My Brains Not Broken
MAY 15, 2024
After a decade-plus of living with depression and anxiety, I am proud of how I’ve learned to manage my mental health challenges. There are several types of talk therapy, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectal Behavior Therapy (DBT), Mentalization-based therapy (MBT) and so many more.
Bipolar Bandit
FEBRUARY 25, 2022
Currently, I am experiencing a mixed episode which means I shift back and forth between mania and depression. You name it I’ve tried it; talk therapy, CBT, DBT, ECT, EMDR and medication management. An individual needs to be very resilient when dealing with bipolar disorder. This can be charted by hours or days. Living with Bipolar.
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Social Work Blog
FEBRUARY 17, 2023
A study from Psychiatry International found possible benefits of mindfulness to help with self-compassion, quality of life, well being, depression, and anxiety. Zylowska believes that clients who are in a deep depression may find it difficult to focus on the present moment without depressive rumination.
Abuse Survivor
OCTOBER 12, 2021
I’ve been fighting with depression pretty hard lately. In accepting that I am depressed I go over what is going on in my life. If I continue being in pain while my boundaries were being trampled I would be more depressed and I would get suicidal thoughts on a more intense level. I am not all the way down but I am close.
Bipolar Bandit
OCTOBER 25, 2021
This is a Dialectal Behaviour Therapy (DBT) tool that I have found helpful. Disclaimer: I am not a mental health professional just a person with years of experiencing mental illness and finding helpful ways to cope. RADICAL ACCEPTANCE AND SELF-COMPASSION.
Gateway Foundation
DECEMBER 2, 2022
Having depression, anxiety or any other mental health condition isn’t a weakness, so a person who develops PTSD isn’t weak for having a natural response to a life-altering experience. The imbalance of chemicals in the brain can create anxiety, depression, brain fog and difficulty keeping up with or completing basic tasks.
Social Work Blog
MAY 24, 2023
We face each other and enter into a verbal dance I like to refer to as the “Acronym Tango,” (IFS, CBT, DBT, EMDR, EFT, cha-cha-cha). By naming all associated parties, it becomes quite clear why Emily complains about sleeplessness, anxiety, depression, and somatization. Sometimes clients politely decline the invitation. But I digress.
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