Figuring It Out

Figuring It Out

A Blog with Bite-Sized Intros to Mental Health

Posts intended to peak your interest into learning more about various mental health related topics. These posts are in no way a substitute for professional counseling.

Several of these Posts have matching Vignettes, fictitious short stories that expand on the topics introduced.

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Anger Iceberg: What Lurks Beneath The Surface?

Anger is a perfectly valid on its own. However, it is rarely all by itself. Often anger can hide what else is going on beneath the surface.

Personal Rights; It's Okay to Have Edges

We all have the right to be treated with fairness and respect. Knowing our personal rights can make it easier to know our edges.

ACES: Trauma Rolls Down Hill

An ACE score represents the number of Adverse Childhood Experiences before turning 18. Our ACEs can affect us later in life in many ways.

Faulty Logic: How Cognitive Distortions Can Trip You Up

Cognitive distortions are thoughts that have made an error in analyzing a situation. Unfortunately, they sound like the 'truth.'

Startle Responses: When Your Brain Sees Lions Instead of Kittens

A startle response happens when your body triggers the nervous system to kick on and rescue you from a perceived threat.

SMART Goals: For Getting It Done

Ever make a goal and fail to stick the landing? It happens. Success will happen more often if you learn how to make SMART goals.

How Do I Live by My Values? A Helpful Tool to Get You Started

Learning how to live by your values can help you become the person you want to be.

The Choice Point: How to Become The Person You Want to Be

The Choice Point is a decision making tool that can help you become the person you want to be.

What is Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs and Does It Matter?

Knowing about our basic human needs can help us identify where we are getting stuck on our way to becoming the best version of ourselves.

The Stages of Change

Which Stage of Change are You In?

Emotions are Normal…and Needed

Why do we even have emotions? And What are they?

Caution: Mental Health Blog Ahead

A Guide for Reading a Mental Health Blog Safely

Why Is it Named Clouds of Thought Counseling?

Clouds of Thought may seem like an unusual business name. Curious about what it was chosen?

Figuring It Out

A Blog with Bite-Sized Intros to Mental Health

Anger Iceberg: What Lurks Beneath The Surface?

Personal Rights; It's Okay to Have Edges

ACES: Trauma Rolls Down Hill

Faulty Logic: How Cognitive Distortions Can Trip You Up

Startle Responses: When Your Brain Sees Lions Instead of Kittens

SMART Goals: For Getting It Done

How Do I Live by My Values? A Helpful Tool to Get You Started

The Choice Point: How to Become The Person You Want to Be

What is Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs and Does It Matter?

The Stages of Change

Emotions are Normal…and Needed

Caution: Mental Health Blog Ahead

Why Is it Named Clouds of Thought Counseling?

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