What NOT to Say
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The person you care about is caught in a mental typhoon. They do not need advice on how to get to shore, they need a life preserver.
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You Don't Look Depressed
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“The individual must be experiencing five or more symptoms during the same 2-week period and at least one of the symptoms should be either (1) depressed mood or (2) loss of interest or pleasure.”
Read MoreTreat Your Thoughts as Honored Guests
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The question I wish I was asked at fifteen is: could your depression be nicer to you if you learn to be nice to it?
Read MoreMy Curious Lack of Anxiety in Public Speaking
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Though my body was on the stage in the marvelous Davenport Grand Hotel in Spokane, my mind took a walk through my apartment.
Read MoreTravel Thoughts, Stoic Challenge Fail, and Grief
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“In the event of a significant life event, things will feel overwhelming. Always take care of yourself first so that you may safely take care of others.”
Read MoreThe Fallacy of "Stay Hungry"
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I find it extraordinarily odd that it took me thirty one years to discover that I perform better when I pace my efforts while respecting my physical, mental, and emotional health.
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Banish My Sadness!
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In a strange twist of fate, and after a great amount of therapy, I now greatly appreciate my travels deep into the valleys of sadness and depression.
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Interrogate Yourself
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It takes a great deal of work to go from: “I suffer under the weight of my illness,” to: “I live with my illness”.
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