Wow. I can't believe I went this long without blogging. it's been about 4 months.
I forgot to do a new years resolution blog, which i always seem to do at the beginning of every year. I think the reason I haven't blogged as much is because 1) i've been super busy. 2) I didn't really come up with a new years resolution, till now.
Trying to meet all the responsibilities is quite exhausting. i've felt the burnout. I even got sick more than once, and had the flu back in november. I literally felt like dying, it was so bad. so i'm still doing church ministry work, an internship at a retirement home, and then graduate night class. Oh and an online class. All of this is more than enough to keep me busy. Everything is going well, but I can't wait till i'm done with school. it's jus way too many requirements. After I graduate I'll need 3000 more hours. crazy right? oh not to mention having to take comprehensive exams and a national mental health counselor licensing exam. The study guides are as big as an encyclopedia.
It's good to stay busy, but man I'm so happy when i get to take a day off or can sleep in. there's a lot of good netflix shows i've watched lol. Stranger Things, Atypical, Black Mirror, and i just finished La Casa De Papel. Netflix is killin it! so good. It's so nice to just escape into a show sometimes. then u realize, dang its 3am lol. I'm also watching Full Metal Alchemist, Dragon Ball Super and Boruto.
i'm taking this class on cognitive behavioral therapy. It's great so far. It's all about restructuring our thought process. We have so many automatic negative thoughts, and that affects our behavior and mood. We may likely have thinking errors. These distortions or unhelpful beliefs and false ideologies can lead to mood disorders like depression and anxiety. So in short, therapist are to help clients identify what negative thoughts are accurate or inaccurate. If they're accurate then the question is posed, "Are they helpful in anyway?" Because we have so many negative thoughts that really do us no good. Then on the flip side, how do we cultivate more positive thinking, and how does that affect our mood. When we really pay attention to our environment, our daily habits, health choices, social, spiritual life, we can see how they affect our internal thought life. i think i like to think about what i'm thinking.. we have so many thoughts everyday, sometimes it's best to turn em off. Sometimes it's best to analyze them. Sometimes it's best to question and try to change them.
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