Mental Health & Well-Being

Forging Through The Lockdown – Part 9: Regaining a Sense of Control

by Queen D, April 29, 2020

One of the things we crave more than anything else during a crisis is a sense of control. We want to be able to plan ahead. We want to feel prepared. We want to be as sure-footed as mountain goats, as we take steps forward. But how the heck do you deal with an invisible […]

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Mental Health & Well-Being

Squashing ANTS (Automatic Negative Thoughts) – Part 1

by Queen D, July 11, 2014

I don’t know what it is with me lately. I’ve been on a “think positive” rampage. Maybe I’m tired of being so negative (gets so exhausting, doesn’t it?) Or of being anxious all the time. As I was putting my old psychology books into my new bookcase (because people need to know I’m smart, and […]

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