We’ve covered OCPD & Burnout and the stress from Big Life Changes and now we’re going to focus on Depression more specifically. In my brief research for this topic I was reminded of how there are cultural, colloquial uses of terms that sometimes differ from their clinical definition. It has been helpful for me over […]
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In my experience, the whole concept of reconciling my personality disorder diagnosis with the goal of self-acceptance truly felt like one of life’s greatest paradoxes. How do we accept and love ourselves fully when it feels like there is still something inherently, significantly wrong with us? Won’t accepting myself mean that I no longer believe
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During our last session we discussed OCPD & Burnout and went over several contributing factors that can lead to burnout, like chronic stress. One area that often creates high levels of stress are significant life changes. Adjusting to major life changes can be difficult for everyone but it might feel especially stressful if you have
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There’s a high likelihood that those of us with OCPD have probably already had firsthand experience with burnout. Why do I feel so confident? Because, as far as maladaptive coping strategies go, OCPD behavior is incredibly energy depleting and ultimately unsustainable so it stands to reason we will inevitably reach our limits. While the modern
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Once again, it seems appropriate to share an entire (slightly abridged) section from the book “Atlas of the Heart” on Shame. For context, the emotion of Shame falls under the heading “Places We Go When We Fall Short” and is grouped with Self-Compassion, Perfectionism, Guilt, Humiliation, and Embarrassment. There’s just too much ground to cover
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Setting New Year’s Resolutions Intentions A few years ago I made the switch from setting “New Year’s Resolutions” to “Setting Intentions” and I’m pretty sure I’m never going back! While it might seem like just semantics at first, the biggest difference I’ve experienced is how much kinder I am with myself when I think about
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I’ve been cultivating a personal practice/ceremony of reflecting on the year as it comes to a close over the past few years now. I’m know not alone or unique in this practice, as evidenced by the countless lists of great questions and reflection prompts available all over the internet. One of the challenges I’ve encountered
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