Practicing Skills and Making Progress: A Mental Health Update Post
I'm doing a thing today and it's kind of scary, but I'm doing it anyway. I am facing one of my biggest fears, which is being alone for any extended period of time. This is one of my mental health goals that I am working on with my therapist, Lori. I've been with her for 6 months now and this is the first time I have had a chance to try to be alone. I know she's going to love to hear about this tomorrow during my one-on-one session with her. I had massive anxiety this morning that led to a meltdown before Michael left for work. Any time that I have anxiety, I tend to nag and nitpick those around me, especially Michael. I don't mean to do it, but once I get triggered, I can't figure out how to stop it. The words just come out of my mouth. It's awful and it makes me hate myself for the things that I say when I am triggered. Nobody deserves to be spoken to like that, no matter what. This is one of the many things that is on m...