Anxiety is a condition that I didn’t want to admit that I had. In fact, I didn’t know that I had anxiety until I started talking about my symptoms with my therapist during my first therapy session. According to The Centre for Clinical Interventions worksheet What is Anxiety?, “The experience of anxiety is very similarContinue reading “My Mental health journey: Let’s talk about Anxiety”
Category Archives: Mental Health
The No White Food Diet
During my first therapy appointment one of the main recommendations my therapist suggested was a change of diet. She told me about a diet called, “The no white food diet.” This diet is simple. You do not eat white food. Examples of this are white bread, white pasta, potatoes, candy, soda, etc. I would takeContinue reading “The No White Food Diet”
2019: More Movement, Patience, and Positivity-July Edition
July moved so quickly, and soon we will be in August. That means that half of the year has come and gone. Where has the time gone? Movement has really hit me this month. Have you ever found yourself complaining about completing a task? I have. I have learned that it is easier to completeContinue reading “2019: More Movement, Patience, and Positivity-July Edition”
My first therapy appointment and finding a therapist
I paced back and forth in my kitchen as I shook while holding onto the landline. I dialed my nurse practitioner’s office. “Hello, this is Florida Blue Medical Center, how may I help you today?” the receptionist answered. “This is Amanda. I had an appointment last week, and I am calling to find out whyContinue reading “My first therapy appointment and finding a therapist”
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