Archives for April, 2016
It’s Not Lack of Empathy, It’s Resilience
I don’t know if it’s my body language, my words or the things that I say but I feel like I don’t react well to people. It’s some insecurity mechanism I have where I feel like the way I react to sad or shocking news isn’t the way I way I should react and I feel like a lot of people have this problem.
It’s as if my reaction doesn’t match the reaction they...
It’s as if my reaction doesn’t match the reaction they...
It’s Easy to Fall Into a Social Media Hole
It’s probably not a good thing that I spend so much time on social media. If it’s not Facebook it’s on Tumblr. I update my Tumblr pretty much everyday with stuff I find interesting and it can be fun but there are also downsides to spending time with it.
First and foremost it can give you an inflated ego. Having likes streaming in on a selfie can seriously boost your self-esteem but you have...
Cultivating Calmness
In our day-to-day lives we’re faced with myriad frustrations and complications, everything from pressures at work to our car not running right, to more serious things such as trauma and family pressures.
The point is there are way too many things in this world that have the power to throw us off our game. We so rarely take the time to just sit still and be calm.
We’re constantly worried about things that we may...
It’s Important to Get Out and Try New Things
This may seem like a funny topic but I think there’s something to be said for getting out and exploring, especially when you have a mental illness. It can be a road trip or it can just be trying a new restaurant but it can be good to experience new things.
Over the last few months I’ve had a growing unease in my gut, I want a change, I want to do something new,...
Over the last few months I’ve had a growing unease in my gut, I want a change, I want to do something new,...
