October 19, 2012
Things my therapist said today

“You are a really unique person. People like you don’t exist.”

“When you’re having a shitty day, have a shitty day! Just have the best shitty day you can.”

“I think one of your problems is you have too much empathy”. (Me: o.0) “It’s not a bad problem to have!”

“If you woke up tomorrow and racism and sexism and poverty and all the systemic problems of the world were over, if you woke up and everyone was on equal ground, what would you do with you life?”

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September 24, 2012
10 Rules for Coping with Anxiety and Panic

onlinecounsellingcollege:

1. Remember, feelings of panic are just exaggerations of normal bodily stress reactions.

2. Sensations are neither harmful nor dangerous - just unpleasant. Nothing worse will happen.

3. Stop adding to the panic with frightening thoughts of where panic will lead.

4. Stay in the present. Be aware of what is happening to you rather than concern yourself with how much worse it might get.

5. Wait and give the fear time to pass.

6. Notice that when you stop adding to panic with frightening thoughts, the fear begins to fade.

7. Focus on coping with facing the fear rather than trying to avoid it or escape from it.

8. Look around you. Plan what you will do next as the panic subsides.

9. Think about the progress made so far, despite all the difficulties.

10. When you are ready to go on, do so in an easy, relaxed manner. There is no hurry.

Each time you cope with panic, you reduce your fear!

Source: http://www.panicsupport4u.com/coping.htm

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April 5, 2012
My therapist says she wants me to go on three twenty-minute walks a week.

The library is about a mile away and I have a book return.

So I’m going to go do that.

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April 2, 2012

jillsarahg:

This is so beautiful. Watch it.

(Source: unspokenagreement)

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