Vera Cheng 鄭慧欣 (she/her)

Your Toronto Asian Mental Health Advocate, Social Worker & Psychotherapist, supporting you on your journey from anxiety to carefreeness! Let's Talk! 👇

[Vera Cheng 鄭慧欣 (she/her) @VeraCheng17]

My story. #incriticaldemand #socialworkweek #morethanever

[OAMHP @OACCPP]

Reports of anti-Asian hate crimes appear to have gone down. It's not because there are fewer incidents, but rather, fewer people reporting them. @VeraCheng17

Register for OAMHP’s Dismantling Anti-Asian racism workshop: https://t.co/yhYwLYcen1 https://t.co/9iHYBPGQ0o

[Vera Cheng 鄭慧欣 (she/her) @VeraCheng17]

I will talk to Arlene about the increasing demand for mental health services and how it impacts everyone who needs them.

[Arlene Bynon Show @ArleneBynonShow]

Good morning Canada! @ArleneBynonShow is live from  8-10am ET covering the top news of the day!

Guests:
@powerstim
Ian Lee
@JohnLeBoutilli3

@bobryyz
@Will_W_Stewart
@VeraCheng17
@cpgossage
@JudithShulevitz

Listen here:  https://t.co/7zLpyQQhDi

[Vera Cheng 鄭慧欣 (she/her) @VeraCheng17]

@MichelleJaelin Yes and you are one of them 💜💜

[Denise Balkissoon @balkissoon]

Police responded to a mental health call in Toronto last night, took a 26-yr-old into custody, and now he's dead. Very few details. https://t.co/d5nrtnmehv

A police-free mental health response pilot project is underway. I hope it succeeds and expands. https://t.co/zte6Ry9vu2

[Vera Cheng 鄭慧欣 (she/her) @VeraCheng17]

@farrahsafiakhan Me 🙋🏻‍♀️🙋🏻‍♀️🙋🏻‍♀️

[Angie Seth @kateygoalie]

Realities of Racism… 2 years of Racism and discrimination highlights the ongoing hate and at times violence members of the Asian community has endured for decades … my conversation with ⁦@AmyTanMD⁩ and Vera Cheng https://t.co/NFZVlqYybm

[Vera Cheng 鄭慧欣 (she/her) @VeraCheng17]

Many people coping with unemployment and job hunt, there are ways to help manage
1/ Create structure in how to use your energy, resources and time
2/ Create step by step plans to tackle each application
3/ Take breaks!
4/ Seek out emotional support
5/ Know what your triggers are

[Vera Cheng 鄭慧欣 (she/her) @VeraCheng17]

@madelynchung Do it 💜 I have been a blond for the last 8-9 years now. I love it; once you become a blond and it's hard to turn back.

[Vera Cheng 鄭慧欣 (she/her) @VeraCheng17]

Anyone else feel a bit rusty with friendship building and reaching out again? Not sure what to expect or how they are now, but still want to connect? You are not alone! --> https://t.co/WleOIDIWxS

[Vera Cheng 鄭慧欣 (she/her) @VeraCheng17]

@madelynchung They need to come back with season 3.

[Vera Cheng 鄭慧欣 (she/her) @VeraCheng17]

Still don’t know the difference between panic attacks vs anxiety attacks? Swipe ➡️ for some helpful information about the mental and physical symptoms. --> https://t.co/TtPOF8ssqZ

[Vera Cheng 鄭慧欣 (she/her) @VeraCheng17]

Every once in a while, it can be helpful to take a little inventory of who in your life has experience in areas that you lack and whose advice you can trust. --> https://t.co/f5OmlNgjv4

[Vera Cheng 鄭慧欣 (she/her) @VeraCheng17]

We can often find ourselves stuck when we get involved with emotionally immature people who don’t yet have the capacity and skills to be in a healthy relationship. 👉 Few things lead to more stress than being in an unhealthy relationship. --> https://t.co/CAR3wVPDtl

[Vera Cheng 鄭慧欣 (she/her) @VeraCheng17]

Can you recognize emotional immaturity or maturity in yourself or others? --> https://t.co/a8PfE2u9Vx

[Vera Cheng 鄭慧欣 (she/her) @VeraCheng17]

Admitting fault does not mean you are wrong! Instead, it means you are a complex human being who makes up many parts. For example, when you learn how to deal with unwanted feelings (rather than projecting them), you are equipped to respond rather than react to living consciously.

[Vera Cheng 鄭慧欣 (she/her) @VeraCheng17]

How can you become more mindful of your projections? Make time for self-reflection! This means viewing yourself with curiosity, not judgment. Look at your patterns and notice tendencies to blame others or assign negative qualities to others for things you may struggle to accept.

[Vera Cheng 鄭慧欣 (she/her) @VeraCheng17]

When projecting “unacceptable” or “unwanted” feelings, it keeps discomfort we may have about ourselves at bay and outside of our awareness. As a result, we shift our external attention and blame others rather than facing our flaws and shortcomings. --> https://t.co/dy54uk1305

[Vera Cheng 鄭慧欣 (she/her) @VeraCheng17]

The desire to protect yourself from painful or negative feelings and experiences are natural. However, when this protection turns to projection, there may be some self-exploration. #projection #learningaboutyourself

[Vera Cheng 鄭慧欣 (she/her) @VeraCheng17]

3 main types of empathy:
1/ Compassionate (empathizing through your grounded values)
2/ Emotional (feeling how someone else feels enough to aid and give)
3/ Cognitive Empathy (logically seeing perspectives in order to shift a situation or person)
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