For about a week, everything has felt different. It’s like the whole world is brighter. Colors pop. I’ve been able to focus, and breath, and smile. Times like this are always refreshing. I feel energized. I feel confident. That’s not to say that I haven’t been stressed. I’ve been worried, jittery, even a little bit …
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The Brain
The human brain has 100 billion neurons, each neuron connected to 10 thousand other neurons. Sitting on your shoulders is the most complicated object in the known universe. – Michio Kaku As I’ve mentioned in The Numbers (go read it if you haven’t) mental health is an issue that desperately needs more attention. I know …
The Family
Yesterday I had another session, and until then it had been a pretty good day. I was confident going in. I had practiced some coping techniques that we discussed in the previous session, I had been keeping a list of intrusive thoughts, and I thought I was prepared. We jumped right in, learning some new …
The Numbers
Why mental health deserves your attention Every year, medical conditions such a cancer and supposedly eradicated diseases dominate heath related headlines. Rightfully so! Cancer was the second leading cause of death in the US in 2016, behind only heart disease. The likelihood of being diagnosed with cancer is around 35-40%, dependent on your sex. It’s …
The Collateral Damage
I’ve been talking a lot about how anxiety has affected me. It’s ever present, it’s painful, and it’s fucking exhausting. I struggle with it every day. I have all these feelings that overwhelm me consistently, but only one really stands out tonight. I feel guilty. I’ve grown used to the daily worry, and the occasional …
The Coping
The past few days have been so difficult. I’ve had so much time to sit and think. I did whatever I could think of to keep busy. Today I cleaned. Yesterday I went to the gym. Twice. On Thursday, I tried doing nothing. I tried to relax, sitting in a hundred positions in a dozen …
The Scaffold
This… this is embarrassing I had hoped to continue the story of my first therapy session today. However, I had an experience that I think will bring more clarity to the thoughts and feelings that overwhelm me so often. Maybe talking about it can help me understand what happened as well. I had made it …
The Battle 