Mental Health Blog
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Have you noticed that people are talking about mental health on the internet more than ever before? Everyone from A-list celebrities to kids on TikTok are posting about topics like trauma and anxiety to depression and pandemic advice. Is this good or bad? Should you trust the advice they are giving? Let’s explore!
CBT is short for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. It’s a type of therapy based on the idea that our thoughts, emotions, and behaviors all affect each other. We can’t directly change our emotions, but we can change our thoughts and our behaviors. By changing how we think, what we believe, and how we respond in situations, we can start to feel better.
Anxiety is a function that is built into the human nervous system, for better or for worse. Understanding that it is natural (though seldom logical, and almost never comfortable) allows space for questions such as, “What would it feel like to fully accept anxiety when it is present?” “If I stopped fighting, what would happen?” “Can I be fully present during the experience of anxiety?” If you have a strong reaction to these questions, remember that sentiment, and check to see if it still feels true at the end of this blog.
