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

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

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

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

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

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

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

After Therapy Ends One good thing about online therapy, you can go back to the notes of your session. Re-read… Read more real time with jacob

Not an Educator By no means am I an educator. If anything I am the opposite of an educator. I… Read more real time with jacob

Wellbeing It’s raining pills in my room, well, not really, but I feel like it’s raining pills in my room.… Read more real time with jacob

No-Entry Entry 2 Happy New Year! 🎇

No-Entry Entry I was considering doing an entry about holidays but then I said, ‘nah, keep it simple’. So… Merry… Read more real time with jacob

Therapy and the Spouse What role does the spouse play in recovery and therapy? I’ve been in therapy most of… Read more real time with jacob

The End of Week 12 Part 1: Where I’m At This entry was really hard to write. Not hard in… Read more real time with jacob

Debate of Self-Worth One of my many struggles is devaluing my voice and myself. I mean have not all stories… Read more real time with jacob

What is CBT? CBT, a Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. For me, it’s all about action. Well, of course, it’s more than… Read more real time with jacob

Why don’t I make my therapy sessions tragic? It is what I call a coping mechanism. My lightheartedness. My coping… Read more real time with jacob

Unedited The purpose of therapy is not to be perfect, grammatical or otherwise, like as a perfect human, but to… Read more real time with jacob

Checking in and Participating in Group Therapy The first five minutes is about checking in. As simple as it may… Read more real time with jacob

Week 6: Importance of Homework How many weeks has it been already? Six? Halfway through the program. It feels like… Read more real time with jacob

Today My Hands Are Blue Today I’ve been obsessed with my hands, specifically my veins. They look strange to me,… Read more real time with jacob

Why did it take me a year to seek help? Accessing services was a little challenging especially that there was… Read more real time with jacob

Therapy: Week 3 Three weeks of therapy. There are good days and bad days without consistency. One day is good,… Read more real time with jacob

Fear and Therapy The last six months have been difficult. The most difficult was lacking the ability to formulate a… Read more real time with jacob