Tag: writing
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Is it a Meltdown?

I see many tantrums in the residential where I work. These tantrums are designed to receive something like a prize or attention, or to avoid something like a consequence. Children who have tantrums begin to “turn it up” when they cannot have the item or thing they want. They may begin throwing things and become…
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I’m so sad, all I do is cry

Depression in grief is one of the longest stages; unless you’re trapped in another stage, depression fluctuates, and many struggle to recognize it. Depression is a sincere, deep sadness. I like the saying: “It’s not you I miss; it’s me I miss without you.” With this deep sadness in the form of depression, it’s the…
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ABC for Trauma

When you begin to work on this ABC for trauma page, you will find yourself not believing the new rational or alternative thought. Remember that it’s ok. It takes time to uproot that stuck point and put in a new thought. The idea is to know that you can have other thoughts; the stuck point…
