I Am My Mother's Son
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My Mom is the spine in me.
Read MoreBreaking My Addiction to Distorted Thinking
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My distorted thoughts are now the whetstone with which I sharpen my mind.
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How I Broke My Addiction to Distorted Thinking
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By approaching depression from this angle I could identify ways I could wean myself from distorted patterns of thinking.
Read MoreTools for High School Students
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Visit: mentallyagile.com/tools/high-school-students for a list of eleven stressor categories and positive coping tools specific for high school students.
Read MoreRegular Stress Inoculation
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I am stressed by loud noises and large groupings of people I do not know. That is how I am wired, and I have learned to respect my wiring. That does not mean that I am beholden to my wiring.
Read MoreYou're Vewy, Vewy Depwessed
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Mocking how a thought sounds is a surefire way to sweep the legs out from under it.
Read MoreTuesdays in the Toolkit
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Mirror Therapy is a potent, introspective tool. I like to have a mirror directly in front of me, and one off to the side. This allows me to speak to myself, and also catch side glances of my reactions along my periphery. The first time I tried this, I spoke to myself from two drastically different perspectives - the depressed me, and the “normal” me.
Read MoreMondays with Marcus
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The more I study mental illness and the structure of the brain, the more I am enticed about how the mind thinks. I know from experience that I can train my mind to recognize distorted thoughts, and take action to think differently, but I have been unable to discern a guiding framework. I have many tools, but where is my toolbox?
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