We all know people who think they're always the victim. Everything is about them. Everything bad that happens is targeted towards them. The world is just out to get them ... or is it? A sure sign of someone who is mentally healthy is their ability to handle adversity aka when shit goes wrong. Do… Continue reading The World is NOT Out to Get You
Mental health advocates and therapists talk all the time about the importance of mindfulness, but I've seen very few talk about how hard it is to actually do. Yes, I understand the importance of living in the moment. I know that guilt and regret are living in the past and anxiety is living in the… Continue reading Mindfulness … Practice with the Mundane
Sometimes I hate being right. The old me, the crazy one, loved being right and even if I was wrong I sure wasn't going to admit it and would even try to convince people I was STILL right. I'm not like that now at all. The real me loves to learn and if someone points… Continue reading Sometimes …
I knew this was going to be a rough week. I wasn't wrong. Sunday was the first Mother's Day since my Mom died. So I totally ignored it and did this instead ... binge watched junk TV, took a long bubble bath and read. All day. I texted my kids and told them how I… Continue reading It’s Okay to NOT be Okay
A new article has come out about antidepressant withdrawal and how difficult it can be for some people to break away from them. I was one of those people. Click here to read The New York Times article Once I discovered why I was acting so crazy (no other word for it), I wanted off… Continue reading Antidepressant Withdrawal
