Author Archives: functionallymentall

My fantasies of Confrontation

Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 10-24-2022 As a former fawner, pushover, and savior complexed individual, I had many revenge fantasies. Not in a scary way, more so fantasies related to “what I should have told that rude person”. We all have done it, some more than others. And then you have regrets, because you wish onceContinue reading “My fantasies of Confrontation”

Shit covered Rainbows

Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 10-12-2022 “I may not get the rainbows and butterflies and fairy tales, but at least I’ll be able to know that I lived in that honest brutal reality that most people are afraid of.”         I had a patient that often talked about the ‘screen saver’ of his life. This wasContinue reading “Shit covered Rainbows“

FriYay Gratitude

Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 09/30/2022 Anyone that has major depression can relate; Gratitude feels impossible. Our brain is lacking seretonin, and therefore we lack energy and motivation, and therefore we may not hunt for endorphins as we are supposed to. If we pay attention to the biopsychosical model, there is even more to it thanContinue reading “FriYay Gratitude”

Success is Miserably Boring, Most of the Time

Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 9-7-2022        “You’re so lucky”        “Those types of things just don’t happen for me”        “Things come so easy for you…”        “Must be nice!”         When you earn success, you may hear those lines quite frequently. And as you hear them you may recall memories that contradict these sayings.Continue reading “Success is Miserably Boring, Most of the Time“

High Functioning, but Mental

Elisa A. Escalante /LCSW / 08-24-2022 “Functional mental illness is just a fancy way of saying ‘I can do my job pretty well, but it comes at a high cost to my mental and physical being.  I’m Sacrificing’” There is about 2-3 days a week where my brain feels as if it is ‘frying’ byContinue reading “High Functioning, but Mental“

Manipulated

Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 8-15-2022 Red flags? Abuse? Manipulation? What does it all really mean? And how can we distinguish between mistakes and cruel intentions? Here’s one of the more important things to pay attention to: Themes and patterns. A fact of life is that we will all accidentally hurt people, and we will alsoContinue reading “Manipulated“

Why so Offended?

Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 8-1-2022 “Judgmental people are always the worse violators of what they’re trying to preach against.” -EaE With technological advancements, especially during the onset of the pandemic, I found myself doing some heavy research. This research involved exploring the comment section under any type of meme, news, comment (etc.), that I knewContinue reading “Why so Offended?”