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Tag: Mental Illness

Judgment is Ignorance: How You Can Know So Much and Still Be Stupid

I think I can safely admit that, at times, I am a moron, and I sincerely mean that. Although my … More

Anxiety, Depression, Growth, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Personal Development

Forever an Imposter and Okay With It

Facing the Imposter Within Even if you don’t know what imposter syndrome is, there’s a good chance you have it. … More

Growth, Imposter Syndrome, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Personal Development, Philosophy, REBT, Self-Esteem, Self-Help

Searching for Love in the Shadowlands

“The pain now is part of the happiness then; that’s the deal.” -C.S. Lewis Around this time last year, I … More

Anxiety, C.S. Lewis, Christianity, Death, Depression, Grief, Love, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Resilience, Shadowlands, Trauma

Cinderella Man – A Poem about Love’s Substitution with Glory

Cinderella Man Striding down the hallway, with a championship in sight The boy enters the ring, to begin an arduous … More

Anxiety, Depression, Growth, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Narcissism, Personal Development, Poem, Poetry, Tragedy, Trauma

Trapped in Vanity and Greed: How Our Zero-Sum Thinking Makes Us Miserable

Let the Competition Begin 6th century philosopher, Boethius, noted that life is a wheel of fortune. Sometimes, we’re up, and … More

Anxiety, Community, Depression, Growth, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Narcissism, Personal Development, Relationships

Always about Me: Why It Doesn’t Make Sense to Take Anything Personally (Updated)

The other day, I helped a client begin to work through the prolonged pain he had experienced from bullying. In … More

CBT, Childhood, Growth, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Narcissism, Personal Development, Self-Esteem, Trauma

Can I Ever Overcome Feeling I’m Not Good Enough?

Since no achievement is without its downside and each one can be criticized (luck and other people are always contributors) … More

Cool Runnings, Growth, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Perfectionism, Personal Development, Self-Esteem, Success

Harboring Junk Values: How Our Unhealthy Goals Maintain Depression

I’m pretty sure most of you are sick of my articles on distorted thinking/beliefs by now, and I think I’ve … More

Depression, Fame, Growth, Junk Values, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Personal Development, Success

Learning to Accept Criticism: The Difference Between the Fixed and Growth Mindsets

Criticism is difficult for most. Because of the ways our minds work, we’re prone to distort our images of ourselves … More

Anxiety, CBT, Depression, Growth, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Perfectionism, Personal Development, Trauma

Social Anxiety and Social Isolation: How Perfectionism Turns Us Into Recluses

I’ve been writing this blog for over a year. What I love most about it is that it gives me … More

Depression, Growth, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Perfectionism, Personal Development, Social Anxiety

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