Tag: mental health
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Culture Shock
I was talking to someone about culture shock the other day. This person said they moved to an area that they HATE. She was describing it and said, “I can’t even try to like it here because it’s very important to me that people don’t think I like this place. I feel like I’m better…
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Singledom
I heard a woman explain singleness yesterday and it stopped me in my tracks. One, because it was powerful and true. Two, because I have never been able to explain it before. And three, because it made me kind of sad. In a nutshell she said, People who are in a relationship or married have…
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Name What You Fear
A while back my shrink recommended that I give my unkind inner voice a name. So I chose Maureen. Because how funny is it to say, “SHUT UP MAUREEN” when you’re being mean to yourself? I recently saw a video where a girl said she named her anxiety Ryan, because she wasn’t going to let…
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We Get What We Hate
I recently listened to a lecturer who said we get what we hate, and what we hold grudges about come back to us. So… I was thinking. What do I hate? Spiders. And I see spiders EVERYwhere. What do I hold a grudge about? My former friends abandoning me after college. And I know for…
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Constant Battles
I often joke about this being an enneagram 4 problem, but I am constantly at odds with myself. There are people in the world who love themselves. There are people in the world who hate themselves. Then there are people who simultaneously do both. I am in that third group. Example: A friend tries to…
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Discovering the Ick
I don’t often use modern “slang” because I’m a snob and I like to think I’m cooler than that, but some words just make sense. One term I find myself over using is “ick”. As a snob there are a LOT of things that do give me the absolute ICK. As I navigate this world…
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Let Them
Have you ever heard of the “Let Them” principle? It’s something that shouldn’t be as mind-blowing as it is… The idea is people will have their opinions and judgments and sometimes it won’t change, no matter what you do. So if you are working with a colleague who is hateful and no matter how much…
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Obnoxiously Optimistic
On my journey of self betterment and happier living I have started making a daily list of thankfulness. Counting my blessings. Just a small list each day. That I can share on instagram to encourage others and to remind myself, even bad days have blessings. (I am pretty fortunate, I have very few bad days.)…
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Law of Positive Assumption
What I hear from the self-help gurus online is if you’re going to assume something assume the best. Funnily enough, my Grandpa Fish used to say the same thing. (According to my aunt, whom I trust. Though idk if I ever heard him say this myself.) If you’re going to assume and use energy might…
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Obnoxiously Optimistic
I have decided I want to become an optimist. I want to be so obnoxiously optimistic that I can add a positive spin to almost any situation. If God uses all things for good, then surely I can find good in all situations. (Kind of a broad statement, but ya know… Within reason…) I am…
Redheaded Jill 