mental-health
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The Liberty that comes with Loss
Losing is scary. Depending on the experience, it can feel like you are being robbed spiritually, physically, or both ways. And when the loss is something beloved and treasured, it can feel like you are not the same as you were when that beloved person/thing/experience (etc.) was with you. I’ve…
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FREE DBT DIARY CARD & FREE DBT SKILLS WEEKLY CHECKLIST!
Yes, free!!!! I made these for y’all!!!! And they’re interactiveeeeee~ I have been having fun with Canva and made these sheets for anyone to use! DBT Diary Card DBT Diary Card Print Out: DBT Diary Card (Interactive PDF Form): This form is best used by using Google Drive on your…
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Nowhere to say this and Nothing to hide
A True Story Trigger warnings: Grooming, Pedophiles, abuse, suicide This story isn’t just true. It also happens to be mine and today I chose to share it because this period in my life has impacted the course of my life in ways I am still trying to comprehend. I hope…
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FREE DBT SKILLS FLASHCARDS!
Made by moi using Canva Yes! You heard right. These DBT Flashcards are free! I made them using Canva (took a few hours, I will admit). Feel free to use them or share them if you want. I happened to have photo paper so I printed them out and they…
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Why don’t I consider myself valuable?
And other questions I have about myself I don’t consider myself valuable at the moment. And I’m really curious to know how it got this bad. So, I decided to really think about it and use DBT to understand myself better. And to do so, I’m gonna talk about the…
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Embracing the Chaos
As much as possible! Lately, I’ve been feeling overwhelmed to the point of feeling suicidal ideation… I have no plan and I’m not going to hurt myself but it brings me small amounts of relief to imagine that I don’t exist anymore. Which, for me, means I’m falling into a…
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Handling Things the Best I Can
I’m giving it my all but… (Artwork by: Sam Larson @samlarson on Instagram) Living in the United States of America is scary right now… And it’s getting scarier by the minute. Lately, things have been a little (okay, way more than a little) tougher to handle. Cuts are being made…
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What is Dialectal Behavior Therapy (DBT)?
Since I’ve been recently officially diagnosed with multiple diagnosis (including BPD), I have found Dialectal Behavior Therapy incredibly helpful so far even though it’s only been a short amount of time practicing it. So, I wanted to share with you all what I know about DBT and why it’s useful…
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Since I Found Out Who I Am, Living Has a Whole Other Meaning
I firmly believe that we are all on a forever journey with ourselves to find out what we want to live for and discovering multiple ways of navigating through the waves that we call life. Wherever I’ve been and where I haven’t been, whatever I’ve done and whatever I haven’t…
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SO Much to say, so here I go…
Wow. Well… a lot has happened y’all! To start, I met the love of my life in June and I actually moved in with him 2-3 days before the end of July! I KNOW, RIGHT?! He proposed in August and our wedding is being planned for April/May of 2026! Besides…
Foolishly Happy 