Tag: Change
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Celebrate Small Wins
I just read a short but valuable article on the TED blog, titled “How to make your small wins work for you”. What Mehrnaz Bassiri says in these couple of paragraphs is so true: “The problem, says Bassiri, doesn’t lie in the puniness of our accomplishments but in the outsized nature of our expectations. Whether […]
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Want
I recently came across something I wrote years ago. This was before I started therapy, and it’s beautiful to see how things have changed. I still struggle with most of these things, but not to the extent I used to. It’s become easier to reach out and open up. To be honest about my feelings, […]
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Longing For The Feeling Of Comfort
I can’t sleep. I’ve been trying for a while now, and even though I’m exhausted and can barely keep my eyes open, I feel unsettled and unable to drift off. Usually my night-time meds have me fast asleep within 5 minutes of my head hitting the pillow, so this is quite unusual. I struggled with […]
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Healthier Perspectives
On Wednesday I had a therapy session with the psychologist I was seeing while an in-patient at the clinic. I’ll write more about what’s happening with my therapy once I’ve had a session with my usual therapist, who is currently on leave. When I got to the clinic, I ran into one of my roommates […]
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All Around Me
Can I see the wind? I can see it move through the trees, but I can’t see the essence of it. I can feel it blow across my face. The effect is there, all around me. Can I see my growth? I can see it in my life, but I can’t see the essence of […]