Ritu Dahiya
@ritudahiya.bsky.social
🌟 Counseling Psychologist | Psychotherapist | RCI Licensed Counsellor | Access premium Mental Health resources at - https://thepsychologistshop.gumroad.com |
Reset Your Mind After an Overwhelming Day
We’ve all had days when stress takes over and every ounce of energy feels spent. Here’s a simple evening ritual to help you transition from chaos to calm:
-Change into soft, comfortable clothes
-Dim the lights for a soothing atmosphere
-Play gentle backg
We’ve all had days when stress takes over and every ounce of energy feels spent. Here’s a simple evening ritual to help you transition from chaos to calm:
-Change into soft, comfortable clothes
-Dim the lights for a soothing atmosphere
-Play gentle backg
November 19, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Reset Your Mind After an Overwhelming Day
We’ve all had days when stress takes over and every ounce of energy feels spent. Here’s a simple evening ritual to help you transition from chaos to calm:
-Change into soft, comfortable clothes
-Dim the lights for a soothing atmosphere
-Play gentle backg
We’ve all had days when stress takes over and every ounce of energy feels spent. Here’s a simple evening ritual to help you transition from chaos to calm:
-Change into soft, comfortable clothes
-Dim the lights for a soothing atmosphere
-Play gentle backg
Understanding the Trauma Tree – Why Addressing Symptoms Alone Isn’t Enough 🌳
“We can take off the leaves, but the tree keeps growing until we get to the root.”
This powerful metaphor reveals why so many people struggle with recurring mental health symptoms. Research shows that 70% of individuals
“We can take off the leaves, but the tree keeps growing until we get to the root.”
This powerful metaphor reveals why so many people struggle with recurring mental health symptoms. Research shows that 70% of individuals
November 18, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Understanding the Trauma Tree – Why Addressing Symptoms Alone Isn’t Enough 🌳
“We can take off the leaves, but the tree keeps growing until we get to the root.”
This powerful metaphor reveals why so many people struggle with recurring mental health symptoms. Research shows that 70% of individuals
“We can take off the leaves, but the tree keeps growing until we get to the root.”
This powerful metaphor reveals why so many people struggle with recurring mental health symptoms. Research shows that 70% of individuals
Ease stress with a 3-minute body scan: notice tension, breathe, release. This fall, prioritize calm. What's your stress-relief hack? Reply and connect! Follow for daily insights. 🌟 #StressRelief #MentalHealth #SelfCare
November 18, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Ease stress with a 3-minute body scan: notice tension, breathe, release. This fall, prioritize calm. What's your stress-relief hack? Reply and connect! Follow for daily insights. 🌟 #StressRelief #MentalHealth #SelfCare
The 12 Most Common Cognitive Distortions: Understanding Your Mind's Tricks
After years of clinical practice, I've observed these thinking patterns emerge repeatedly across diverse populations. Recognizing them is the first step toward mental clarity:
Universal Patterns I See Daily:
↳ Catastrophiz
After years of clinical practice, I've observed these thinking patterns emerge repeatedly across diverse populations. Recognizing them is the first step toward mental clarity:
Universal Patterns I See Daily:
↳ Catastrophiz
November 18, 2025 at 2:30 PM
The 12 Most Common Cognitive Distortions: Understanding Your Mind's Tricks
After years of clinical practice, I've observed these thinking patterns emerge repeatedly across diverse populations. Recognizing them is the first step toward mental clarity:
Universal Patterns I See Daily:
↳ Catastrophiz
After years of clinical practice, I've observed these thinking patterns emerge repeatedly across diverse populations. Recognizing them is the first step toward mental clarity:
Universal Patterns I See Daily:
↳ Catastrophiz
What Depression Really Looks Like: Beyond the Misconceptions
Most people think depression is simply feeling sad or being lazy. The reality is far more complex—and recognizing this difference can be life-changing.
What People Think Depression Is:
↳ Being lazy
↳ Feeling of sadness
That's it. That'
Most people think depression is simply feeling sad or being lazy. The reality is far more complex—and recognizing this difference can be life-changing.
What People Think Depression Is:
↳ Being lazy
↳ Feeling of sadness
That's it. That'
November 18, 2025 at 10:21 AM
What Depression Really Looks Like: Beyond the Misconceptions
Most people think depression is simply feeling sad or being lazy. The reality is far more complex—and recognizing this difference can be life-changing.
What People Think Depression Is:
↳ Being lazy
↳ Feeling of sadness
That's it. That'
Most people think depression is simply feeling sad or being lazy. The reality is far more complex—and recognizing this difference can be life-changing.
What People Think Depression Is:
↳ Being lazy
↳ Feeling of sadness
That's it. That'
November Reset: The Wisdom You Need to Move Forward
November is the perfect month to reset, recalibrate, and recommit to what truly matters. As we approach the year's final stretch, it's time to let go of what no longer serves you and embrace clarity, boundaries, and intentional living.
The Eight
November is the perfect month to reset, recalibrate, and recommit to what truly matters. As we approach the year's final stretch, it's time to let go of what no longer serves you and embrace clarity, boundaries, and intentional living.
The Eight
November 17, 2025 at 10:31 PM
November Reset: The Wisdom You Need to Move Forward
November is the perfect month to reset, recalibrate, and recommit to what truly matters. As we approach the year's final stretch, it's time to let go of what no longer serves you and embrace clarity, boundaries, and intentional living.
The Eight
November is the perfect month to reset, recalibrate, and recommit to what truly matters. As we approach the year's final stretch, it's time to let go of what no longer serves you and embrace clarity, boundaries, and intentional living.
The Eight
Monday motivation: Every challenge is a chance to grow. Set one small goal today to move forward. You’ve got this! What's your goal this week? Share! 🌟 #MotivationMonday #MentalHealth #PersonalGrowth
November 17, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Monday motivation: Every challenge is a chance to grow. Set one small goal today to move forward. You’ve got this! What's your goal this week? Share! 🌟 #MotivationMonday #MentalHealth #PersonalGrowth
Six Gentle Reminders When OCD Feels Overwhelming
When intrusive thoughts take over, when uncertainty becomes unbearable, when you feel trapped in a cycle—know this: recovery is possible. These six reminders are anchors for the tough moments.
Thoughts Are Not Facts
↳ Just because a thought pops in
When intrusive thoughts take over, when uncertainty becomes unbearable, when you feel trapped in a cycle—know this: recovery is possible. These six reminders are anchors for the tough moments.
Thoughts Are Not Facts
↳ Just because a thought pops in
November 17, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Six Gentle Reminders When OCD Feels Overwhelming
When intrusive thoughts take over, when uncertainty becomes unbearable, when you feel trapped in a cycle—know this: recovery is possible. These six reminders are anchors for the tough moments.
Thoughts Are Not Facts
↳ Just because a thought pops in
When intrusive thoughts take over, when uncertainty becomes unbearable, when you feel trapped in a cycle—know this: recovery is possible. These six reminders are anchors for the tough moments.
Thoughts Are Not Facts
↳ Just because a thought pops in
The CBT Triangle: Your Roadmap to Breaking Unhelpful Patterns
Your thoughts control your feelings. Your feelings influence your actions. Your actions reinforce your thoughts. It's a cycle—perpetuating itself endlessly—until you interrupt it.
This is the foundation of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (
Your thoughts control your feelings. Your feelings influence your actions. Your actions reinforce your thoughts. It's a cycle—perpetuating itself endlessly—until you interrupt it.
This is the foundation of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (
November 17, 2025 at 10:15 AM
The CBT Triangle: Your Roadmap to Breaking Unhelpful Patterns
Your thoughts control your feelings. Your feelings influence your actions. Your actions reinforce your thoughts. It's a cycle—perpetuating itself endlessly—until you interrupt it.
This is the foundation of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (
Your thoughts control your feelings. Your feelings influence your actions. Your actions reinforce your thoughts. It's a cycle—perpetuating itself endlessly—until you interrupt it.
This is the foundation of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (
Sundays are for rest. Cozy up with a warm drink or a good book to recharge. Rest fuels your mental health. What's your Sunday ritual? Reply below! Follow for more. 🌟 #Rest #MentalHealthMatters #Wellness
November 16, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Sundays are for rest. Cozy up with a warm drink or a good book to recharge. Rest fuels your mental health. What's your Sunday ritual? Reply below! Follow for more. 🌟 #Rest #MentalHealthMatters #Wellness
Your Trauma Responses Are Not Your Fault—They're Your Survival
When you understand trauma responses, you stop blaming yourself. These aren't character flaws or weakness. They're your nervous system's intelligent attempt to keep you safe, even when the threat is long gone.
The Five Core Trauma Resp
When you understand trauma responses, you stop blaming yourself. These aren't character flaws or weakness. They're your nervous system's intelligent attempt to keep you safe, even when the threat is long gone.
The Five Core Trauma Resp
November 16, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Your Trauma Responses Are Not Your Fault—They're Your Survival
When you understand trauma responses, you stop blaming yourself. These aren't character flaws or weakness. They're your nervous system's intelligent attempt to keep you safe, even when the threat is long gone.
The Five Core Trauma Resp
When you understand trauma responses, you stop blaming yourself. These aren't character flaws or weakness. They're your nervous system's intelligent attempt to keep you safe, even when the threat is long gone.
The Five Core Trauma Resp
Understanding the Polyvagal Theory: Unveiling Your Nervous System's Intelligence
Your nervous system operates intelligently, adapting to your surroundings and safeguarding you through varying states. Delving into how it functions unveils the pathway to healing—a fundamental lesson imparted by the p
Your nervous system operates intelligently, adapting to your surroundings and safeguarding you through varying states. Delving into how it functions unveils the pathway to healing—a fundamental lesson imparted by the p
November 16, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Understanding the Polyvagal Theory: Unveiling Your Nervous System's Intelligence
Your nervous system operates intelligently, adapting to your surroundings and safeguarding you through varying states. Delving into how it functions unveils the pathway to healing—a fundamental lesson imparted by the p
Your nervous system operates intelligently, adapting to your surroundings and safeguarding you through varying states. Delving into how it functions unveils the pathway to healing—a fundamental lesson imparted by the p
Mindfulness isn’t just a trend—it’s a gentle invitation to reconnect with yourself and the present moment. It means stepping off the “hamster wheel” of racing thoughts, pausing to breathe, and finding clarity right where you are.
Why practice mindfulness?
↳ Live in the now—be more present.
↳ Find
Why practice mindfulness?
↳ Live in the now—be more present.
↳ Find
November 16, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Mindfulness isn’t just a trend—it’s a gentle invitation to reconnect with yourself and the present moment. It means stepping off the “hamster wheel” of racing thoughts, pausing to breathe, and finding clarity right where you are.
Why practice mindfulness?
↳ Live in the now—be more present.
↳ Find
Why practice mindfulness?
↳ Live in the now—be more present.
↳ Find
A positive mindset starts with small shifts. Replace self-doubt with 'I’m growing.' My Beyond Overwhelm Workbook can guide you: https://thepsychologistshop.gumroad.com/l/beyond-Overwhelm-workbook?layout=profile. What's your positive thought today? Share! 🌟 #PositivePsychology #MentalHealth #Resilie
Beyond Overwhelm Workbook: From Chaos to Clarity
🌿 Beyond Overwhelm: From Chaos to Clarity — A Therapist-Designed Rescue Plan for Your Emotional Storms Ever feel like you’re drowning in your own thoughts, responsibilities, and “what ifs”?You’re not alone — and you don’t have to stay stuck there.✨ Introducing Beyond Overwhelm — your step-by-step blueprint to break the spiral of stress, anxiety, and emotional chaos.🔑 Why This Workbook Is Different While other guides talk about stress, this one walks with you through it — using proven tools trusted by therapists worldwide.Inside, you’ll discover how to:✅ Untangle racing thoughts and calm your nervous system in real time.✅ Build your personal crisis plan — so you know exactly what to do when panic hits.✅ Install tiny daily and weekly rituals that turn overwhelm into calm focus.✅ Reconnect with your core strengths and values — even on your hardest days.✅ Move from “just coping” to truly living with clarity and confidence.🧘 What’s Inside? 📘 11 practical, science-backed chapters📑 Print
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November 15, 2025 at 6:31 PM
A positive mindset starts with small shifts. Replace self-doubt with 'I’m growing.' My Beyond Overwhelm Workbook can guide you: https://thepsychologistshop.gumroad.com/l/beyond-Overwhelm-workbook?layout=profile. What's your positive thought today? Share! 🌟 #PositivePsychology #MentalHealth #Resilie
The PTSD Iceberg: Beyond What's Visible
When people think of PTSD, they see the tip of the iceberg. But so much lies beneath the surface—hidden, misunderstood, and deeply real. What appears as strength on the outside often masks a complex struggle within.
What People See:
Flashbacks and nightmare
When people think of PTSD, they see the tip of the iceberg. But so much lies beneath the surface—hidden, misunderstood, and deeply real. What appears as strength on the outside often masks a complex struggle within.
What People See:
Flashbacks and nightmare
November 15, 2025 at 4:55 PM
The PTSD Iceberg: Beyond What's Visible
When people think of PTSD, they see the tip of the iceberg. But so much lies beneath the surface—hidden, misunderstood, and deeply real. What appears as strength on the outside often masks a complex struggle within.
What People See:
Flashbacks and nightmare
When people think of PTSD, they see the tip of the iceberg. But so much lies beneath the surface—hidden, misunderstood, and deeply real. What appears as strength on the outside often masks a complex struggle within.
What People See:
Flashbacks and nightmare
Friday vibes: Enter the weekend mindfully. Notice your surroundings for 5 minutes to ground yourself. This fosters calm. What's your weekend mindfulness plan? Share below! 🌟 #Mindfulness #MentalHealth #FridayVibes
November 14, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Friday vibes: Enter the weekend mindfully. Notice your surroundings for 5 minutes to ground yourself. This fosters calm. What's your weekend mindfulness plan? Share below! 🌟 #Mindfulness #MentalHealth #FridayVibes
Time Doesn't Heal Us. We Heal Us.
There's a common belief that time heals all wounds. That if we just wait long enough, the pain will fade on its own. But that's not how healing works.
Time doesn't heal. Time just passes.
What heals is what we do with that time. The choices we make. The work we e
There's a common belief that time heals all wounds. That if we just wait long enough, the pain will fade on its own. But that's not how healing works.
Time doesn't heal. Time just passes.
What heals is what we do with that time. The choices we make. The work we e
November 14, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Time Doesn't Heal Us. We Heal Us.
There's a common belief that time heals all wounds. That if we just wait long enough, the pain will fade on its own. But that's not how healing works.
Time doesn't heal. Time just passes.
What heals is what we do with that time. The choices we make. The work we e
There's a common belief that time heals all wounds. That if we just wait long enough, the pain will fade on its own. But that's not how healing works.
Time doesn't heal. Time just passes.
What heals is what we do with that time. The choices we make. The work we e
Your Boundaries Deserve Compassion, Not Judgment
If you find yourself oscillating between walls so high no one gets in, or gates so open you lose yourself completely—you're not broken. You're human. And there's a reason your nervous system learned to protect itself this way.
The Three Boundary Pat
If you find yourself oscillating between walls so high no one gets in, or gates so open you lose yourself completely—you're not broken. You're human. And there's a reason your nervous system learned to protect itself this way.
The Three Boundary Pat
November 14, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Your Boundaries Deserve Compassion, Not Judgment
If you find yourself oscillating between walls so high no one gets in, or gates so open you lose yourself completely—you're not broken. You're human. And there's a reason your nervous system learned to protect itself this way.
The Three Boundary Pat
If you find yourself oscillating between walls so high no one gets in, or gates so open you lose yourself completely—you're not broken. You're human. And there's a reason your nervous system learned to protect itself this way.
The Three Boundary Pat
5-Day Self-Care Challenge: Small Steps, Big Impact 🌊
Self-care isn't selfish. It's essential. This simple 5-day challenge reminds us that taking care of yourself creates ripples of wellbeing through your entire life.
Your Challenge Starts Now:
↳ Day 1: Take a Walk Outside — Fresh air resets your
Self-care isn't selfish. It's essential. This simple 5-day challenge reminds us that taking care of yourself creates ripples of wellbeing through your entire life.
Your Challenge Starts Now:
↳ Day 1: Take a Walk Outside — Fresh air resets your
November 14, 2025 at 2:11 AM
5-Day Self-Care Challenge: Small Steps, Big Impact 🌊
Self-care isn't selfish. It's essential. This simple 5-day challenge reminds us that taking care of yourself creates ripples of wellbeing through your entire life.
Your Challenge Starts Now:
↳ Day 1: Take a Walk Outside — Fresh air resets your
Self-care isn't selfish. It's essential. This simple 5-day challenge reminds us that taking care of yourself creates ripples of wellbeing through your entire life.
Your Challenge Starts Now:
↳ Day 1: Take a Walk Outside — Fresh air resets your
Resilience shines when you embrace your emotions. Pause and breathe through challenges - you're stronger than you know. How do you stay resilient? Reply and inspire others! Follow for daily tips. 🌟 #Resilience #MentalHealth #SelfAwareness
November 13, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Resilience shines when you embrace your emotions. Pause and breathe through challenges - you're stronger than you know. How do you stay resilient? Reply and inspire others! Follow for daily tips. 🌟 #Resilience #MentalHealth #SelfAwareness
Signs It Might Be a Trauma Bond: The Hidden Chains of Toxic Attachment
If breaking free from a harmful relationship feels impossible, you’re not alone. Trauma bonds are powerful — forged by cycles of intense highs and crushing lows, they create an emotional addiction that’s hard to see, let alone e
If breaking free from a harmful relationship feels impossible, you’re not alone. Trauma bonds are powerful — forged by cycles of intense highs and crushing lows, they create an emotional addiction that’s hard to see, let alone e
November 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Signs It Might Be a Trauma Bond: The Hidden Chains of Toxic Attachment
If breaking free from a harmful relationship feels impossible, you’re not alone. Trauma bonds are powerful — forged by cycles of intense highs and crushing lows, they create an emotional addiction that’s hard to see, let alone e
If breaking free from a harmful relationship feels impossible, you’re not alone. Trauma bonds are powerful — forged by cycles of intense highs and crushing lows, they create an emotional addiction that’s hard to see, let alone e
How to Manage Feeling Overwhelmed: From Chaos to Clarity
That feeling of drowning in too much—of your brain spinning, your body tense, and your capacity completely maxed out. That's overwhelm. And you're not weak for feeling it. You're human.
Overwhelm isn't a character flaw. It's your nervous sys
That feeling of drowning in too much—of your brain spinning, your body tense, and your capacity completely maxed out. That's overwhelm. And you're not weak for feeling it. You're human.
Overwhelm isn't a character flaw. It's your nervous sys
November 13, 2025 at 1:56 AM
How to Manage Feeling Overwhelmed: From Chaos to Clarity
That feeling of drowning in too much—of your brain spinning, your body tense, and your capacity completely maxed out. That's overwhelm. And you're not weak for feeling it. You're human.
Overwhelm isn't a character flaw. It's your nervous sys
That feeling of drowning in too much—of your brain spinning, your body tense, and your capacity completely maxed out. That's overwhelm. And you're not weak for feeling it. You're human.
Overwhelm isn't a character flaw. It's your nervous sys
Wellness Wednesday: Self-care is your anchor. Try a 5-minute journaling session to process your day. This builds emotional clarity. What's your self-care strategy this week? Share! 🌟 #SelfCare #WellnessWednesday #MentalHealth
November 12, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Wellness Wednesday: Self-care is your anchor. Try a 5-minute journaling session to process your day. This builds emotional clarity. What's your self-care strategy this week? Share! 🌟 #SelfCare #WellnessWednesday #MentalHealth
Your Trauma Response Isn't a Flaw—It's Your Nervous System Protecting You
When you were threatened, your body did what it was designed to do. It responded. Not with logic, but with instinct. That's not a weakness—that's survival intelligence.
The four trauma responses—fight, flight, freeze, and fa
When you were threatened, your body did what it was designed to do. It responded. Not with logic, but with instinct. That's not a weakness—that's survival intelligence.
The four trauma responses—fight, flight, freeze, and fa
November 12, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Your Trauma Response Isn't a Flaw—It's Your Nervous System Protecting You
When you were threatened, your body did what it was designed to do. It responded. Not with logic, but with instinct. That's not a weakness—that's survival intelligence.
The four trauma responses—fight, flight, freeze, and fa
When you were threatened, your body did what it was designed to do. It responded. Not with logic, but with instinct. That's not a weakness—that's survival intelligence.
The four trauma responses—fight, flight, freeze, and fa
Happy Veterans Day! Honor resilience by reflecting on gratitude for those who've served. Take a moment to connect with your strength. What's one way you show gratitude today? Reply below! Follow for more. 🌟 #VeteransDay #MentalHealth #Gratitude
November 11, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Happy Veterans Day! Honor resilience by reflecting on gratitude for those who've served. Take a moment to connect with your strength. What's one way you show gratitude today? Reply below! Follow for more. 🌟 #VeteransDay #MentalHealth #Gratitude