#talk space

[chaneajoyyy]

I’m literally obsessed with the Artemis II MISSION coverage!🥹😭. I love Space!!

[shes-got-the-best-stories]

Does anyone use or know someone who uses the app Talkspace?

I’ve been going back and forth about going to therapy, I know it’s a great and important thing but what always stops me is I know I have trouble vocalizing my problems. I’m way better and even more honest if I can write things down. And I thought Talkspace might be worth a shot but I don’t know anyone that uses it and would like to know if it’s worth it!

[chaneajoyyy]

They landed!!!

[marilynthornhilllover]

T.S hi I read your headlist where you talked about talk space for anyone who need to talk about their problems and honestly I'd just like to say I feel so overwhelmed and depressed right now and just need some word of motivation from my favorite writer, thanks <3 love u bb

Aw oh my love I'm so sorry to hear that! :( somtimes life gets hard but I need you to hold on and be brave and bold and fight back, having depression is so tiring to the human soul but don't let it define you or your life because IT WILL GET BETTER its just a matter of time I promise, don't force it, it will come because what's for you will never leave you darling, i love you and take care!<3333

[roomalthoughts]

01.14.2019: depression pt. 5 (swimming edition)

Swimming. 

A word that brings me joy. Happiness. Most importantly, nostalgia. 

My first true love. 

It doesn’t matter that I love other materialistic things or someone, it will always be my very first true love. It will never wake up one day and decide to stop loving me and leave me heartbroken. It will never wake up one day and say that I wasn’t good enough or I love too deeply. It will never drive a knife through my heart to the point that I will bleed to death...a death that is slow yet painful. Brutal to be more honest. 

Most importantly, it will never leave me alone. It will never leave me alone with my suicidal thoughts. My anxiety. My depression. My anorexia. It will never leave me alone to fight with my demons. When I dive into the water, everything disappears. Everything that hurt me or any bad days, memories, thoughts, etc. will all disappear and it’s just me and the water. When I dive into the water, I can feel the weight of my shoulders lift off. I go into this world filled with rainbows, good memories and happiness. 

Happiness. 

I smile when I take that first stroke. I smile when I flip and push off the wall. I smile when I take a breath and realize that I’m in my own little world. I picture myself in a race, where I’m ahead and I cannot give my lead up. I have to kick harder, take longer strokes and breathe less. I have to think to myself, “keep going. You are almost there. Keep swimming.” I can hear the crowd roaring, just like every other swim meet that I swam in. I can picture my coach, jumping up and down on the pool deck, telling me to keep the pace up. I can see my teammate shaking that sign up and down to tell me that I need to pick it up. 

I swim until I feel my body ache. I swim until I cannot feel my legs anymore. I swim until I am breathless and about to puke. I swim until I cannot do it anymore and I know deep down that I gave it all. I gave all of my energy in that race. I gave it my all. All of my heart and soul. I swam that race, wanting to win. I wanted to hold that blue ribbon in my hand and show it off to the crowd. I wanted to swim fast enough to make it to the Olympic Trials. 

My biggest dream when I was in high school (besides being a musician) was to swim at the Olympic Trials. I wanted to experience what was like to swim in such a big crowd at an important meet. I wanted to swim against the top dogs and even if I didn’t make it to the top 16, I wanted to be able to tell others that I swam at the Olympic Trials. I wanted so badly to be there...just for the fun of it. Unfortunately, I didn’t achieve that dream and that is okay. 

Swimming is still a huge part of me. Even though I have tried to hide it in public and on social media, I can honestly say that I’m still in love with swimming. I love swimming and no one can take that away from me. It doesn’t matter how many heartbreaks I go through, I know that I can dive into a pool and forget about it. Swimming will never hurt me, instead it will heal me from all the damage that I have endured. 

Check this video out about Michael Phelps teaming up with talkspace, a website that you can talk to counselors online (or phone call). Pretty sweet stuff if you tell me :) (I’m a HUGE fan of Phelps and have been ever since I first saw him in the Bejing Olympics):

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7KuJJruD4o

[tigersmeow-isearninghermlis]

Just seems like that kinda day...

Reminiscing over my old asks/notes from  and to people and just wanted to remind all of you that I am a mom friend and I will offer non-judgey talk space and anything you need to feel better honestly. I will go find fun youtube videos and everything. Just have a good day, whatever your definition of good is right now.

[counselinginsideandoutside]

talkspace It's time to talk to a therapist

Get free help and advice from a licensed and verified therapist. Talk about your challenges, ask questions about relationships, career, parenthood, depression, wellness and much more.

Talk Space is an online counseling service that has started to take off for professionals and consumers that don't have the ability to travel or are too busy to set aside time for counseling. My current site supervisor is one of the counselors for this site and has enjoyed the challenge of counseling an individual who is across the globe.

My vote is still out on this form of counseling and whether this is the direction that counseling should be headed. What are your thoughts?