Tag: mental health
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I’m Still Here!
Holy frijole, Batman. The last several months since I’ve posted have been insane in the membrane. It’s all a blur. I hardly remember them, just like I hardly remember most of last year. And that tunnel we all collectively fell into at the start of the pandemic? It’s barely starting to show it’s light at…
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Let’s Talk About ANTS: Automatic Negative Thoughts
When I was a kid, maybe 7 or 8, I sneaked out of bed to see what my parents were watching on TV. That night, they happened to be watching “The X-Files”; I hid in the hallway and peeked around the corner to watch. A reptile creature was crawling through some bushes and watching a…
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When to Fire Your Therapist
I am a Catholic, female, 3rd generation Mexican American, married mother of 3 in her 30’s. I speak English and limited Spanish and ASL. I am the oldest child of divorced parents. I have dealt with mild OCD, depression and generalized anxiety disorder since late childhood. I developed PTSD in my 20’s. I experienced 1…
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Coping with a Pandemic
This is not a how-to-cope post, because let’s be real, you’ve been getting “how to cope” tips from EVERYONE. I even got one from my Nissan dealer yesterday. (Yes, car dealership, please give me tips for meditating and art projects.) I feel fairly confident that if you’ve watched TV, read emails or browsed social media…
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