Patient abandonment... I just stumbled across this term yesterday, but never really knew that this was such a thing. It can even have legal consequences and malpractice lawsuits. Like many others, I had a therapist and a psychiatrist who worked together to discuss what was best for my mental health treatment. My therapist, who is …
Reshaping your thoughts
I was not in a good place yesterday, mentally. I called to try and get into my therapist as soon as possible, but that was useless. The first available appointment is after Christmas. That's the thing with Kaiser Permanente...there seems to be a lack of therapists and social workers compared to the amount of patients …
National Recovery Month
I've been quite silent and on the down-low lately. Sadly, I missed Suicide Prevention Week and wasn't able to post anything regarding the subject. But it's still National Recovery Month, which goes hand in hand with mental health. Recovery is an ongoing process, whether it be from prescribed medications, eating disorders, PTSD, depression, anxiety, alcohol, …
Discrediting Myself – Back to School
I've been thinking about this for the last week. School is starting on the 27th for me and I'm doing 4 classes (12 units - full time student). I'm also going to continue to work as much as I can. But this is where the anxiety of school & negative self-talk starts. I love school …
Day 98/100
JULY 22 What are your priorities at the moment? Do they need to be changed? This is funny because I'm in the process of changing my priorities. Since I've now figured out what my diet should be, I'm switching over to a gluten free low cholesterol vegan diet. Like I said....I am now a rabbit. …
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JULY 19 What qualities do you admire in others? Selflessness - I admire people who take the time to volunteer or help others in any way that they can. It's especially admirable when there is a natural disaster and people flock to the site of the disaster to help with anything they possibly can. They …
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JULY 12 What is something that you thought you couldn't live without? For a long time I relied on others for pretty much every decision in my life. I'm not going to lie, I still do this, but I'm getting better everyday as I grow up and fill my brain with more wisdom. Something, or …
My Problem with Medications
When were you diagnosed with a psychiatric illness? Were you an adult? How about a teenager? Before you were a teenager?! Were you put on medications? Yep, that's me. I was either 12 or 13 when I was first diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder and was told to start taking antidepressants daily. There was only …
Books on my Imaginary “To Read” List
Now, I say my imaginary list, because I don't really have this written down anywhere except in my brain and on my Amazon wish list. I grew up despising books and reading; You'd never catch me with a book in my hand. It wasn't until I had an extremely traumatic relationship that I picked up …
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JULY 2 Make a list of your 5 biggest dreams & 5 biggest accomplishments. Hold on a sec....I'm bootin' my brain up! 5 BIGGEST DREAMS: To be a successful Neurosurgeon Move to Canada Own my own business Travel, specifically to Australia and Iceland Be fluent in another language (French or Swedish) 5 BIGGEST ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Living …
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