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…
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…
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…
These first steps are kind of the foundational steps. Even a year into therapy after learning these steps, they’re still steps I use to ground myself.
And the use of mindfulness in therapy. At the very least, if you’re not going into the spiritual / meditation aspect. Regular postings are still a struggle. Please bear with me.
The idea of accepting and allowing negative thoughts instead of fighting them, actually results in us being able to make choices that factor in these thoughts and emotions, potentially even defusing them in entirety. Instead of denying them, swallowing them,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Mindfulness allows instead of suppresses. It gives space without enmeshing. It gives a choice, instead of forcing anything. It’s an alternative that helps. It won’t solve anything, but it can help to solve some things.
When mindfulness was first explained to me, I took to it easily because the pain was so immense. But even then, practising it was a different story. Even a year after I was first introduced to it, now, I still[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
When you have back pains or a fractured leg, it’s easier to allow yourself to face it. It’s not your fault. It’s got nothing to do with you per se. Your leg broke and it hurts and all you can[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…