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Seriously, Jerk Brain?

“Self preservation is a full-time occupation.” – Ani DiFranco

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Acculturation

Organizational culture—specifically the Competing Values Framework—informs how I process what I’m learning about myself in therapy.

anxiety, business, career, change, culture, depression, future, job, leadership, lessons learned, mental health, perspective, phd, philosophy, psychology, recovery, reflections, reframe, research, self image, therapy, wisdom, work

I feel the need

Building up resilience to stress is helping me better cope with OCD.

anxiety, depression, future, mental health, OCD, PTSD, recovery, stress

Discomfort

Therapy is tiring, but it also teaches me how to rest.

anxiety, change, depression, emotional baggage, exhaustion, fatigue, future, lessons learned, mental health, perspective, priorities, recovery, reflections, rest, self-care, therapy, wellness

Cutter

Finding a way to boost my mood through biking.

antidepressants, anxiety, depression, exercise, health, mental health, OCD, PTSD, wellness

Rain, rain

Coping with anxiety starts with not trying to minimize it.

anxiety, depression, fear, mental health, perspective, pretending, PTSD, recovery, reflections, therapy

Anniversaries

Why I go on.

family, reflections

Tired

Life is exhausting right now. There is still hope.

anger, anxiety, change, covid19, depression, exhaustion, fatigue, fear, future, jerk brain, lessons learned, mental health, OCD, perspective, priorities, psychology, PTSD, recovery, reflections, reframe, rest, self-care, self-regulation, social distancing, therapy, wellness, what to say

Happy hour

Time in community makes a difference.

reflections

Picking sides

Depression is less about swings than it is tension.

anxiety, depression, mental health, recovery

Going to the dogs

My dog is a role model.

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