It is difficult for me to trust. Part of that is because of past occasions when I have been burned and part of it is the lies of my mental illness. As such, when I need something done, it is hard because I struggle to let myself trust someone else to do it, even though […]
Time likely seems strange to everyone these days, courtesy of the Coronavirus. However, time playing tricks on me, or more accurately mental illness playing tricks with time, is nothing new to me. So often, it will seem like I have all the time in the world, so my mental illness lies to me and tells […]
One of my recent writing assignments was to draft a white paper that examined the benefits of being surrounded by green space and the benefit that has on mental health. I’ve always known that getting into natural settings has been good for mental health, but even I was blown away by the research. To make […]
Since yesterday was May the 4th, AKA Star Wars Day, my wife and I watched The Empire Strikes Back. And as I watched Yoda training young Luke Skywalker, I kept thinking how good of a therapist Yoda would be (you know, if the whole Jedi Master thing didn’t work out). In particular, I was struck […]
I am once again going to interrupt my regularly scheduled Medication Monday to talk about possible COVID medications as opposed to mental health medications. I do this because COVID-19 is kicking up a lot of added anxiety for a lot of people. Talking about the facts has always helped reduce anxiety for me, so I […]
Today is my birthday. I haven’t quite gotten to be such an old man that I dread being another year older. My birthday, however, is a great chance for me to beat back the lies of mental illness. With all the birthday wishes coming in from friends and family and loved ones, it is evidence […]
Today marks the first day of May. Happy May Day everyone. As was the case with the beginning of April, May rolls in looking very strange indeed, as most of us are currently sheltering in place because of the Coronavirus, myself included. Yet I highlight the change in the calendar for two reasons. The […]
