Tips To Build Your Life

Mental Health Days
More recently, I’ve been hustling — hard. And I loved it. I still do. But I loved it so much that “doing nothing” or taking a “mental health day” started to feel unproductive, almost like I was wasting my time. Then one day, in the middle of a horrible moment of psychosis, I was talking to my therapist, and something she said hit me: in that moment, the most productive thing I could do was actually stop. I needed to take care of myself before anything else. Psychosis hits hard,... Read more...
A Perspective Shift That Helps Me Stay Grounded
This is a coping skill I’ve recently started using whenever I feel anxious, upset, or embarrassed. When those feelings show up, I ask myself: “If I were at the end of my life, looking back, would this moment even matter?” Every time I ask that question, the answer is always no. My future self — the version of me who has lived a full life — wouldn’t care about one tiny embarrassing moment. It puts everything into perspective instantly. When I realize that, I shift my focus to what actually... Read more...
Fake it Till You Make it
I first heard the phrase “fake it till you make it” during my first stay in residential treatment. My therapist told me that this mindset had helped many past residents, but at the time, I didn’t fully understand how powerful it could be — and I didn’t use it the way I should have. Later on, when I finally tried it, it helped. And then, like many coping skills, I stopped using it and ended up suffering in ways I didn’t have to. The truth is, “faking it till you... Read more...