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Category: jacob.journal
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Personal Reason for Writing THERAPY. I cannot stress that enough. Writing for me is therapy. But, I tend to write… Read more real time with jacob
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Mental Illness and Creativity What have I been up to lately? Majority of the time I’m just idling. The engine… Read more real time with jacob
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Anxiety. The Constant Burden. It has been a while since I shared but I was avoiding the keyboard and the… Read more real time with jacob
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Recap 2022 It’s been a while since I wrote an entry under this banner. But here I am with another… Read more real time with jacob
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Last Entry Here it is, my last entry. These random notes have run longer than planned. The initial purpose of… Read more real time with jacob
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My Apology Why do I apologize so much, especially for my behaviour, my thoughts? Guilt. Shame. Fear of rejection. I… Read more real time with jacob
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After the Thoughts It’s been a week and my engagement with the thoughts of death has pretty much stayed the… Read more real time with jacob
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In Need of a Reboot Feeling suicidal lately, which is never a good sign. I get these moments of simply… Read more real time with jacob
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Rollercoaster After rereading some of my entries, I write myself as being on a rollercoaster. One moment, I’m stable, collected,… Read more real time with jacob
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Hair Dilemma I started to hate my hair today. It got long over the few months and I simply started… Read more real time with jacob
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Stress in the Pit of my Stomach The physical symptoms of stress can cause havoc and it happens more often… Read more real time with jacob
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Communication Part 2 or I Lost Count Telling your spouse that you want to hurt yourself or end your life… Read more real time with jacob
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The Trouble With Language A lump, a blimp, a blip, all sound the same to me today. Not just sound,… Read more real time with jacob
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Asking About a Trigger Can Be a Trigger Yes, it’s a thing. Asking someone about their trigger is like asking… Read more real time with jacob
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Homework Sample: Continuing Towards Wellness Here is a sample of homework from my final week of the CTB program (week… Read more real time with jacob
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Communication How to talk to the therapist? My approach is being straight up. They are still human after all and… Read more real time with jacob
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Connecting with the Ethereal I know there is a bit of skepticism but I’m trying something new here. The connection… Read more real time with jacob
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Diet Building on last week’s entry, but diet has been much impactful in my recovery. Surprisingly, people think well pop… Read more real time with jacob
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Bonus Notes Just as I thought we were starting to be through the pandemic and I can finally start to… Read more real time with jacob
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Worry It’s all about worry, worry, worry. Why do I worry? How do I worry? What type of worry do… Read more real time with jacob
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Self Harm One of many topics I don’t like to write about but to reflect and learn, I must face… Read more real time with jacob
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Pandemic, Media, and Mental Health It took a while but I finally got to the subject. I’m echoing here, but… Read more real time with jacob
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Soothing Vibrations I might be a man nearing my forties but to this day I still therapy rock as a… Read more real time with jacob
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What’s New With The Blog I don’t like advertising or promoting anything really but I have embarked on a challenge.… Read more real time with jacob