How To Fight Perfectionism

Gentle reminder;

Everyone has different sized plates. You might think someone doesn’t have alot on their plate compared to you, but that is not necessarily true ♡

Their plate could be very different from yours. It could be made of flimsy, thin paper instead of ceramic. It could be smaller, even slightly broken or just not be as sturdy as the ceramic plate ♡

There is absolutely nothing wrong with that! We just need to remember this instead of judging someone for not “doing as much as other people do/doing as much as society wants them to do”♡

Take this into consideration when you think someone has it “easy” or “don’t do much and get too overwhelmed” compared to you or other people ♡

Many people fight invisible battles everyday. Battles they never describe or discuss with anyone ♡

Always be kind, we can never truly know how someone feels and what they are going through at the moment. Your smile can totally make their day ♡

Mental Health Support

Mental Illness Recovery Series” book contains 100 true life stories of people all around the world battling daily with their mental disorders. It’s an inspirational book, that gives rise to the silenced truth of mental illness and the exhausting, but noble journey of recovery.

🌏📚 Where to buy it :) = http://awakesociety.com/mental-illness-recovery-book/ 🌏📚

Mental disorders found in the book:

🔹Depressive disorders

🔹Anxiety disorders

🔹Bipolar & related disorders

🔹OCD & related disorders

🔹Eating disorders

🔹Schizophrenia spectrum & psychotic disorders

🔹Conduct disorders

🔹Dissociative disorders

🔹Neurodevelopmental disorders

Thank you 💫

STOP THE STIGMA 🙂

book review 📖: “Something I truly enjoyed about this book is the simplicity and the variety of stories which are all focusing in one subject; mental illness. It’s amazing to see how this book connects each story to one another and to the reader. It provides a direct insight of living with mental illness and tips on how to overcome some disorders. If you feel lost, or if you want to help a friend or family member then this is the book for you.” Carelyn

How to be mentally strong: • Don’t fear alone time. • Don’t dwell on the past. • Don’t give up after the first failure. • Don’t let others influence your emotions. • Don’t waste time feeling sorry for yourself. • Don’t waste energy on things you can’t control.

Create happiness if you cannot find it.

The best lesson I’ve learned is you can’t let people scare you. You can’t go your whole life trying to please everyone else. You can’t go through life worried about what everyone else is going to think. Don’t let the judgment of others stop you from being you. Don’t lose yourself. #nalielistyle #nalieliseoul (at WWW.NALIELI.COM)

Vital to intellectual growth is a commitment to excellence, honesty , and integrity.

10 Psychological Tips From Creative People

Actors, artists, rock stars, and writers have the ability to touch us on not only a personal scale, but a global scale as well. We see these people on TV and on our bookshelves; in the movie theatres and in the grocery stores. But what makes them so special? Creativity. Creative people rule the world, be it through becoming media icons or designing the sleek new products we see and use everyday. We love creative people, and we want to know all their secrets. Especially when it comes to work! Creative people seem to have the most consistent output, and the most satisfying. We’ve discovered the how and the why behind creative people and their work output, and have compiled ten psychological tips from creative people to help you increase yours. Read on, and soon you’ll be producing music like Kanye and painting like Picasso!    

1. Integrate Art

Creative people are incredibly vocal about the importance of exposing oneself to art. By integrating art into your life, your brain starts to reflect on it. This trains you to look for meaning, messages, metaphor, and other important information everywhere. Another benefit to looking at art is that you’ll gain inspiration for your own art. While watching music videos might not seem beneficial, it might……

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One of the hardest things you will ever have to do my dear is grieve the loss of a person who is still alive.

My father’s advice #1 (via northern-proper)

Psychology Book Recommendations

Foundational Authors & Works

Carl Rogers, On Becoming a Person

B. F. Skinner,  Beyond Freedom and Dignity and About Behaviorism and Walden Two

Viktor Frankl, Man’s Search for Meaning

Sigmund Freud, Civilization and its Discontents

John Norcross (editor), Evidence-Based Practices in Mental Health

Psychopathology & Diagnosis 

David Barlow (editor), Clinical Handbook of Psychological Disorders

Oliver Saks, Hallucinations

Kelly Lambert, Clinical Neuroscience

Criticisms & Controversial Topics

Stephen Hinshaw, The ADHD Explosion

Robert Whitaker, Mad in America and Anatomy of an Epidemic

Ronald Miller, Not So Abnormal Psychology

Allen Frances, Saving Normal

Bruce Wampold, The Great Psychotherapy Debate

Therapy Theories 

Carl Rogers, Client-Centered Therapy

Irvin Yalom, The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy

Aaron Beck, Cognitive Therapy of Depression

Steven Hayes, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

Judith Beck, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Danny Wedding, Current Psychotherapies

William Miller, Motivational Interviewing

Jacqueline Person, Cognitive Therapy in Practice

Evidence-Based Therapy Manuals 

Marsha Linehan, DBT Skills Training Manual and Cognitive Behavioral Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder

Michelle Craske, Mastery of Your Anxiety and Panic

David Burns, Feeling Good

Richard Zinbarg, Mastery of Your Anxiety and Worry

Martha Davis, The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook

Lisa Najavitis, Seeking Safety

Expert Therapist Perspectives

Irvin Yalom, The Gift of Therapy and Love’s Executioner

First Person Perspectives

Kay Jamison, An Unquiet Mind

Elyn Saks, The Center Cannot Hold

William Styron, Darkness Visible

Carolyn Spiro and Pamela Spiro Wagner, Divided Minds

Research Design & Analysis

Alan Kazdin, Research Design in Clinical Psychology and Single-Case Research Designs

John Creswell, Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design

Culture & Diversity

Derald Wing Sue, Counseling the Culturally Diverse and Case Studies in Multicultural Counseling and Therapy

Stigma

Stephen Hinshaw, Breaking the Silence and  The Mark of Shame

Grad School and Careers in Psychology

Peggy Hawley, Being Bright is Not Enough

Adam Ruben, Surviving Your Stupid, Stupid Decision to Go to Grad School

Peter Feibelman, A PhD is Not Enough

Paul Silva, How to Write A Lot

Karen Kelsky, The Professor Is In