TIPS FOR BETTER COMMUNICATION
There are a lot of communication skills out there and putting them in order is important. Here are four things that you can do to help improve your communication. These are particularly helpful if someone else is emotional and you’re wanting to help them feel…
HOW ADHD AFFECTS RELATIONSHIPS
HOW ADHD AFFECTS RELATIONSHIPS With ADHD there are three ways that communication can break down. First and foremost, listening, one of the symptoms of ADHD is seemingly not listening when the other person is talking to you. Another aspect that can be impacted is working…
ARE THERAPISTS A BUNCH OF QUACKS?
Are therapists a bunch of quacks? Like dude just get over it you don’t have to feel feelings. The problem is if you take that emotion whatever you’re feeling you just suppress it, it can build up and then you just get mad over dumb…
IS SELF DIAGNOSIS VALID?
Is self-diagnosis valid? This is something that’s coming out in neurodiverse communities and many people who are autistic for example will say yes, well part of that is because it’s a pain to get an autism diagnosis. There are also people who say it is…
Emotional processing
HOW TO FEEL BETTER EMOTIONALLY Some basics of emotional processing involve letting yourself feel to heal. Give yourself permission to feel those feelings, to exert them. If someone is talking to you and you ignore them, they get louder. Your emotions react in the same…
Dissociative Identity Disorder
Have you seen the show Moonnight on Disney plus? The show does a good job about showing the features of someone who has dissociative identity disorder or DID. This is a real thing that has been studied for many years. How does something like this…
Coping with emotions
If you could feel more or less of any emotion at any given moment, what would that mean to you? With this technique that may be possible. Whether you want to feel less of something or more of something else, this technique is from parts…
Differences between Therapists
Ever wondered what the different types of therapists are and how they differ? Like what’s the difference between a social worker and a psychologist, or a CPC and an MFT? Psychologists Let’s start with a psychologist. In most states a psychologist needs a PhD or…
Life hack: Decision making tips
Do you struggle with decision making? Does part of you think you should do something, and the other part thinks that you shouldn’t? Here is something that may help! Decision making is very difficult if you keep interrupting yourself. Imagine two people talking to you…
What is DBT?
What is Dialectical behavioral therapy or DBT? This type of therapy that is helpful for several things like emotional dysregulation, or certain diagnoses such as borderline personality disorder. It is a mesh between a class the client takes and individual therapy they receive. In this…