will You Be Back? …

    If you don’t believe in prayer, then that’s totally okay. If you blog, whats currently bothering you, or what you may be struggling with, if shared, usually goes away, that’s in others thinking of you, you improving through the problem that it is you are going through. Im not sure if journaling and keeping a…

  • Theres No Such Thing as Pretending …

    Theres No Such Thing as Pretending …

    Theres no such thing as pretending, we are all human, and when our defenses are down no one expects to be hurt, just as anyone who you cant see, or don’t admire, you don’t want to think about, or be told anything bad about someone, made to feel uncomfortable by them, and that’s something no…

  • You Have Choices …

    You Have Choices …

    I might not be an expert at addiction and recovery, but I understand what the stigma feels like to be treated as though there is something wrong with you or defective, and sometimes it can be the case that your personality changes, you experience physical withdrawal, or experience other emotional and mental disturbances in life,…

  • Dont Be Ruled by Your Insecurities …

    Dont Be Ruled by Your Insecurities …

    As someone who is notoriously insecure, a push over, doormat, and subservient to men, its not my nature to think of myself before others, and perhaps that is the one misjudgment of someone who sounds smart, thinking that I view myself to be above anyone, and that’s not confidence either, since I am someone who…

  • What Makes You Desirable …

    What Makes You Desirable …

    If it wont matter in four years, then maybe its not something you need to worry too much about. Driving down my street today I thought I saw Bruce Willis. Checking on all the action huh? My life does feel like an action movie, most of the time, unless Im not feeling well, underperforming, or not…