“Survival mode” is a phrase I’ve heard plenty of time in therapy. It means fighting to reach an emotional baseline, and not worrying about further

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You know it’s gotten bad when you’re sitting in your therapist’s office, discussing different voice to text software you can use to do your daily

I was at the chiropractor a few weeks ago, making my appointment for the next day. I asked to come in a little later, because

“You played beautifully.” “Great job!” “You sounded great!” “You have a strong vibrato.” I ignored every one of these compliments. Just smiling faintly in response

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I wasn’t an easy child. My mom believes I’ve been having anxiety attacks since before I can even remember. At the time they looked like

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