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…
I don’t know how to… So this is the best effort I can make.
I drew this comic before therapy started to progress to confronting the pain by learning to love myself. It’s the toughest and possibly most painful thing I’ve ever done in my life. It might be easy for others, but not[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I wish I could say this is no longer the case. It happens less, but it still happens. When it does, it’s hard to breathe without pain, or breathe without wanting to cry.