Arella Thompson, CSW

10/22/2021

Boundaries are important for self-care. Thanks Mellow Doodles for this great graphic on what boundaries sound like.

10/06/2021

Small habits make big changes

09/17/2021

09/07/2021

*Not everyone experiences ANY mental illness the same way

Someone told me that I didn't have anxiety because my symptoms weren't severe. That I don't talk about what "real" anxiety looks like.

And after I got over my feelings about that, I can totally see how they came to that conclusion.

My anxiety is managed. This chart represents what anxiety looks like for me on a bad day.

I can still get things done, I usually become more focused on a task.
When anxiety makes me irritable I've learned not to lash out at other people (95% of the time)
I haven't had a panic attack in two years (I think)

But if I were to fill it out 15 years ago it would be fully colored all around Every. Single. Day.

And even now, how I'd fill out this chart would probably change to a small extent day-by-day.

Some days I overthink more than others, some days my chest feels heavy, but overall my experience of many of these things is on a pretty low scale now.

Where we are in our recovery/treatment/management (whatever word you want to use) can have a significant impact on how we experience symptoms. It's important to keep that in mind when judging yourself or other people.

And if you were to fill this out and it's full of color? Keep going. It gets better.

07/31/2021

KMHC provides psychiatry, therapy, case management, IOP, medication management, and MAT/substance ab

07/12/2021

Sounds Reasonable to me! iamreasonable.com

07/09/2021

What is depression? What causes it? Break the stigma.

Donate to Mental Health Resources even $1 per person is enough to change mental health.

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07/07/2021