About a month ago during one of our sessions, my therapist told me that one thing I can do to work through my anxiety – in addition to grounding techniques – is this: Choose a mantra! The last time I chose a mantra for myself, I was going through a deep depression following a manic episode. As I was cleaning […]
The worst part of it all was the couple days I had before the interview to imagine worst possible scenarios. I asked the radiology manager whether it was a working interview, and she told me that that was not the case. So instead, I stressed over what to wear and what to say. As soon as Mama came home, we […]
On Friday of last week, one of my teachers officially announced a student sonographer position that had become available at a local hospital. I was ecstatic upon reading her message. I have done my clinical rotation at this particular hospital twice, and I absolutely loved my experience there both times. The two main job qualifications were 1) you have to […]
I received a call a couple of days ago from the administrative assistant at the counseling center. She informed me that my new therapist, with whom I felt I had a great connection, is no longer employed there. Somewhat of a long story short, my therapist decided to work full-time at her former place of employment, which is a mental […]
“Authenticity is the daily practice of letting go of who we think we’re supposed to be and embracing who we are.” Brene Brown A friend of mine and I have been discussing some personal things that center around this idea of personal growth, discovery, and healing. Yes, therapy came up, but so did self-help books. One of our favorite authors […]
In Finding an Effective Therapist Part I, I focused on what an effective therapist means to me and provided some tips on how to get started with the search. In Part II, I let y’all know that I reached out to a former, effective therapist of mine, and I shared her tips for finding a therapist. Now, in Part III, […]
In Part I of Finding an Effective Therapist, I stated that finding a new therapist for myself just isn’t high priority right now. Well, I’ve since changed my mind. I am struggling with some anxiety, and, rather than waiting until my anxiety gets out of hand, I think that I could benefit from therapeutic services now. My former therapist, whom […]
Abilify is an anti-psychotic drug that I began taking when I was hospitalized for brief psychotic disorder. It was a while before abilify “worked” for me. I struggled to adjust in ways that I had not attributed to the medication at the time, only in hindsight. Not to mention I was adjusting to new medication and simultaneously studying public policy […]
I guess in order to find an effective therapist, you first have to define for yourself what “effective” is. This is a somewhat straightforward task for me, as I have had a few therapists since my episode. I know what I do want in a therapist as well as what I don’t want. That being said, I am dissatisfied with […]
If you’ve had a mental health scare like I have, or even if you haven’t, you may want to consider creating a crisis plan that details what to do if a crisis occurs and how to prevent a crisis from happening in the first place. I only recently created one for my loved ones and myself. Thankfully, I have not […]
