Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 11-9-2022 “And what is going to happen? When it is all said and done? Everything is gone now, and you forgot yourself…” EaE Example A- He was an older adult male, in his early sixties. He already had been diagnosed with a heart arythmia, and he was getting regular panic attacks.Continue reading “The Art of Doing Less”
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Mental health Internet “Experts” Part 3
It’s been a while but the online mental health advice never stops! Let’s get right to it!
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“
Not just a River in Egypt
Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 7-25-2022 “Time is ticking. Day by day, and month by month. The silence is a killer, but so is the fear of breaking it. I fear it when I feel it, but I miss it when it’s gone. That’s just what it is… when everything you loved moved on.” Avoidance,Continue reading “Not just a River in Egypt”
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”
Functionally Mental 