mental health
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A Panicked Brain Seeks Relief
Dear Conscience, The most important thing is to keep a cool head. When I start to panic, I lose rationality. A panicked brain seeks relief. Quick relief is usually the “go-to vice”. Mine is procrastination. I do not benefit from quick relief. I benefit from calm. This should be my mantra. Sincerely, B. Continue reading
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Mind
Dear Conscience, On the day of Thursday, I turn to the theme of the Mind. My mind, to be specific. What’s up? I don’t think much of my mental health, though I know it would help if I did care for it more. I have ups and downs, I would like to be more in Continue reading
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Time for a Mental Health Break
I am not choosing to do this. I have to. I hope sleep will help. I also hope this is one of those “things get worse before they get better”, rather than this whole ‘project’ being yet another attempt at improving myself that will end up in the recycle bin. I really need this to Continue reading
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Thursday: Mind
The mind is complicated. Cognitive capacity is one thing that I’ve always cared for. Knowledge, knowledge, knowledge. But without focus or good executive function, it didn’t really take me anywhere. Another side of it is the mindset. How happy we are often has more to do with how our minds perceives our circumstances, than with Continue reading
About Me
I got my first nickname when I was 4 years old. It was “bakitza”, which means ‘an old lady’. I’ve always been an old lady on the inside. And as I progress towards being an old lady on the outside too, I want to take control of this journey. To reach the full fledged bakitza level with a peace of mind I always associated with that life stage. I thought it would come on it’s own with age. But now I realize that I have to take control over the mess that my life currently is in order to be a thoroughly satisfied bakitza one day.
Becoming Bakitza 