Posted in:Mental Health To the mom with depression, The first time I saw a therapist, she was assessing my level of depression and asked, “Are you able to get your kids ready and take them to school?” I said yes, of course, and then she said, “That’s good, that’s more ...
Because whenever I mention it anywhere publicly I get public comments AND private ones from Dear Readers who don’t feel comfortable sharing in a public comment about their own depression, whose loved ones and community still do not understand that we all should care about our mental health, wh...
Zealous mental health advocates spread messages of hope and solidarity, assuring us that healing is within reach. That we’re not alone. That we can ‘self-care’ our way out of this global mental health crisis if we just drink our smoothies and say our mant...
And even better than just thinking about your gratitudes is writing them down. Participants who wrote letters of thanks and gratitude reported significantly better mental health than those who just journaled about the weeks or talked with a therapist, according to a July 2015 study in the journal...
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(nicely). it’s such a small thing, but if you’re anything like me, you spend a lot more time passively liking posts than you do commenting on them or replying to them. therapist jor-el caraballo , l.m.h.c., previously told me that one thing he’s committed to doing recently ...
TheU.S. Surgeon General (2023)released a health advisory last year that suggests children and teens who use social media for more than three hours a day are at significantly more risk of developing mental health challenges such asanxiety,depression, andsuicidality. Below are some ways mental...
(Meanwhile I can still see my regular therapist.) Now of course how far I’ve come seems minuscule at this point. She says something along the lines of, “I know to you, you may not think what you have experienced is trauma but it doesn’t have to be physical to be considered ...
Another reason I really like my new therapist is for how solution-based she is. It’s not just talk therapy. For some people, that works great, but I’m someone who needs solutions and wants to know what I can do to help myself. For example, I’m having back surgery next week and...
Just because you work in social media doesn’t mean you have to be a therapist or conflict mediator. Logging off. When you’re off the clock, you’re off the clock. Separating your personal and professional social media should be a priority. This might require some getting used to if ...