Controlling Emotions
It’s impossible to be in control of our emotions all the time. After all, we’re only human, and we react to things in different ways as they happen, whether we want to or not....
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The Act of Smiling
You might have heard the phrase that it takes more muscles to frown than it does to smile. The amount of muscles that it takes is up for debate (some places say it takes...
Techniques for Emotion Regulation
I started a new job as a mental health technician in a residential treatment center in May. One of the benefits of my job is that I get to sit in on group therapy...
Living In the Now
A while ago, I started to read a book called The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle. I read half and when I got busy with school, I put the book away and forgot...
Maintaining Personal Hygiene During a Depressive Episode
One of the less commonly talked about aspects of mental illness is maintaining personal hygiene—more specifically, the inability to do so.
A Few Tips and Tricks to Using Social Media with Depression and Anxiety
Symptoms of depression and/or anxiety can be made worse by using social media. In recent blog posts, we have talked about some of the ways social media can bring out negative emotions in...
