(A Blog About Mental Health)
Hey folks with depression, I see you out there, doing the best you can during the holidays. I know this isn’t the easiest time of year. Let's work on normalizing depression, especially in our culture, particularly during the holidays, so we can help you move with more ease through the season.
Anxiety, like ice cream, comes in an infinity of flavors. And like ice cream, it’s hard to go through life without. What's your flavor of anxiety? Is it worst-case scenario anxiety, "I'm going to fail" anxiety, control anxiety, "I'm a bad person" anxiety, or a five-scoop sundae of multiple flavors? Explore some of the different flavors of anxiety, and a few skills you can use in response.
You’ve seen The Good Place, right? Chidi’s decision paralysis is a running joke throughout all four seasons. We chuckle at Chidi as he takes an hour to decide on his breakfast muffin, and groan with laughter when his indecision leads to his demise, or to a fabulous pair of boots. But when people are in my office struggling with decision making, it’s no joke…they’re in a lot of pain. Fear of the unknown, avoidance of feeling hard feelings, lack of trust in ourselves, and our analytical mind are just a few of the contributors to decision making challenges.
Self-confidence. You want to feel more confident, and worry because you don’t. You want to like yourself more and question and doubt yourself less. When you’re low on confidence life can get pretty miserable. Not liking yourself is painful and lonely, and you deserve something different. Let’s take some of the mystery out of self-confidence by breaking it down into a few of its more sneaky, hidden aspects.