Category: mental_health
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Sobriety and the Unmasked Feeling: Navigating Depression Without Your Old Crutch
Sobriety and the Unmasked Feeling: Navigating Depression Without Your Old Crutch The first few weeks and months of sobriety are often painted as a time of blossoming health and newfound clarity. And while that can be true, there’s another, less-talked-about side to this brave new world: the raw, unmasked feeling of facing your emotions without…
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Sobriety and the Unmasked Feeling: Navigating Depression Without Your Old Crutch
Sobriety and the Unmasked Feeling: Navigating Depression Without Your Old Crutch The first few weeks and months of sobriety are often painted as a time of blossoming health and newfound clarity. And while that can be true, there’s another, less-talked-about side to this brave new world: the raw, unmasked feeling of facing your emotions without…
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The Exhaustion of the “Happy Act”: How to Cope When Faking It Isn’t Making It
The Exhaustion of the “Happy Act”: How to Cope When Faking It Isn’t Making It You know the drill. The alarm goes off, and before your feet even hit the floor, the performance begins. You mentally rehearse your lines for the day: “I’m good, how are you?” “Yeah, it was a great weekend!” “No, everything’s…
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The “Broken World” Feeling: How to Cope When Nostalgia for the Past Paralyzes Your Present
The “Broken World” Feeling: How to Cope When Nostalgia for the Past Paralyzes Your Present If you find yourself scrolling through old photos, feeling a physical ache for a time before 2020, you are not alone. If the phrase “the before times” lands with a heavy thud of grief in your chest, you are not…
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The Invisible Load: When Your Brain Feels Like a Browser with 100 Tabs Open
The Invisible Load: When Your Brain Feels Like a Browser with 100 Tabs Open Do you ever feel like your mind is a chaotic command center? You’re trying to focus on a work task, but a mental note to schedule a dentist appointment is blinking in the corner. Meanwhile, a low-grade worry about a friend’s…
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The Invisible Load: When Your Brain Feels Like a Browser with 100 Tabs Open
The Invisible Load: When Your Brain Feels Like a Browser with 100 Tabs Open Do you ever feel like your mind is a chaotic command center? You’re trying to focus on a work task, but a mental note to schedule a dentist appointment is blinking in the corner. Meanwhile, a low-grade worry about a friend’s…
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The Invisible Load: When Your Brain Feels Like a Browser with 100 Tabs Open
The Invisible Load: When Your Brain Feels Like a Browser with 100 Tabs Open Do you ever feel like your mind is a chaotic command center? You’re trying to focus on a work task, but a mental note to schedule a dentist appointment is blinking in the corner. Meanwhile, a low-grade worry about a friend’s…
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The Invisible Load: When Your Brain Feels Like a Browser with 100 Tabs Open
The Invisible Load: When Your Brain Feels Like a Browser with 100 Tabs Open Do you ever feel like your mind is a chaotic command center? You’re trying to focus on a work task, but a mental note to schedule a dentist appointment is blinking in the corner. Meanwhile, a low-grade worry about a friend’s…