Dr. Meera Khan

05/31/2022

05/24/2022

Up to 10 percent of young adults self-harm. Here, one woman shares her story of what it was like to grow up a "cutter" and what parents really need to know.

11/17/2021

Value judgments around food are (unfortunately) common this time of year. Alyse Ruriani Design shares some great tips on how to redirect potentially triggering conversations this Thanksgiving.

11/08/2021

I’ve seen this floating around and do you know what? Many of these are actually borrowing from DBT skills for crisis. They are tried and tested helpful tools for intense emotional states. They can introduce a sense of grounding, emotional calming (so you can think), and re-engagement with the world of you will.

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DEPRESSION TIPS:

Shower. Not a bath, a shower. Use water as hot or cold as you like. You don’t even need to wash. Just get in under the water and let it run over you for a while. Sit on the floor if you gotta.

Moisturize everything. Use whatever lotion you like. Unscented? Poundland lotion? Fancy 48 hour lotion that makes you smell like a field of wildflowers? Use whatever you want, and use it all over your entire dermis.

Put on clean, comfortable clothes.

Put on your favorite underwear. Cute black lacy panties? Those ridiculous boxers you bought last christmas with pink love hearts on the butt? Put them on.

Drink cold water. Use ice. If you want, add some mint or lemon for an extra boost.

Clean something. Doesn’t have to be anything big. Organize one drawer of a desk. Wash five dirty dishes. Do a load of laundry. Scrub the bathroom sink.

Blast music. Listen to something upbeat and dancey and loud, something that’s got lots of energy. Sing to it, dance to it, even if you suck at both.

Make food. Don’t just grab a Kit Kat bar to munch. Take the time and make food. Even if it’s beans on toast. Add something special to it, like a soft boiled egg or some veggies. Prepare food, it tastes way better, and you’ll feel like you accomplished something.

Make something. Write a short story or a poem, draw a picture, color a picture, fold origami, crochet or knit, sculpt something out of clay, anything artistic. Even if you don’t think you’re good at it. Create.

Go outside. Take a walk. Sit in the grass. Look at the clouds. Smell flowers. Put your hands in the dirt and feel the soil against your skin.

Call someone. Call a loved one, a friend, a family member, call a chat service if you have no one else to call. Talk to a stranger on the street. Have a conversation and listen to someone’s voice. If you can’t bring yourself to call, text or email or whatever, just have some social interaction with another person. Even if you don’t say much, listen to them. It helps.

Cuddle your pets if you have them/can cuddle them. Take pictures of them. Talk to them. Tell them how you feel, about your favorite movie, a new game coming out, anything.

May seem small or silly to some, but this list keeps people alive.

*** At your absolute best you won’t be good enough for the wrong people. But at your worst, you’ll still be worth it to the right ones. Remember that. Keep holding on.

*** In case nobody has told you today I love you and you are worth your weight and then some in gold, so be kind to yourself and most of all keep pushing on!!!!

11/03/2021

We honour a legacy. ATB, you were a gem and a pioneer. 😔 🌹

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/01/health/dr-aaron-t-beck-dead.html?fbclid=IwAR0XO0YDQDL91tGI2QxHUj89kmO57fgUJzhAQys2T21YLzQDgUNytxnV410

It was an answer to Freudian analysis: a pragmatic, thought-monitoring approach to treating anxiety, depression and other mental disorders, and it changed psychiatry.

09/28/2021

So what if we fail? Inevitably this will happen, find the willingness to embrace the fear. Thank you, brain.

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09/21/2021

Thoughts alone are not the problem.
It’s the meaning we attribute to them.
We have to accept them as they are and when helpful, correct them.

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09/21/2021

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09/20/2021

You are a badass for conquering feeling today. Take it all in stride. You got this!

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09/16/2021

What are the ways you give care to others? Is it the same way you care for yourself? If not, why are these standards different? How can we care for ourselves in the way we most deserve?

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09/14/2021

Self-care includes how you keep boundaries. Notice where you’ve extended yours and how it contributes to the stress.
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09/08/2021