There is no right or wrong for the way you want people to see you. However, it is when maintaining these images becomes the criteria for your decision making about your behaviors and to the point that controls your life that we lose the sight of our true self.
“I have heard so many stories about me now, but I don’t know which one is the most popular, but I do know which is the least popular: the truth.”
~ Hannah Baker, EP 1.
By evaluating the plots and the characters in the show, I hope to provide different methods to help all of us to turn to a different direction instead of suicide. I also hope to use this show to clarify the myths about sexual assaults.
It is essential to know the symptoms of depression and/or anxiety. When your experiences/emotions go beyond your can manage, seek help. Your feelings might be situational due to divorce. However, if you don’t take action to take care of your mental health, it might turn into chronic issues that will, in turn, cause your personal and your children’s wellbeing.
You cannot take it too personally. You have to take it personal enough to care. However, you can’t take it too personally that all you do is to react to your spouse with emotional retaliation.
“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
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.”
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
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
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.”
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