‘Love Yourself”: “I am exhausted!”
“So, how long is this (therapy) going to take?” I am often asked by the clients with the above question. Some of the clients who asked this question because they have not been in therapy before and needed to get an idea about this process. On the other hands, some of the clients have been […]
“Love Yourself”: What Does that Even Mean?
Yes, my dear readers, one of the true meanings of “love myself” is not about love. “Love myself” is about compassion towards oneself. It is about being able to look at yourself in the mirror at your worst moment in life and say to yourself:
“Even though I hate all of those horrible decisions you made, I will forgive you.”
“No matter what happened, I will never abandon you and hate you.”
Five Steps to Take Instead of Saying “Stop Feeling This Way”: “To Do” vs “To Be” (Part I)
I had a very rough summer this year. This summer, two of the elders in my family passed away. I struggled to balance my life in the US while returning to Taiwan to be with my surviving family members and to say goodbye to my deceased family members. As the summer rolled out and the […]
[Anxiety] Everything Works out in the End
If my brain is like a car, the thought would be the gas and the meditation would be the break. Every single minute, my brain keeps pumping the gas with processing all the thoughts. After a while, my brain is like a car on the freeway racing like 500miles/hour.
[Depression & Anxiety] Useful Apps and to help with Meditation
First Published on 6/30/2017 Updated on 9/2/2019 In the month of June 2017, I have shared the articles about meditation and its effectiveness in helping the racing thoughts in depression and anxiety on my Facebook Page. It prompts me to think about sharing with you the apps I had used to help me with my […]
[Depression & Anxiety] Just One More Step
Do you have the same experience, hearing your “Be perfect Self” beating you down? After a while, this part of you will start to eat your true self away, and the “Giving Up Self” takes away your identity. Then, it leads to depressive mood because “I can’t get anything done!” It also leads to anxiety because “I am not sure if I can do it.”
Coping with the Holiday Stress; Loving the Scrooge in You (III)
Just like Scrooges needs the Christmas Spirits to help him get out his slump, you might also need professional help to change the same storyline over and over again every year. Please don’t hesitate to seek the professional help.
Coping with the Holiday Stress; Loving the Scrooge in You (II)
Every day, when you cross the items on your list or when you see you conquer certain tasks, it certainly will change your mood from stress and depressed to relief and accomplishment.
Coping with the Holiday Stress; Loving the Scrooge in You (I)
Holiday triggers the memories of the family, and the family triggers the memories of unpleasant encounters with the family members.
Change is hard and life is a series of choices
It makes sense to choose the new behaviors but it is so much easier to go with the old habits.