Tag: safe space
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Change the Narrative • Save a Life
One of the most difficult (and depressing) things I faced as someone struggling with clinical depression was the stigma surrounding reaching out for help when help was most needed. It boggles my mind how often people question whether a diagnosis of clinical depression is legitimate and whether or not medication is necessary. It blows my…
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Dead Inside
Unless you are the luckiest duck to ever walk this Earth, at some point, life rears its ugly head and backhands you hard enough to make your head spin in a way that forever changes who you are. Trauma. It comes in similar veins, but the details are different for every victim. Perhaps abused or…
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Friend or Frenemy? – People Who Can Make or Break a Strong Support System
I have had a person cuss me out upon first meeting me…and then become my best friend. I have had many disagreements with close friends (some passive-aggressive and some outright ugly fights)…and yet, the friendships mended and remained strong. And I have met some real duds in my life. These are the people who pretended…
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Finding My Safe Space
My counselor looked at me and said, “What you are about to face are very difficult memories. First, I want you to take a moment and find your Safe Space. This should be a real or imaginary place you can return to in your mind when you are distressed. Was there a place you have…
Wisdom from the Trenches 