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Be yourself, Media

The most terrifying thing…

April 23, 2019

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My post on the newly launched Unsinkable Stories is all about an issue that I now know is quite common when …

April 23, 2019

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Be yourself, Testimonials

Is that old-school approach to CBT giving you a chronic problem?

December 2, 2018

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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy has evolved and changed significantly over the years. CBT is a category of therapies that include cognitive and …

December 2, 2018

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Be yourself

How to deal with Real Event OCD

August 31, 2018

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It’s easy to get caught up in compulsions around things that really happened. In fact, over the years, I’d say that getting …

August 31, 2018

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Be yourself

Digging into intrusive thoughts to clear a way out of them

January 5, 2018

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Recently, Matt and I did a couple of videos exploring intrusive thoughts or anxieties and why it’s useful to look at why …

January 5, 2018

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Be yourself, Testimonials

Scott’s story so far…

May 8, 2017

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I think back to when I was a pre teen and there was so much happening, not only physically but also mentally… …

May 8, 2017

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Blog

10 Mindfulness Tips for Everyday Practice

August 30, 2015

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If you’re new to the practice of mindfulness, these ten tips can help you incorporate the practice into your daily life. Any …

August 30, 2015

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Blog

How to Deal with Intrusive Thoughts (video)

July 6, 2015

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When it comes to dealing with horrible, weird, upsetting, terrifying intrusive thoughts or whatever else your brain is throwing up when …

July 6, 2015

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Knives out. Dice up a recovery salad. #mentalhea

Knives out. Dice up a recovery salad.

#mentalhealth #tweet #recovery #knives #anxiety #psychology #therapy #mindfulness #cooking #mentalhealthawareness #recoveryispossible #contamination #OCD #health #recoveryquotes

You don't have to listen to your brain's reasons!

You don't have to listen to your brain's reasons! This isn't different. You know it was going to pull this trick. Where do you want to go? What do you want to give your time and energy to?

#mindfulness #recovery #mentalhealthquote #mentalfitness #stress #reasons #thinking #psychology #addiction #anxiety #fear #control #compulsions #habits

This also applies if it did happen. You can do stu

This also applies if it did happen. You can do stuff differently up there!

#thinking #ruminating #brain #mindfulness #mentalhealth #mentalhealthnotes #quote #reminder #psychology #therapy #recovery #cognitive #acceptance #fear #anxiety #control #writing #brain #writersofinstagram

From last night's Twitch stream exploring examples

From last night's Twitch stream exploring examples of Exposure Therapy vs ERP vs ACT. No actual cookies were harmed in the making of this theoretical example. Obviously, in reality, you would gather up every crumb of that cookie and eat it (while contacting the closeness of death and the wonders of life in that moment).

#mindfulness #ERP #ACT #recovery #therapy #psychology #science #cookies #Twitch #acceptance #death #stoicism #reality #life #mentalfitness #fear #anxiety

Don't turn into a ruminating centipede. It'll feel

Don't turn into a ruminating centipede. It'll feel like you're going somewhere. If you just think a little more about it, you'll finally solve it! But not really...

Illustration by @pupik.love

#ruminating #illustration #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #thinking #mindful #mindfulness #happiness #psychology #therapy #mentalhealthart

Don't get stuck on the smelly pile of crap this we

Don't get stuck on the smelly pile of crap this week. Yes, it smells. Yes, it's a crap disorder. Yes, you hate it and want to chase solutions to make it go away. But focus on changing the big systems producing the pile of crap symptoms you hate. What's feeding that system?

#mentalfitness #mentalhealth #Twitch #psychology #recovery #anxiety #intrusivethoughts #fear #depression #diagram #mentalhealthnotes #science #TOOLKIT

Closure smosure. We have experiences that are pain

Closure smosure. We have experiences that are painful. We can touch that pain, be honest about it. It can be painful and we can do things in the present that matter to us. It can be painful and we can make choices in the present that align with what we value, that create and build the things we want to see in the world.

#recovery #regret #fear #pain #mentalhealthnotes #mentalhealth #psychology #mindfulness #emotions #community #closure #falsememory #guilt

You still trying to avoid human experiences? How's

You still trying to avoid human experiences? How's that working out for you?

#recovery #psychology #mentalhealth #therapy #mentalhealthquotes #ocd #pureo #fear #phobia #erp #mindfulness #mentalfitness #mentalhealthmatters

All of the stuff you're doing in your head: that's

All of the stuff you're doing in your head: that's practice. Whatever you're doing up there, you're getting skilled at that. What do you want to get skilled at today?

#mindfulness #recovery #mentalhealthnotes #mentalfitness #practice #judgment #nonjudgment #psychology #fitness #skill #focus #goals

You don't wait to feel strong before lifting weigh

You don't wait to feel strong before lifting weights. The strength comes after, and even then, you'll just keep on pursuing more exercises that make you feel weak, that make you sweat and gasp for breath. You go towards the difficult experience. You fuel that and support that. So why would you take the opposite approach with emotions?

#mentalfitness #emotions #mentalhealthnotes #psychology #sweat #fitness #recovery #weightlifting #failure #success #anxiety #socialanxiety #fear #depression #love #guilt #mindfulness

If I’m trying to be optimistic that good things

If I’m trying to be optimistic that good things will happen, I’ve actually thrown away any power I have. I’ll need things I don’t control to magically turn out in my favor. It’s a lottery mentality.

So I bring power back to me. I’m optimistic that I will learn and build skills to handle the dumpster fire in a shit storm that is this world. I will practice skills and nourish my needs so I’m prepared for whatever happens. I want challenging situations that don’t go “right” so I can learn to handle them. I’m optimistic about my capacity to try new things, to discover limits, to enforce boundaries, and make difficult changes that help me thrive in any situation.

#mentalhealth #happiness #optimism #positivethinking #lawofattraction #recovery #fear #anxiety #mentalhealthquotes #psychology #goals #fitness #sweat #challenges #life #reminder #mentalfitness

It is so useful to recognize how seemingly "normal

It is so useful to recognize how seemingly "normal" checking and controlling fuels the symptoms we hate. If you're struggling with things like derealization / depersonalization, or fears around sexuality, losing your mind, developing psychosis, and anything else that involves losing control of you and your identity, look broadly at how you interact with uncertainty in your life. The brain is simply being logical. If I react to uncertainty about a door lock, or an email, how can I not react to an uncertainty about my existence?! The time we spend on uncertainties that don't trouble us much is what causes the uncertainties that do trouble us.

#uncertainty #fear #anxiety #depersonalization #derealization #recovery #checking #YouTube #pureo #ruminating #realization #mentalhealth #mentalfitness #mentalhealthquotes #psychology

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RT @MorganCShields: If you were hospitalized in a psychiatric unit/hospital within the past 5 years, please consider taking our survey and/…

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It's easier to create change from a place of seeing ourselves as whole (instead of holes to fix and fill). We can… https://t.co/CAiUygpMg6

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@PsychNiles Created it.

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The fact we see so many (or any) studies like this, where a placebo delivers greater improvement than a drug, doesn… https://t.co/al9bFthYQJ

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