Assigning silly identities and voices to those various thought streams that might pop up as invasive, and with a dark tone around them, can be helpful in riding out the process back toward peace. If you're able to step outside the thought when it pops up, recognize it as that, and not identify with the thought, it can almost end up being a game of sorts. Is the conspiracy theorist with the panicked strain piping up again from the back corridors of your mind? Maybe.
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For some reason wrapping stuff up in bubble wrap has a way of deconstructing people's most monumental levels of anxiety. There's that, or you can do things like hide under the covers, and away from the world. That's always a solid approach too. And if that doesn't do it, take a "me day" and sleep in until you can sleep no more.
Twitter users are sharing their most cherished lessons they've picked up from therapists over the years. The following collection of insights might speak to you on some level. We can all use a couple calming tips to keep in our back pockets, for when the world throws a curveball our way.
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.
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.
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.
