You don’t have to consciously think to still feel! You can manage your thoughts, but sometimes emotions don’t need thoughts, they grab you anyway.
The Life I’ve Always Wanted
How do I fix my mind, get back my life, please tell me where to begin? I dream of the life I’ve always wanted, the childhood memories that never were…
Are emotions you? Are your thoughts you? What makes you…you?
Emotions and thoughts are transient. The you now will not be you forever. How to create a balance and prevent hopelessness.
Self Advocacy is Important for Quality Mental Health Care & Quality of Life
There was nobody else to speak up for me. So I learned that I am my own best advocate and need to trust my instincts more.
The Pandemic of False Positivity
I take issue with the nationwide pandemic of false positivity and how it’s used so judgmentally. People shame others for feeling emotions.
The Colours of my Heart
Depression took me by the throat and tightened its grip on the colours of my heart. But we can change the colour of our heartbeats and emotions.
Therapists listen and help, but what about THEIR mental health?
Therapists are the forgotten victims of trauma. They suffer the grief and pain they hear from their clients. I cannot imagine their strength.
Letting Go of the Shame
I’m no longer feel ashamed that I feel emotions, or for expressing them. The more I practise, the more I am able to experience letting go of the shame.
What is the right level of emotion?
What is the right level of emotion you should feel? It seems to be all or nothing for me. Can there be a middle ground please?
Getting Better is Hard
Getting better IS hard. And what is “better”? I don’t know where I will end up tomorrow – I’m just going to do my best to live in today.
Life on the borderline – diagnosed with BPD
Just when I feel like I have pulled my life together, it falls apart. It feels like I am trying to hold fine sand within the palms of my hands.
This is Complex PTSD
By Kay Matilda Neo Emotions, to me, are complex and confusing. The visceral sensations they bring are more tangible than their names or meanings. They overwhelm me and often I avoid them or misunderstand them, and they scare me. Sometimes it’s a “now” emotion and sometimes it’s a “then” emotion. Continue Reading