Gerasene

A Mental Health Place

Licensed Mental Health Counselor

Doctoral student of Clinical Psychology

Specialization:
Spiritual/Religious based Psychotherapy

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"May my presence heal, my tongue encourage, and my actions soothe the aches of human hearts. May I leave behind me a trail of blessings wherever You would have me go"

-Christine Watkins

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Healing is a lonely journey.

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"How we were cared for as children is integral to our adult mental health and the quality of our relationships."

Ross Rosenberg
The Human Magnet Syndrome

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"Truth is exorcistic."

-Fr. Carlos Martins, The Exorcist Files

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"Satan capitalizes on trauma"

Angela Ucci
Former Astrologist

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"Narcissism is the shame-based fear of being ordinary."

@BreneBrown

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Parenting is God's work on earth.

-Denise A. Tejada, LMHC

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We are innately wired to worship. Some will worship God, others will worship themselves, their careers/jobs, family, material things, or success; We all worship.

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"When our mind is strong and free from all anxiety, it is able to taste the riches of divine consolation."

Diadochus of Photice, Bishop

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Do you remember when you joined Twitter? I do! #MyTwitterAnniversary

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When someone has been hurt by the church or its members, telling them they should be going for God is invalidating. Church is very much about community.

[Dr. Jen Wolkin | ADHD + Trauma Therapist @drjenwolkin]

Stop gaslighting yourself into the narrative you’re lazy when you’re really burnt-out and exhausted AF from being in survival mode for so long.

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Grief is complicated when the person you lost was the center of your identity. It makes living without them difficult to know who you are now that they're gone. If who you were was "caregiver" losing the person you cared for can momentarily feel like you have no purpose/identity.

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"How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard."
—A.A. Milne.

#grief #death #dying #loss #thanatology

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Despite the advocacy & awareness, statements like "I don't believe in therapy" are spoken daily by millions. Here's the thing, therapy isn't a belief to subscribe to. It isn't just talking to a stranger & therefore a waste of time. It's the realization that life can be different.

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#spiritualabuse is present in every #faith. Some groups get more media attention for views/likes. The #faithful subscribe to a set of beliefs for their creed/God. The answer isn't to curse all faith. It's to be the difference and subscribe to the #God not it's #followers

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Giving people permission to feel their feelings blows the door to healing wide open. This is needed so much in faith-based and minority communities.

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Procrastinating is the process by which we prolong an action to avoid emotions; usually fear failure, anxiety, or lack of confidence. Procrastination is not laziness.

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16.2 million cases with 911 calls requesting EMS help were studied. 11% recorded bystander intervention. Incidents with the lowest bystander intervention were sexual assault/rape followed by behavioral incidents. Traumatic injury had the highest rate.

Fail, Aikman, Sasser, 2016