For the final 118 minutes of today, Saturday, the 27th of December, year of our Lord 2008, I am going to not care about what anyone thinks of me. I have spent far too much time today consumed by it. I am also not going to worry about that which I cannot change, which I [...]
Posts Tagged ‘guilt’
Brain Dump
Posted in Daily, tagged anxiety, Bipolar, building structure, catastrophizing, DBT, depression, dialectical behavior therapy, distraction techniques, distress tolerance, effectiveness, forgiveness, guilt, happiness, hope, independence, joy, love, mindfulness, music, nightmares, PTSD, radical acceptance, relationships, SAD, seasonal affective disorder, self-soothe, sleep, trauma, willfulness, willingness on December 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Avoidance
Posted in Daily, tagged anxiety, Bipolar, catastrophizing, conflict, DBT, depression, dialectical behavior therapy, distraction techniques, distress tolerance, effectiveness, guilt, happiness, hope, independence, joy, mindfulness, PTSD, radical acceptance, self-soothe, trauma, willfulness, willingness on December 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »
It has been over two weeks since I have last blogged. Almost three, in fact. And I really haven’t been keeping it up too well since August, even though I see it as a valuable tool. I have been choosing not to use it.
Don’t get me wrong. I get on the computer at least once [...]
Dear Grandma
Posted in Family, tagged conflict, forgiveness, guilt on March 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I don’t know what to say to you that will make you feel better, and that hurts me. I feel like I have all of this training and useless knowledge about how to help someone who is depressed, and it doesn’t apply. I feel like there is more I should be doing, and I know [...]
RosieGrouchyPants
Posted in Daily, Family, Neuroticism, tagged Bipolar, guilt, sleep on February 4, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I woke up this morning at 3:00 a.m. So much for medication. Since that’s not working, I’ve been using my “coping skills” and taking it easy. I’ve spent the last three hours listening to CD’s and playing fetch with my dog. Yes, I know…I live a life full of excitement, but my mental health depends [...]
