Tag Archives: psychology

Wellness Wednesday – Real Talk About Quarantine and Agoraphobia

Posted on March 25, 2020 by Thistle

Earlier this year, I wrote a post about extroversion and agoraphobia, and the way they interact inside me. The following is a quote from that post: These two forces war within me all the time. It becomes simple math/logic: If … Continue reading →

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A Beginning at the End, by Mike Chen

Posted on February 13, 2020 by Thistle

Six years after the End of the World – a virulent strain of flu wiping out most of the world’s population – the world is in shambles. There are tentative pockets of humanity clustered together with the loosest attempts at … Continue reading →

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When Anxiety Attacks

Posted on January 24, 2020 by Thistle

“People say depression lies. Anxiety is just stupid. It’s unable to tell the difference between things that are actually scary (being buried alive, for example) and things that are not scary at all (being in bed under the covers). It … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday – Extroversion and Agoraphobia

Posted on January 22, 2020 by Thistle

Extroversion and agoraphobia – it’s hard to imagine them going hand and hand, but sometimes they do. It’s taken a peculiar series of life events starting at a young age to get me to this point. I’m not going to … Continue reading →

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The Family Upstairs, by Lisa Jewell

Posted on January 21, 2020 by Thistle

When Libby Jones discovers that her birth parents have left her a house on her 25th birthday, she doesn’t know what to think. Then the house turns out to be dark, oppressive, and creepy. And that’s before she reads the … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday – Epiphany

Posted on January 15, 2020 by Thistle

Note: I wrote this post on December 11th but haven’t had the courage to publish it until now. This was an epiphany I had right after moving into my new house, when I was unpacking and had decisions to make … Continue reading →

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Burnout, by Emily and Amelia Nagoski (audio)

Posted on November 22, 2019 by Thistle

Subtitled: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle Self-help is definitely out of my comfort zone, but I really loved Emily Nagoski’s Come As You Are (one of my favorites of 2015), so I decided to give this one a … Continue reading →

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Not a Review: Call Down the Hawk

Posted on November 15, 2019 by Thistle

For about a year in 2014/2015, I was under continual emotional distress mixed with depression, severe anxiety, panic disorder, and worsening insomnia. The cause was outside my control, and I just kept spiraling further into a mental health crisis despite … Continue reading →

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The Last Resort, by Marissa Stapley

Posted on September 13, 2019 by Thistle

The Harmony Resort promises to be a “last resort” stop for struggling couples, run by famed marriage counselors with a perfect marriage. But no marriage is really perfect, and several couples find themselves grappling with more than they expected. Now … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday – Hiding in Plain Sight

Posted on September 11, 2019 by Thistle

When I was a sophomore, a misunderstood incident* caused my parents to send me to a therapist for a short while. I barely remember those sessions, but one thing stands out. My counselor asked me what I enjoyed, what I … Continue reading →

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