Tag: stress

  • What is “mass trauma”? ….

    What is “mass trauma”? ….

    It’s normal to experience stress reactions following any incident of trauma which may continue for a significant period of time. [1] Mass trauma events include “shootings, acts of terrorism, or mass riots.” … “Survivors may have feelings of confusion, fear, and helplessness. Sometimes, those with no personal connections to the event may even be impacted.”…

  • How to Handle Stress …

    How to Handle Stress …

    It’s May, and its Mental Health Awareness month, welcome. One of the first things I would like to address is “stress,” how many of us, have struggled with stress, probably everyone! It seems to be the normal part of what makes life feel like too much sometimes, that overwhelm, of whats to come, what to…

  • Written in the Sky …

    Written in the Sky …

    Everyone’s story is important, not one funnier than the next, or uninspiring, we all have had experiences in life that make us both unique and special. Recently a high horse was passed to me from Shorty Awards in the form of a nomination, and suddenly I felt thrust into the defensive, that took awhile to…

  • Things Will Get Better …

    Things Will Get Better …

    If prayer doesn’t work for you, then think what will help you spiritually get through what you are going through and come out the other end, feeling like a better person as a result of having your experiences in life. Nothing lasts forever, including the painful moments, so in your distress, instead of worrying and…

  • It’s Hard to Believe …

    It’s Hard to Believe …

    It’s always hard to believe when people trip out or don’t seem like themselves. It seems to be the unwanted intrusion into our lives when people have problems, I guess we were not all built to be doctors and therapists but if we could learn to have more compassion and less fear for these subjects…

  • Talking About an Issue …

    Talking About an Issue …

    To me it does no good to get help when someone has a problem with me, because then they attack me more, such as in my present situation for the past two years since August 2020 when I discontinued talking to someone who became angry with me after I experienced identity theft. When talking to…

  • Don’t Compound the Issues …

    Don’t Compound the Issues …

    First, you don’t want to compound the issues, when you are feeling stressed out. First identify where the stress is coming from, and what are the triggering sources? Does the problem lie within? Is the problem a person or a specific incident triggering you? Is there a news story that is hurtful or triggering? What…

  • Stay Steady …

    Stay Steady …

    It’s not inevitable that your crack or break from time to time but it happens to the best of us. I was once told “you only get a certain amount of energy points each day,” in therapy and that statement really stuck out to me. What is burn out? According to one article it’s defined…

  • Whats Tough …

    Whats Tough …

    One of the toughest battles you will ever face in life is when you are not feeling good, and if you cant figure out why, not wait until its too late and you’ve isolated either by choice, or by preference, and hopefully via no overt words or actions that set you apart from others in…

  • Getting Going …

    Getting Going …

    There are many ways to fight fatigue. Here are a few examples of how to get going again: (1) exercise daily, (2) drink lots of water, (3) try to lose weight, (4) don’t take naps, (5) go to bed early and wake up early, (6) read, (7) listen to music. -Recently I have been focusing…