Happy Sunday, everyone. I know it can feel like another day of the week for those of you isolated in your homes going stir crazy waiting for the pandemic to end. I haven’t gotten to experience that yet as I work full time in a military hospital and work most days. I am looking forward to teleworking Monday and Tuesday this coming week as working in a hospital can be quite triggering, (anxious is my middle name). Things that help remember that I’m wearing PPE, (Personal Protective Equipment), I’m making a difference to my patients who are struggling with serious mental health issues, I’m having social interactions with other providers who are also working, and there are less technical issues at work than at home. That is the best I can do since I’ve misplaced my rose-colored glasses. Well…. Not quite, your thinking can be irrational, illogical, and not helpful. This leads me to today’s topic of how to heal from common thinking errors. Who has the most unhelpful thinking patterns? Trauma Survivors. The result of unhealthy thinking paradigms? Depression, anxiety, anger, poor health and risky behaviors.

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