Twitter users are sharing their most helpful takeaways from their therapists, in an effort to help other people that might need some tips on how to navigate the various stresses of life. We're all in this together. It's remarkable what kind of help a few relatable pointers from a therapist can provide.
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Bill Hader gets into the nitty and gritty of what he'd tell his younger self. Anyone out there dealing with anxiety might benefit from giving this one a listen.
This Tumblr post aims to call out the people that are misusing "service dogs" and ultimately complicating, and making very real problems for the people with disabilities that rely on them. You can't just buy your dog a vest online and call it a "service dog." But apparently common sense will always be lost on people.
Twitter user @aleeyaderige, shared a powerful thread on how to help a loved one who's dealing with depression. She touches on many of the painful ins and outs of living with depression, and her thread went viral because of how many grateful people connected with what she'd written.
What a powerful and hilarious way to handle the paralyzing nuisance of a wave of intrusive thoughts. Nobody likes to hear that voice in the back of their head telling them to check the garage door or stove for the third, fourth, eh fifth time, cause you can never be too sure. In this case, the Tumblr thread works to assign funny personalities to those troubling intrusive thoughts. Seems like a pretty effective way to handle the situation.
One of the latest viral memes to hit the internet centers on a "what you say when you feel like this" scenario with one's therapist. The resulting tweets might hit close to home on some level. They're pretty much just calling out people's various coping mechanisms.
Sometimes you're out in the middle of muddling through society, at a grocery store, a bar, a formal dinner if you're really unlucky....and then all of a sudden, your social battery's been depleted. You've exhausted your ability to drum up another sentence, and the panic sets in. You need to be home in your Netflix Watch Instantly bingeathon cave like nobody's business. Hopefully you make it there in record breaking time. These introverts share their experiences of having their social batteries run out.
You might need these pieces of advice more than you know if life's got you in a rut. These might seem like a whole bunch of useless, zen-chasing nonsense; but we recommend giving them a critical look, and a shot! A good day could be waiting for you at the end of this list.
