Cognitive Distortions Tunnel Vision: Focus selectively on the negative details, to dwell on them and tune out positive aspects of a situation or yourself. All-or-None Thinking: Jump to broad, over-generalized conclusions about yourself or reality. Negative Predictions: Make highly negative, pessimistic predictions about the future, for which there is no evidence, and which result in [...]
A mental illness can be defined as a health condition that changes a person’s thinking, feelings, or behavior (or all three) and that causes the person distress and difficulty in functioning. National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Always seek a medical professional’s guidance in further understanding a diagnosis. This list is compiled from a number [...]
What do you do when you’re angry with someone? I keep it all inside. But it doesn’t stay inside. It releases physically via headaches, stomach troubles, breaking out skin. Some bottle up the anger & then let it all out in an explosive manner. Or don’t bottle it up at all and explode right away, [...]
Mindfulness is a state of active, open attention on the present. When you’re mindful, you observe your thoughts and feelings from a distance, without judging them good or bad. Instead of letting your life pass you by, mindfulness means living in the moment and awakening to experience. Mindfulness can involve: Bringing one’s complete attention to [...]
Rumination is a way of responding to distress that involves repetitively focusing on the symptoms of distress, and on its possible causes and consequences. Rumination is similar to worry except rumination focuses on bad feelings and experiences from the past, whereas worry is concerned over potential bad events in the future. The tendency to ruminate is a stable [...]
“When people are given the opportunity to write about emotional upheavals, they often experience improved health,” Dr. James W. Pennebaker says. “They go to the doctor less. They have changes in immune function.” Featured Images & Quoted from Source: utexas.edu – Writing to Heal Writing therapy is no doubt powerful. It should be approached when ready and [...]
I found an intense Q & A that helps to unravel the extremes of idealization and devaluation (love and hate) in BPD. I have quoted a part of Dr. Robert Saltzman’s answer below: Borderline Personality Disorder is a kind of mental illness characterized by pervasive instability in self-image, in moods, in interpersonal relationships, and in behavior. [...]
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a complex and serious mental illness that is frequently underdiagnosed or misdiagnosed. The DSM IV-TR criteria for BPD includes: Frantic efforts to avoid real or imagined abandonment. [Not including suicidal or self-injuring behavior covered in Criterion 5] A pattern of unstable and intense interpersonal relationships characterized by alternating between extremes [...]
A flyer was given to us called, “Twelve Steps to Managing Depression” Be aware of the indicators that tell you that changes are needed. Know that anger can be uncovered and choices can be made regarding its purpose. Become committed to healthy boundaries and assertions. Believe in yourself. Know your worth and value as a [...]
Please visit the link below, the artist created this work based on lyrics to a song. They say every person looks at an art piece and seeks to understand by finding a way to relate. I immediately saw myself some years ago when the depression began. Beautiful, independent, hard working woman with a dark secret [...]
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