Over the last several weeks, I’ve had several friends reach out about how these uncertain times have been mentally exhausting. Many want to reach out and start therapy, but often are overwhelmed with how to go about it, or don’t have enough information to follow through. Thus, it’s easy to end up in a never-endingContinue reading “Therapy for Newbies”
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What social anxiety can look like and how to manage it
1. Meeting new people Meeting new people or making new friends can feel like a burden when one has social anxiety. One way to manage this is to take the pressure off yourself and go into the situation with lots of patience. Even if you end up feeling uncomfortable, remember it’s all temporary. 2. BeingContinue reading “What social anxiety can look like and how to manage it”
Mental illness and toxic positivity…am I a part of the problem?
Recently I started looking into blogs related to mental health, and one blogger in particular talked about toxic positivity – the unhelpful and unsolicited hurtful advice on how to deal with your mental illness by just ‘being positive’. I was definitely intrigued. I have suffered from generalized anxiety disorder and major clinical depression for mostContinue reading “Mental illness and toxic positivity…am I a part of the problem?”
Job searching, soul searching, and self doubt
Most people can agree that the job searching process can be daunting and stressful. People will groan when they see a link to upload a resume, followed by a blank space where it’s required to manually enter every part of your education and employment history that’s already included in your resume (seriously, why are weContinue reading “Job searching, soul searching, and self doubt”
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