What’s Your Emotional Baseline? (YOUR EMOTIONAL ADDICTION!)
Because we all have an emotional baseline, we ALL have some sort of emotional addiction... Continue reading →
mental health
Addiction Relapse + Dealing with Loss // Post Graduate Life
I didn't have value (because that was what was congruent with the facts of my reality at the moment). I gave up on myself. For a short while I gave up on everything, and everyone. I didn't shower for nearly 2 weeks. I lost purpose even in my yoga practice and in running. I didn't want to go out. What was the point? Where would I go? Who the hell wants to see me? I sure as hell didn't even want to see myself. Continue reading →
My Biggest Pet Peeve: The “I’m Worried About You.”
Have you ever gotten this phrase through a loved one or a friend? Wow, does it ever irk me.
Wait...what makes you think worrying about me makes my situation better? If a)I'm not worried about myself and b) I'm already doubting myself, what good does it do to put forth that negative, unstable energy in my field to amplify it?
The other day, when I admitted to a friend some of my struggles and her seeing me so upset, she simply stated, "I'm not worried about you."
And in that moment, I felt a huge wave of relief wash over me... Continue reading →
I Didn’t Know How to Articulate It.
I didn’t know how to articulate it. The upset stomach. The feeling of anticipation and dread that had my forehead fraught with wrinkles. The beating of my heart so fast, and the spinning of my thoughts. Anxiety. View this post... Continue reading →
When Everything Looks Fine.
Last night, I had a dream. I had a dream that my little sister, 13 years old, was suicidal. She was carving out in the wall that separated our two rooms (her bedroom and mine), a suicide note. I distinctly... Continue reading →
My Thoughts on Electroshock Therapy
Hello m’fitties! You all know the importance of being mentally fit as you are physically fit through a series of articles I’ve written. The body will achieve what the mind believes, so if you want to get that dream body,... Continue reading →
I Am NOT Put Together, Okay?
“Gosh Linda, you seem so put together, like you have your life together!” Oh. My. God. Nononononononono. This is the reaction I get often when I talk of what I dream my future to be–and what I want to do... Continue reading →
ACTING “AS IF” – What If You Were Confident, Girl?
Hello m’fitties! I want to share with you a concept–“acting as if”. Throughout my years training in theatre, feeling the way you want to feel when you have that thing–that career, that dream house, that dream body, that ideal partner... Continue reading →
Ways We Try to Control
“I am at Peace, Thanks to my Trust in the Universe.” Hello m’fitties! The internet at my school is (actually) better than the wifi at home. I’m blogging away at a standing desk while uploading media files here instead of... Continue reading →
DAY IN THE LIFE UNCENSORED | PART 3
Whoop de doo, here is the FINAL part in the self-experimentation series where I record my thoughts every hour. Ya’ll know the experimentation I had with part 1, and then part 2… Did you know that 80% of our... Continue reading →