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Workbook Recommendation for Interpersonal Skills
I bought the Interpersonal Problem Workbook when I received my results back from the psychological testing I had done when applying for vocational rehabilitation. My scores were fine, but my people skills were a mess. Understandable considering, I have extreme social anxiety, I can’t even go to the movies or the fair without panicking. Though I…
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Knowledge is Not Power, it is a…
Have you ever heard the phrase knowledge is power? Whether in a book, online, or overhearing someone say it, this has been said for centuries. Personally, I have heard this phrase many times, and every time I hear someone say it I cringe. Knowledge itself is not power. However, if anyone would have told me…
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Things that Helped Me Through My First Year of Topical Steroid Withdrawal
When I first began researching Topical Steroid withdrawal I was heartbroken, scared, and uncertain of the journey that lay before me. I was so grateful to all the people who shared their own journey with helpful advice and tips, I wanted to do the same for others. Below are a few things that helped me…
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How I am coping with TSW
Having to go through topical steroid withdrawal (TSW) can be an itchy, burning, emotional living nightmare. The long nights of tossing and turning because you can’t get any sleep due to the insane amount of itching, the constant burning up even though you have random chills going down your body, the lizard-like skin…. It is…
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What I eat to help Ease TSW Symptoms
Before I stopped using my steroid cream I was in the process of becoming a vegetarian to help my eczema. I had gone over a month without meat and dairy before the TSW started. I had also given up soda 2-3 months prior. I switched my soda for herbal tea and occasional sparkling water. Sometimes…
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Topical Steroid Withdrawal: The First Year
I have been going through topical steroid withdrawal flare-ups since 2020. This post is the first 18 weeks of my written journal and pictures of the first year. I stopped writing in my journal due to depression and anxiety. If you do not know what topical steroid withdrawal is, it is the process many people…
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The Beginning of My Topical Steroid Withdrawal Journey
On April 10, 2020, I decided to quit applying my topical steroid cream. I was prescribed steroid cream for my eczema by my doctor in October 2019. Due to having extreme paranoia, I was beyond proud of myself for mustering up enough courage to seek help for my skin. My intuition was telling me not…
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My View on Acceptance
When you think of the word acceptance, what comes to your mind? Approval? Being accepted to something? Maybe even love comes to mind when this word is mentioned. After all, when you truly love someone or something, you accept every aspect of who or what they are. Through many years of trying to figure out…
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Signs of Toxic Friendships
“A healthy relationship will never require you to sacrifice your friends, your dreams, or your dignity.” -Dinkar Kalutara Well-meaning friendships and relationships are wonderful. Having someone who is there for you without judging, who helps you get back in the right direction, who sticks up for you in your absence, and who isn’t afraid to…
Motivational Coping & Healing 