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Am I angry or just hungry? A case study in emotional regulation
I used to think I had an anger problem. Turns out, I just needed a sandwich. Emotional regulation isn’t always deep inner work—sometimes it’s remembering to eat, rest, and stop white-knuckling your way through the day.

Joshua Ericson
17 hours ago2 min read
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Shame isn't a signal you're bad. It's a signal you're human.
Shame doesn’t yell—it whispers. It rewrites how you see yourself and convinces you that struggling means you’re defective. But shame isn’t a flaw. It’s a defense. And healing starts by choosing something kinder in response.

Joshua Ericson
2 days ago2 min read
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I thought I was broken. Turns out, I just had shame.
I spent years thinking I was lazy, broken, or just not trying hard enough. Turns out, I wasn’t defective—I was carrying shame. Once I could name it, everything started to change.

Joshua Ericson
5 days ago2 min read
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Therapy isn't magic, but it did wreck my favorite coping strategy.
Therapy didn’t just help me grow—it made some of my favorite coping strategies unusable. Detached humor, emotional shutdown, overworking? They don’t work like they used to. And weirdly, that’s how I knew the work was working.

Joshua Ericson
May 82 min read
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Yes, I Talked Around the Real Issue for 6 Weeks
Avoidance doesn’t always look like silence. Sometimes it sounds like insight, humor, and perfectly crafted emotional detours.

Joshua Ericson
May 52 min read
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Am I Too Much in Therapy?
Nobody tells you how intimacy changes.
Not in the rom-coms. Not in the wedding vows. And definitely not in those “keep the spark alive” c

Joshua Ericson
Apr 302 min read
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That Text Was Totally About Me… Right?
A short text message is all it takes to send an overthinker into full psychological meltdown. But maybe—just maybe—it really was just a text

Joshua Ericson
Apr 292 min read
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Silence Isn’t Strength If It’s Hiding Who You Are
Silence isn’t always strength. Sometimes, it’s a mask we wear to protect ourselves. But real healing starts when we let ourselves be seen—im

Joshua Ericson
Apr 253 min read
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The Lie of “I’m Fine”
“I’m fine” can mean anything—except fine. Burnout doesn’t always look dramatic. Sometimes it looks like showing up, smiling, and falling apa

Joshua Ericson
Apr 232 min read
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I Need a Break (But I’m Scared I’ll Disappear)
Taking a break doesn’t erase your worth. It protects it. You won’t disappear—you’ll return stronger. Even if no one claps when you pause, yo

Joshua Ericson
Apr 221 min read
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I Didn’t Mean to Trauma-Bond with My Therapist
You didn’t mean to get attached in therapy. But now you’re spiraling over every pause and replaying every session. Sound familiar?

Joshua Ericson
Apr 212 min read
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You’re Allowed to Start Over (Even With Yourself)
Starting over isn’t failure. It’s self-respect. You’re not broken—you’re just brave enough to try again.

Joshua Ericson
Apr 201 min read
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The Therapist Pause That Wrecked Me (In a Good Way)
Intimacy doesn’t disappear—it evolves. Love looks different over time, and that’s not failure. That’s how you know it’s real.

Joshua Ericson
Apr 191 min read
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Hard Truth: No One’s Coming to Save You
Sometimes the loudest moments in therapy are the silent ones. A pause. A mirror. A truth you can’t un-hear—and don’t want to.

Joshua Ericson
Apr 171 min read
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Marriage Counseling: You Don’t Have to Be Falling Apart to Get Help
Marriage counseling isn’t just for couples in crisis. It’s a tool for growth, connection, and communication—especially when things are going

Joshua Ericson
Apr 142 min read
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Healing Doesn’t Look Like the Movies
Real healing doesn’t come with a montage. It’s messy, nonlinear, and sometimes invisible. But every small, stubborn choice to keep going? Th

Joshua Ericson
Apr 132 min read
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I Didn’t Do the Therapy Homework (Until I Did)
I kept skipping my therapy homework. Not because I didn’t care—but because something in me resisted. When I finally did it, it wasn’t magica

Joshua Ericson
Apr 122 min read
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Therapy Isn’t a Straight Line—And That’s the Point
Therapy isn’t a straight path to your best self—it’s a tangled, messy trail full of setbacks, realizations, and slow progress. That’s not fa

Joshua Ericson
Apr 72 min read
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How It Feels to Finally Say, 'I Think I Need Help'
Saying “I need help” isn’t weakness—it’s strength. It’s the first terrifying, powerful step toward healing.

Joshua Ericson
Apr 62 min read
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That One Time in Therapy I Said Too Much... and It Helped
Sometimes saying too much in therapy feels like a mistake—until you realize it’s the beginning of real healing.

Joshua Ericson
Apr 52 min read
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