25 Ideas for Better Emotional Health
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You’ll Be Sorry if You Tell
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The Need To Defy Masculine Norms, Especially as a Male Depressive
In America, 80% of suicides are men; bottling up emotions, as macho masculine norms dictate, might bear part of the blame Continue reading on Invisible Illness »
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Try these 7 Strategies to Get Out of a Rut
Photo by Peter Burne on Unsplash Feeling like you’re in a rut is a terrible one. What comes to mind when you think about the feeling? For me, the following words come to mind: constriction, molasses, density, heaviness, boredom. What exactly does it mean to be in a rut? Dictionary.com defines being in a rut as: In a
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Welcoming My Three Ghosts of OCD
Confronting cognitive distortions through a new imaginative approach. Photo from the author — self-portrait I live with OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) and I am regularly visited by aggressive, distorted thoughts. They come at all hours of the day and sometimes they are so loud and obtrusive, I am revolted by their presence. I obsess over them and
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From “The Breakfast Club” to Therapy: A Cautionary Tale of Twice Exceptionality
Exploring 2e: The neurodivergent struggles of being both gifted and challenged — and the urgent need for recognition and support Continue reading on Invisible Illness »
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The Phantom Within
When my twin sister spoke to shadows, I thought it was magic. But it was something far more fragile Continue reading on Invisible Illness »
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The Depression of Living Abroad
It can be a very lonely existence Continue reading on Invisible Illness »
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Trauma Theory Explained The Disturbing Patterns in my Love Life
I was ‘stuck’ on a toxic guy until I learned about my coping mechanisms. Continue reading on Invisible Illness »
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Submarining: if Ghosting and Orbiting Had a Child
Photo by Henri Pham on Unsplash What is submarining in dating? Submarining is the complete opposite of mindful dating. With submarining, the person dates you for a while and then suddenly disappears from the face of Earth (goes off the radar) without warning. A few months go by, and then they suddenly emerge back in your life,
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