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The Worst Things Men have Told me

Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 7-8-2022      I’m not a man hater. I have never uttered the words: “Men Aint shit” out in any type of public setting before. I try very hard not to come across this way. Because, truth is, there are incredible men that I have met who have helped me in manyContinue reading “The Worst Things Men have Told me”

The Walking Zombie

(Depression, & the toll it plays on everyday life) Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 6-7-2022        “Are you okay?”        “Are you sick?”        “What time did you get to bed?”         “Be positive!”         These are the terms that plague my daily life, as someone that works full time while struggling with major depression andContinue reading “The Walking Zombie”

Prevention is EVERYONE’s Responsibility. Every. Single. Day.

Elisa a. Escalante/ LCSW/ 5/27/2022 Though I’ve worked with people on an individual level for most of my career, we clinicians, tend to also notice things on mass scales. There’s individual think, and group think. Individuals have themes and thinking patterns, as do the masses. Naturally, after a crisis, many will go into psychological defenseContinue reading “Prevention is EVERYONE’s Responsibility. Every. Single. Day.”

Self Destructiveness Cont…

(Part 2- Reducing Self destructive tendencies) Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 5-11-2022           Following up from the last blog post, you may have been able to gain some qualitative findings on your own self destructive tendencies. Some may have been very obvious, and other tendencies may have come at a bit more of a surprise toContinue reading “Self Destructiveness Cont…”

Self-Destructiveness

(Part 1- Qualitatively Measuring your Self-Destructive patterns) Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 5-2-2022 “In the quest to heal ourselves, we often and unintentionally, hurt ourselves instead.” –EaE       There are many measures, screeners, and scales we use in the world of mental health, but I recently started to express a concern that the measure of self-destructivenessContinue reading “Self-Destructiveness”

Mental Health Internet “Experts” Part 2

Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 4-10-2022 After I published mental health experts, I immediately knew that I would need to do a part two. I had a great reviews, and also my blog could be centered around this alone. Because the Internet is throwing out horrible mental health advice at a pace that cannot be controlled.Continue reading “Mental Health Internet “Experts” Part 2”

Mental Health internet “Experts”

Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 3-25-2022 This topic needs to get covered, and I finally got my collection together to make this happen. Now with social media, there are mental health influencers and gurus everywhere. There’s more talk on mental health than ever before. And I’m proud of the younger generation for being more open toContinue reading “Mental Health internet “Experts””

With Great Power…

Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 3-20-2022 “Some people will show a fictional version of themselves, with the motive of getting the best they can out of you.”- EaE Sometimes you do not know the power you possess, mentally. Sometimes our mental traits, defense mechanisms and even disorders, can give us advantages over other mental dispositions. AContinue reading “With Great Power…”

The “Number Free” Athlete

(For those that engage in fitness while suffering through Eating disorders) Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 3-09-2022       I want to step on the scale over and over, yet I begin to ignore it. I want to pinch my body fat again, while obsessively looking in the mirror, but I will not.  I want to changeContinue reading “The “Number Free” Athlete”