Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 1-30-2023 (2 Years ago in Brooklyn, NY)- I was standing on the roof of a 6 story building, the one where I shared an apartment with my ex fiance, literally my ex, the sting of our broken engagement was still fresh. I looked down as I contemplated jumping. It took meContinue reading “Surviving a Narcissist”
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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!
Final Out
Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 3-3-2022 “They will never get their lives back. Their parents will never get their kids back. And there are many more who will never get their limbs back. Many more who will never get their sanity back. You say that you will never forget… but you already have. –EaE/ LCSW/ OEFContinue reading “Final Out”
In War
Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 2-17-2022 “Everyone dies here in some way. Some get killed by the enemy, others kill themselves, and others die in the sense that when they go back home, they will never be the same again. That person they used to be, has died. Everyone here is reborn. Some through a graveContinue reading “In War”
Fighting & Fawning for Love
Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 1-28-2022 “The highs, the greatest of highs. The lows, the darkest of lows, Feeling rainbows and butterflies, the pain of fear, and lost control… You love me? I know, I think so… I’m not worthy? I guess not… they love us, it’s all for show… they hurt us, but won’t getContinue reading “Fighting & Fawning for Love”
Why Stay?
Elisa Escalante/ LCSW/ 10-16-2021 “Telling an abused, abandoned, neglected and traumatized child to “self love” is like telling a fish to breathe oxygen.” -EaE Naturally, as life and traumas unfold, I will have more experience and therefore, more to talk about. The subjects and topics add up with age and, hopefully, added wisdom. I foundContinue reading “Why Stay?”
Changes
Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 8-04-2021 “As of now, I do not recognize myself, but that is okay. I hope I am always changing, and for the better.” -EaE “I’m not myself anymore”. I have heard this line quite often, both in clinical settings and when having deep discussions with friends and family. My take?Continue reading “Changes”
Invisible Heroes
Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 7-22-2021 “It is a dark, painful and torturous path to take. And we do not do it for reward, we do it because it is right.” -EaE Just as invisible and unseen as the mental health world is, so is that of the work that is done to alleviate or cureContinue reading “Invisible Heroes”
A Clinicians Poem
Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 6-21-2021 They say they can tell me anything. And they mean it, they tell me everything. Then I care, but then don’t care, I’ve been living in a nightmare. It’s a gift and a curse I say, they trust me, how did it get this way? From hearing secrets on theContinue reading “A Clinicians Poem”
Apologize to yourself
Elisa A. Escalante/ LCSW/ 3-18-2021 “Get used to a world where no one belongs to you, and no one cares all the way. Live in that truth, accept that truth, and learn to be your own savior.” -EaE I recently felt a dire need to apologize to myself. It was what I’ll call my firstContinue reading “Apologize to yourself”
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