Mental Health

Use addition by subtraction — Confidence is subtraction. It’s the removal of the limiting beliefs that lower your confidence. It’s the realization that you don’t need to do anything and instead should just be yourself. Confident people are okay with what they lack. Let’s look at some things you can give up if you want…

So stop doing it & just dive in — Thinking always pushes you further away from your goals. How many times have you thought about writing that blog post, starting that business, or doing that task? You trick yourself into thinking that thinking moves you closer to your goals, but it causes hesitation, which begets even more hesitation. It’s…

An elegy about dread, loss and self-destruction — we’re the unsung army crushing atonal lows in harmonic highs losing sight of companionship on our paths to the tingling sound of distorted waves united at war against the forces of our minds what a flame that spiraled downward on their birthday on the day that once gifted you the light you cannot…

A decision I should have made much sooner — In recent years, I’ve taken up a, more often than not, rather morbid hobby; one that millions of Americans indulge in every day. As a nation and as a global society, our obsession with this particular genre of information has inspired TV shows, movies, books, and entire societies/communities; both digital…

Few people admit they’re afraid to love. That’s because it seems a little bizarre. I mean, why would you be scared of something you want so much? The thing is, fear doesn’t stop people from starting relationships; most people take the plunge, anyway. But that doesn’t mean the fear doesn’t…

We must remember that alcohol abuse is about quelling pain first and foremost. — I quit drinking six years ago after decades of alcohol abuse that left me sick, emotionally distraught, and seriously depressed. As a former nurse, I also have a professional understanding of addiction. So when I quit, it lit a fire in me to research more about alcohol addiction and how…