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The difference a day makes

Who I was then is not who I am now. That’s good and challenging at the same time.

anxiety, business, career, change, depression, diversity, fear, future, hiding, imposter syndrome, inclusion, job, leadership, lessons learned, mental health, OCD, perfectionism, perspective, pretending, psychology, PTSD, recovery, reflections, reframe, self image, therapy, wisdom, work

The positive core

When everything seems bad, it’s time to look for the good within.

anxiety, change, depression, future, imposter syndrome, jerk brain, mental health, OCD, perspective, philosophy, psychology, PTSD, recovery, reflections, reframe, research, self image, therapy

Intruder alert

Unwanted thoughts that become obsessions are the hallmark of OCD.

anxiety, bad day, depression, mental health, OCD, psychology, PTSD, recovery, reflections, self image, therapy

Regulate

I seem very eager to judge myself for how and what I feel. What’s up with that?

anxiety, depression, emotional baggage, literature, mental health, OCD, phd, psychology, PTSD, recovery, reflections, research, self image, self-regulation, therapy

Dungeons and dragons

What the Legend of Zelda illustrates about difficult journeys. We have tools and we are not alone.

antidepressants, anxiety, depression, emotional baggage, gaming, legend of Zelda, lessons learned, medication, mental health, perspective, PTSD, recovery, reflections, therapy, video games

One hundred one

The blog has reached a milestone. Here’s what I think it means.

anxiety, blogging, depression, mental health, pretending, reflections

A dish best not served

Depression and anger often go hand in hand.

anger, anxiety, depression, emotional baggage, fear, future, job, medication, mental health, PTSD, recovery, reflections, therapy, work

Self study

Exploring my own stories that define my beliefs about myself and my values yields insights, some of which are challenging.

career, depression, future, job, mental health, recovery, reflections, research, self image, therapy, work

Love’s such an old-fashioned word

In which I learn something disturbing and am reminded of something beautiful.

covid19, mental health, reflections, song lyrics

Coming back around

Looking back at nearly three months of blog posts, I do some autoethnographic research on myself to see how I’ve changed and, just maybe, gotten better.

anxiety, blogging, depression, lessons learned, mental health, recovery, reflections, research

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