Accepting the diagnoses was more difficult that I had thought. Once I began the process of accepting the fact that I had anxiety and depression, it was as if it gave them more power. The drowsiness from the medication’s side effect didn’t help much either. A few days after starting the medication, I felt moments of normalcy that lasted about Read more…
The pressure was building even though I kept trying to convince myself it wasn’t there. I had mechanisms in place to keep things under control. I ran, spent quality time with family, associated with friends, laughed, cried, meditated, and gave attention to my spiritual life. All of the things you’re supposed to do, right? Yet several weeks ago, I found Read more…
“Fear can manifest in a number of ways: fear of intense feelings, of personal vulnerability, or of potential victimization. Fear is a natural and healthy response to much of what we witness. If we lived in a society where all people were supported in the full spectrum of their feelings, if there were no right or wrong feelings for a Read more…
There are many ways to interpret this saying. One is that there is a bit of ourselves in every person we meet. Thus, when we fight with them, we are also fighting ourselves. Another is that we are often our own enemy. I’m especially reminded of this after walking away from an argument, a bad day, or someone that Read more…
Clients come in with various presenting issues and things they work on. It could be about a relationship, job stress, parenting, depression, anxiety, or many other relevant issues. As we work through them, I realized that one of the underlying stressors of all the aforementioned issues is fear. It could be fear of vulnerability, of a person leaving them, of not being liked, of Read more…
