Tag: therapy

  • The Times Have Changed ….

    The Times Have Changed ….

    Personally, I’m going through a lot, as open as I have tried to be online about my treatment and recovery, life just isn’t decided for you and instantly works out, what I’m learning is that no matter recovered, with a social life, support, sobriety, IOP, there’s no such thing as perfection. Sometimes the most painful…

  • 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.”…

  • CBT: Cognitive Distortions …

    CBT: Cognitive Distortions …

    Today in PHP we learned about cognitive distortions. What are cognitive distortions? “Cognitive distortions are internal mental filters or biases that increase our misery, fuel our anxiety, and make us feel bad about ourselves.” [1] We are continuously processing information and the shortcuts we create for ourselves help us with this burden. But what happens…

  • DBT: The Three Minds …

    DBT: The Three Minds …

    Today we learned about the three minds: (1) rational mind (2) emotional mind and (3) the wise mind. This is a DBT skill. With mindfulness focusing on the present moment can be met with challenges, while assessing what you’re doing and what’s happening. By breaking up our understanding of the mind, we can analyze how…

  • Life is Not a Game …

    Life is Not a Game …

    Life is not a game, not success, not feelings, not people, not identities, not Instagram, not photos, wellness is a condition to respect, it reflects things going well. So what made things go well for me. As I was requesting for placement, overcoming schizophrenia, I shared what I am working on as a job I…

  • Personal Update: New Goals New Me

    Personal Update: New Goals New Me

    A lot of good things have been happening for me lately, despite a recent incident of self-harm, I don’t know how that occurred, was probably getting voices and my feelings were hurt. That’s usually how it happens. But for the most part, I’ve been positive.  Here’s what is going well for me: Here’s what is…

  • 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…

  • Holding Still …

    Holding Still …

    We’ve all been there those moments when you hold still waiting for a negative feeling or series of thoughts to leave your body, and sometimes holding still doesn’t work. We’ve tried meditation, we’ve tried writing, we’ve tried physical activity. How can we learn to just let go when the feelings arising from a given event…

  • Personal Update …

    Personal Update …

    Taking a break from #socialmedia for a few days to focus on going back to work tomorrow I have an interview tomorrow. Not to make things urgent or wrong with my #socialmedia -I think discussing broken relationships or anything medical cannot be explained well from me but I’m sure there is plenty of explanation from…

  • It’s Just a Bad Day …

    It’s Just a Bad Day …

    Eventually we come to our senses and realize that it’s just a bad day, maybe the morning after being upset or anxious, or after a bad interaction or demonstration of self or thinking, and that’s okay, we are allowed to have bad days, when things are just not right, and have lost our sense of…