mental health
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The Importance of Space; Creating it and Making it
In this post, I shared that I was figuring out what “focusing on myself” means for me. My therapist had provided me with several examples of what her other clients had been doing and I resonated with quite a few of them, realizing that I was already doing a lot of self-focus rather unconsciously. I… Continue reading
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Unapologetically ~ Focusing on Myself
Since last summer, my friends have been saying the same thing to me – “Focus on yourself.” Only this week have I been seriously pondering what this means. I even asked my therapist to help me define it, because it has to mean something beyond weekly foot soaks, daily moisturizing, and staying on top of… Continue reading
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“The best way to find out what we really need is to get rid of what we don’t.” – Marie Kondo
The past couple of weeks have been challenging for me because I fell into a cycle of restlessness and interrupted sleep patterns. As mentioned in my last post, sleep deprivation increases my anxiety and my anxiety increases my sleep deprivation. In these cycles, I begin to fixate on things. I refer to it as “spinning”… Continue reading
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How Do I Calm Down? [Personal Tips To Help Find Sanity “In The Moment”]
My anxiety manifested when I was around 8 years old. While other kids may have self-soothed by sucking their thumb or biting their nails, I began chewing the taste buds off of my tongue. I would chew until my tongue bled, with sores all across the front and sides. It remains my tic to this… Continue reading
About Me
I am a lover of self-improvement and creativity. This blog represents my healing journey and I created it with the hope that it will create connections and help you (and me!) feel less alone.
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