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RAIN: How Can I Utilize Mindfulness During Difficult Times?
RAIN: How Can I Utilize Mindfulness During Difficult Times?

Anxious? Depressed? Worried? Stressed? It happens to the best of us, at least every now and then with all of the many curve balls and unexpected things that life throws at us. Mindfulness exercises allow us to stop what we are doing, take a breath, observe thoughts, feelings, and emotions, and proceed with something that will help us in the present moment.

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Bridgette Gottwaldrain, difficult emotions, helpful, stressed, overwhelmed, feeling, internal struggle, mental health, indentify, investigate, allow, recognize, anxious, depressed, worried
Cognitive Distortions, Pt. I: What Are They and How Do I Identify Them?
Cognitive Distortions, Pt. I: What Are They and How Do I Identify Them?

Next time you are experiencing negative thinking, take a moment to check your thoughts, notice, and make some observations. More often than not, you will find that your brain is full of negativity.

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Bridgette Gottwaldanxious, anxiety, mental health, mental health struggles, cognitive distortions, expectations, thought loop, thought patterns, don't be hard on yourself, common distortions, all or nothing thinking, conclusions, overgeneralization, magnifying, minimizing, thinking, thinking errors, therapist, my therapist says, see a therapist