Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 12-1-2022 Some sayings and expressions are just NOT helpful to our situation. It’s those types of things people say over and over again because it’s ‘supposed to help’ but it never does, and the more you hear it the more you realize how far off some people are in terms ofContinue reading “Cliche & Wrong”
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My Life is GREAT, and I’m Depressed
Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 11-25-2022 “I find myself grieving everything before it’s gone, because I just know, that it will not last forever.” -EaE There is a part of mental illness that is purely biological. And also, a part of mental illness that exists due to long sustaining injuries that have hit our brain, andContinue reading “My Life is GREAT, and I’m Depressed”
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“
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”
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”
Chronic and Incurable
Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 4-15-2022 “Life works out better when you can see the purpose in your boring day off just as much as you can see the purpose in your purposeful work days.” On one end of the spectrum I, as a behavioral health specialist, may get questions like “So what do IContinue reading “Chronic and Incurable”
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”
It’s okay to admit you were Brain Washed
Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 1-7-2022 “I don’t feel like watching brain washed people get angry at other brain washed people, and then constantly argue about who is more brain washed” How many times in your life have you reflected back on your younger mental state, opinions, and behaviors? After reflecting, how often have you askedContinue reading “It’s okay to admit you were Brain Washed”
The Success that no one Talks About
Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 12-6-2021 “It’s not about perfection, or resources, or even where your knowledge is at right now. More importantly, are your intentions any good?” Like many things, we look at success through a narrow lens. The majority may equate success with money, status and/ or power. Then outside of this limitedContinue reading “The Success that no one Talks About”
The Things I took for Granted
Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 11-24-2021 I turned 32 recently (September 12th). Feeling older, yet luckier. A little more fatigued, but somehow there’s more energy. Gratitude is not something I started to practice until I hit my early thirties, and I’m not shocked. It takes some wisdom. It takes a little bit of aging because withContinue reading “The Things I took for Granted”
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