Tag: self help
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Are SSRI (Antidepressants)Withdrawals Comparable To Heroin Withdrawal?
Today I want to talk specifically about SSRI’s and the dangers that are only recently coming into the spotlight. There were 42 million Americans taking antidepressants in 2020, and it has become entirely normal for people to take antidepressants. However, SSRI’s are often prescribed for moderate depression that doesn’t meet criteria for Major Depressive Disorder…
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Life is Messy
Many of us have had to get all the naysayers out of our lives only to find out that they made such an imprint on us that now they live in our heads and how do we kick ourselves out of our lives? Well, we don’t. We change. We shrink the voice in our head…
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Daring To Dream: Thoughts on following your dreams when healing from trauma
Much of what keeps humans motivated to heal and improve their lives is trying to reach a goal. When we are suffering, and being held back by dysfunctional people in our lives, it is daring to dream that often brings us out of the darkness.
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Not All Mental Health Professionals Are Good : Tips On Recognizing Bad Therapists
At the very basic level those services are that your boundaries are respected, and your thoughts are heard. If there is no respect for boundaires, and poor listening then there is no kind of therapy happening.
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A Mental Disorder Is Not An Identity
CPTSD is just something that is in my way, and every day I chip at it a little bit more because I will not let it control me and dictate the course of my life.
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Emotional Manipulation and the Many Forms of Invisible Abuse
While the reasons may vary, the damage caused by emotional manipulation may last longer than the abuse.
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PTSD and Interpersonal Relationships – A Survivors Perspective
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is not an easy disorder to deal with for the person that suffers from it or the people that are around them. This does not mean to lose heart because there are many different paths to healing available, however, the road is not paved.
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What Is Emotional Validation and How to Be Better at it
Emotional validation is the basis on which we all use to feel secure in being ourselves and expressing our feelings. It can form us into confident people or drive us towards codependent tendencies. It determines whether relationships of all kinds thrive or fail. The lack of it forms the basis for gaslighting and the effects…
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Self Help or Shameless Perfection? An opinion on the self-help journey.
Do not strive for perfection, but exist perfectly as yourself.
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A Quick Look At Impostor Syndrome
Do you secretly feel like you’re an impostor? Are you worried that one day you’ll be found out? Read on to learn about the ins and outs of Impostor Syndrome.
Diary of a Flopping Fish 