Something I notice often in my work—people come in exhausted, wired, and unable to wind down, and the first thing they say is, “I know I shouldn’t feel this stressed.” It’s not even that big a deal.” And I always want to gently pause right there. Because stress—real, physiological, body-level stress—doesn’t ask for permission […]

I want to stop imagining things. Negative things keep popping up in my mind. It is really frustrating. I do not want to think about things all the time. I think about all the things that can happen to me. Negative things are always on my mind. I wish I could stop thinking about things. […]