Category: self-care
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When Coping Skills Become Destructive
When life gets stressful, we have our go-to behaviors to take some of the pressure off. For some, this looks like reading a mystery novel, watching reality tv, or having dinner with a friend. While these can be great coping strategies, they also can become destructive. Like most things in life, there needs to be…
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4 Refreshing Spring Mental Health Tips
Spring is a wonderful time of year that symbolizes new beginnings and fresh starts. After the long and dark winter months, spring can bring a renewed sense of energy and optimism. As a mental health therapist, I often recommend that my clients take advantage of this time of year to refresh their mental health. Here…
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How To Get The Most Out Of Your Coping Skills
So you’ve gone to therapy, and your therapist tells you to try this new coping skill, You do it, but it doesn’t work. Does this mean you are a failure? No. Does this mean the coping skill is never going to work? No. How do you get the most out of your coping skills? Here…
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Sunday Scaries
When Sunday rolls around, you start to experience dread, anxiousness, or worry. You have the Sunday Scaries. You spend the day worrying about what is to come with the week ahead. All the worrying has cut your rest time on your weekend in half. Here are some ways to deal with the Sunday Scaries. 1.…