12 Things a Psychologist Wants You to Know About Mental Health
Saturday, February 23, 2019
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As well as living with rheumatoid arthritis, I also work as a psychologist. Over the last couple of years I’ve started writing down ideas and lessons I’ve learned from my experiences. Here are some things I wish more people understood:
1. Everyone is on some sort of spectrum. Think you’re not on a spectrum? You’re high on the spectrum of people who don’t think they’re on a spectrum. The world would be a happier place if we all accepted our own and each other’s uniquenesses.
2. There is no such thing as failure. Everyone I’ve ever worked with who told me they’d failed in some way had also gained — whether it be wisdom, perspective, insight or enough common sense not to do it again. If that isn’t success, then I don’t know what is.
