Finished my 7th #EMDR session in 6 weeks today. Will take a break after this as I find a new therapist. Loved my therapist; she’s closing her practice to take a new job with the VA.

I’ve noticed a difference and I hope to continue seeing gains long term.

The immediate side effects from reliving trauma suck: muscle tension, fatigue, emotional sensitivity, light headedness and dizziness. Passes about about 72 hours though.

#Therapy #MentalHealth #ItsOKToNotBeOK

Started #EMDR #therapy on Monday. It’s completely different than any other therapy I’ve done. I didn’t go too deep into #trauma from my past, but it was still emotionally taxing.

Taking a 6-week leave of absence from work. Only 2 days left until that starts. Need time and space to find myself and get grounded. The last 2 months have been so intense.

#Grief #PTSD #ReligiousTrauma #ExChristian #ChristianityIsACult #PanicAttack #ItsOKToNotBeOK

Apparently men are still not deserving of our sympathy according to the comments on my TikTok.

For anyone (any gender identity) needing help, there is help. https://988lifeline.org

#suicide #suicideawareness #mentalhealth #itsoktonotbeok #menshealth #depression

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How did I go from peeing to cleaning the bathroom to starting a load of laundry as I'm running around the apartment in my undies?

Not really sure but ask my #cptsd brain because it suddenly remembered random tasks I put off while I was off in lala land

#SabiLewSounds
#traumasurvivor
#fempreneur
#SupportDisabledArtists
#dissociating
#itsoktonotbeok

19th of November is #InternationalMensDay According to the Samaritans 75% of all suicides in the UK and Ireland are males with the highest suicide rate being males aged 50-54.

Come on lads. Please ask. Please talk.

#mentalhealth #talk #itsoktonotbeok

M (my kid): friend said we should clean our house
Me: yea we should. Just tell them your mom is lazy
M: No. You’re just depressed. That’s the truth. That’s what i’ll tell them.

I have worked so hard to destigmatize mental health. It just hit me in the feels.

Yes, i’m not lazy.

Thanks, kid.

#MajorDepressiveDisorder
#EndTheStigma
#ItsOKtonotbeOK
#MentalHealth

Today I walked past two young men (say, twenties) standing on the pavement, chatting. I noticed one drop his eyes and go quiet as I walked past. Then heard the other say 'So, how d'you feel now? About taking medication to deal with it?' and I honestly teared up a tiny bit. Well done those young men. Da iawn 👏👏👏 #ItsOkToNotBeOk

I wrote a song about struggling a while back. It's appropriate for #WorldMentalHealthDay

https://youtu.be/npccvV0GaqE

Check it out and #ItsOKToNotBeOK.

Tears on the Floor

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Got my issue today!

Get yours here: https://lismentalhealth.org/reserve-and-renew-zine/

Big love to everyone else involved, this is a true gift for those of us in the profession 💜💜

#mentalHealth #LISmentalHealth #zine #libraryMastodon #libraries #archives #itsOKToNotBeOk

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Today was a hard day.

Something happened that put me in a tailspin thinking I may have made some wrong choices in life that sealed my fate.

It reminded me how much worrying can take over everything in life.

All I wanted to share here was how talking about it, not solving it, was what lifted the pain.

So remember to talk to someone if you're in a rough patch and if you haven't heard from someone in a while, please check on them.

#depression #worry #anxiety #stress #itsoktonotbeok