The next 2 weeks are going to be dedicated to settling into my new role as a therapist within a private practice. I will be focused on learning a new system, policy and other aspects of starting a new job. This job will be the catalyst to my transition from student to professional, but Ibwill …
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Mutherfucking OCD
OCD, or obessessive compulsive disorder, is a relatively common type of anxiety disorder where people develop compulsive behaviors or actions to help manage obsessive thoughts. This usually begins gradually with a person taking part in some behavior that helps slow down or momentary stop an obsessive thought. This, in turn, becomes a ritual where the …
How To Improve Your Mental Fucking Health
This is a brief list of ways to improve your mental health. Consider this a jumping off point, and feel free to add your own. Prioritize sleep…aim to get 7-9 hours a night. Regular physical activity…try to get at least 30 minutes of some sort of physical activity a day. A balanced diet…by balanced I …
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5 Fucking Facts about PTSD
PTSD affects 7% of the population. Women are twice as likely to experience PTSD. PTSD only became a diagnosis 42 years ago. Caregivers can develop PTSD. Not all trauma is traumatic, and various factors of people’s personalities, such as hardiness, play a role i the risk of developing PTSD 5 signs of PTSD are found …
Fucking Eating Disorders
In a wee break from my incessant doom scrolling watching democracy, human rights, and basic decency fall to the wayside as too many embarassments who never got the love, validation or education they needed become more and more brazen in their hate, violence, mysogony , homophobia and bigotry I decided to focus on something …
What Get’s In The fucking Way
When dealing with mental health there are so many things that can get in the way and make it so much fucking worse. Maybe you’re having a day where your anxiety has you by the fucking throat and you are 1 more gut punch away from an emotional breakdown and becoming absolutely unhinged. You may …
Borderline Personality Disorder
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a mental illness that severly impacts one’s ability to regulate their emotions, this lack of emotional control increases impulsivity, affects how they feel about themselves and negatively impacts their relationships with others. They are also more likely to engage in self-harm and experience symptoms of depression, PTSD, bipolar disorder, anxiety …
Disruptive Mood Mutherfucking Dysregulation Disorder
Disruptive Mood Diysregulation Disorder (DMDD) is not a well-known disorder , and that is due to being a mental health condition that is exclusive to children and adolescents. While this is not an adult disorder , when left untreated in children, they are at a high risk of developing depression and /or anxiety disorders …
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The Fucking Depression Umbrella
Depression is like coffee. It’s a common drink that comes in multiple flavors, styles, and sizes. Not to trivialize depression, but it really is a wide umbrella that anyone can find themselves under. Often referred to as the common cold of mental health, there is much evidence to understand the comparison. There is major depresive …
Bipolar
Like so many other mental health disorders , bipolar is one that is often mentioned online. It is also followed by extremely inaccurate , misleading, or just wrong statements. The reality of the bullshit that is social media is that people are looking for likes and followers in the hopes of generating money, fame, or, …