One interesting thing about therapy is that most of the time, the answers come from ourselves. This highlights how much therapists can only guide us, and provide one size fits all quick fix solutions that will heal mental health problems. Also. Often,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
No matter what is said or done in therapy, sometimes we just can’t. And we need to know that it’s okay. The challenge we’re facing is not one that’s easy, no matter what our brains tell us. It’s not even[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
No matter how hopeless the present feels, it’s important to measure your progress from where you started your journey. And sometimes staying still is just as important as moving forward. Dips are expected. Relapses are possible. Feeling like crap? That’s[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
What I find lacking in most support groups is the admission that sometimes, it’s gonna hurt. It’s gonna hurt bad and no words or hugs or anything will make it better. Only time. And facing the pain that’s been avoided[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s not a cliché that draining an old wound can be more painful than the wound itself has ever been. Especially if that wound has been left for a while to fester. But the whole point of draining such a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
When you want to give hope to someone, sometimes you don’t give the whole truth. What most people don’t talk much about in depression and similar conditions, is that sometimes, no matter what you do… It just hurts. But it[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I think these points are true regardless of whether you have a mental health condition. So many of us live in the past or in the present, trying to keep things they were, or trying to provide for every single[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Someone said something about recovery that struck me. Recovery for most of us with mental health conditions involves us learning or relearning certain habits or ideas, much as a child would. It’s really baby steps for us and that’s difficult, discouraging,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Keeping grounded and present is really really difficult but it’s really helpful to learn this skill. Yes, it’s a skill that can be learnt, and needs practice.
Staying present isn’t easy for me, even at the best of times. I don’t know if it’s purely a depression thing or not, but that’s exactly why staying present helps me now, because it keeps me from being overwhelmed in[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…