Mental health – Page 2 – The Unplug Initiative

I Did Personal Affirmations for Four Weeks and This is What Happened

self esteem, self help, self improvement, bipolar, borderline personality disorder, anxiety, depression

Spoiler alert: it’s helping.

Comfort Vs. Pleasure

mental health, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, inspiration, mental health positivity

Comforting activities vs pleasurable ones and how they help our mental health

When You’re the Toxic One

getting over negativity, mental illness, complaining, self improvement, self help

Self-improvement means addressing the ugliness within sometimes.

I Faced My Fears in 2018

Anxiety’s mantra: already afraid, so you don’t have to be.

The Guide to Recalibrating Your Priorities

woman standing on the beach, dressed in black, with hands covering her face. black and white photo.

I’m already looking forward to 2019. By that, I don’t mean I’m eagerly anticipating it. I have my sights set on the future. In 2019, I will be in a new apartment with new goals. A sudden change in my life forced me to change my perspective. It shattered me at first, but I bouncedContinue reading “The Guide to Recalibrating Your Priorities”

A Guide to a Crisis

I have stumbled upon a mental crisis. I’m talking deep, dark place, code red, talk me off the ledge crisis. Thankfully, I didn’t do anything destructive or harmful, aside from some yelling. What pulled me back down to earth a little from my downward spiral was the thought that if someone else were in thisContinue reading “A Guide to a Crisis”

Step Two to Pulling Yourself Out of a Rut

It’s all about the next step. Actually, it’s all bout doing the next step because the idea is that taking a step toward your goal will help you feel more accomplished, fulfilled, and overall happier.

Can I Learn Anything from Nostalgia?

I drove through my hometown recently. I had just gotten done running an errand in the neighboring town, one I have rarely visited since leaving the area. I had the Black Crowes’ new album playing. I was still in my work clothes, ready to be done and back home, which was over an hour away.Continue reading “Can I Learn Anything from Nostalgia?”

Do What Gives You Joy

woman looking at a monkey, laughing in delight.

When it comes to being happier, go toward the light.

Work(sheet) Your Way to a New You

In my journey of self-help and trauma recovery, one constant has remained: my incredibly low self-esteem. I often use other coping mechanisms to mask this fault, or I ride the highs when I am falsely full of self-confidence. Neither or healthy. So I’ve been trying to build up my self-esteem. I found this worksheet online,Continue reading “Work(sheet) Your Way to a New You”