I think I have Bipolar Disorder... AKA 5

Audience Questions:
Is it common to go backward at the beginning of therapy? I've found that when I first begin therapy, after being away for a while, I always feel worse for a few weeks before getting better.
Hey Kati, I recently realized that I was parentified when I was a child and may have also been emotionally abused. My therapist suggests that I try to forgive my parents to ease some of the resentment I hold, but I don’t know if I’m ready to do that or will ever be ready. Do you have any suggestions on how to handle this?
How can I prepare for online therapy sessions via skype? I feel very nervous about it...
How can we know if we had depression in the past? I know I'm not supposed to self-diagnose but I am fairly sure about it.
During this pandemic, how can we cope with having all appointments canceled? It's been really difficult to suddenly have no support while I'm struggling the most with my ED and mood
Hi Kati, Do you have any tips for dealing with your own failed suicide attempt? (Thanks for your videos they really help and have literally saved my life)
I think I have a Bipolar. I've researched a lot about it and most of the things says in the importation is exactly what is happening to me. I started thinking that I might have one cause I saw this Show where this character have a Bipolar, and I was so confused that I experienced what the character has going through in the show. It all started when my Grandfather and Auntie died a year after year. I was so confused, until now. And I told my parents about this but they didn't believed me, they said I'm just so lazy and I don't have a dream that's why I'm like this. But, my question is : Is it possible that I'm making all these Mental Disorder just to escape from things? Or be just like lazy at the time?
Should I tell my therapist about my suicide ideation that come again even though I survived from it?
On an ethical/moral level Do you believe that in some cases suicide is okay? Or is it always evil
Some tips for insomniacs and how to improve sleep? When to go to the doctor about it?
How to balance reintegration from a burn out with the stress from COVID-19 (especially when this brings extra pressure in your daily job). I feel like these are exceptional times where we need to step up and work together and I really want to do my part. But also, I feel that my recovery takes a hit.
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[@marissaprice6260]

Time stamps: 8:16 - is it common to feel worse at the beginning of therapy? 11:20 - being a parentified child + forgiveness vs reconciliation 19:20 - preparing for videocall therapy sessions 26:05 - how to know if you had depression in the past + thoughts on self-diagnosis 31:05 - dealing with appointments being canceled due to the pandemic + eating disorders during the pandemic 42:15 - suspecting you have bipolar disorder 47:31 - suicidal ideation 56:54 - tips for insomnia

[@marissaprice6260]

36:31 - (question 6) tips for dealing with your own failed suicide attempt

[@laurennickerson6281]

Thanks so much for answering my question! 💕 I didn’t recognize the difference between forgiveness and reconciliation and that was definitely something that I needed to hear.

[@askkatianything]

You're welcome Lauren :)

[@kerrylarmand6301]

Your judgement and perspective is so spot on. Good on you as a VERY responsible and ethical clinician....thank you for being so level-headed and intelligent!!!!!!!

[@gracetanner4132]

Everyone in this comment section is beautiful in their own way

[@askkatianything]

🙌🙌🙌

[@evelynhersman6901]

OpinionsThatDontMatter thank you

[@thecolorfulvegan]

You’re breathing reminds me to breath when I notice I’m holding my breath when you talk about trauma and parents so thank you for your breath

[@BeeBeeMacGee]

My dad is immunocompromised with diabetes, high blood pressure, and breathing problems, but he’s an essential worker. He goes to work everyday at a semi garage that repairs semi tractor trailers. However, it’s the only place around that repairs emergency vehicles. Last week the crew repaired 3 ambulances, and this week they had to put a new fuel tank on a fire engine. I live between the fire station and two major hospitals, and I hear sirens once or twice every single hour. So when these vehicles breakdown, my dad is the one that actually has to drive these vehicles back to the station once fixed with a runner to take him back. These people haven’t been thanked by many, but make sure the vehicles are able to get to people when called.

[@SusieQ78]

I have an appreciation that you don't comment on other people's situations and remain non-judgmental and leaving them to share their own stories :)

[@SusieQ78]

I would love to know how "big ol turds" translates to question # 7 language 😂🤣🤔😂🤣

[@miki7899]

I've attempted suicide twice and one thing I realized is when I had a plan or spent time thinking about best way, was A very dangerous situation. However, when ever I had suicidal ideology depression thoughts, it was more about crying for the pain to just stop, not that I necessarily want to do die. So now I have to catch that transition starting to talk place in my inner dialogue. Know the difference!!

[@blondee1481]

Kati, Thank you so much for not commenting on other people's mental illnesses. It's because of that type of content that makes people so afraid to be real with how they're feeling and question whether or not they'll be heard. So glad I came across your channel :)

[@Xsarahm95X]

Kati you have been such a light during this time and you really have no idea how much your videos keep me motivated. Thank you for sharing so much with us and THANK YOU THANK YOU for answering my question. Eternally grateful for your channel

[@eloisemarie5219]

Kati binge watching your podcasts. So good to hear your soothing voice. I need to get back to my therapist. Thanks for keeping it sane.

[@monicabliss8348]

Thank you Kati 🤗 your videos always seem to come out just when I need it. I had a tough therapy session today and I was feeling the after effects. The hangover as my therapist sometimes says. Just after I finished the session I received a notification for this video. It’s always so helpful

[@diablominero]

A problem with self-diagnosis that frightens me more than the possibility of having a different mental illness with similar symptoms is the possibility of having a physical illness with mental symptoms. Hypothyroidism sometimes begins by causing depressive symptoms, and can kill if left untreated.

[@gagalgou]

The part regarding forgiveness and reconciliation speaks a lot to me and my relationship with my family. It made me feel good to hear this from you, thank you for all you are doing for the community Katy and don't worry about the breathing in the micro, we don't hear a thing :D.

[@kerrylarmand6301]

YAY!!!! This means "me time"...👍👍👍😊😊😊

[@Katimorton]

Wooo!!!

[@kerrylarmand6301]

RIGHT!!!!! Your podcasts are my go to for guaranteed me time.....its something I struggled to find...so that's why it excites me so much when that notification bell goes off!!!....can anyone say pavlov's dog???🤣🤣🤣🐕

[@audhdlifeofbecca]

I feel like my trauma wasn’t “bad enough” and that it can’t be worked on because of that.

[@bethany-b2pkfilms792]

I feel the same way

[@angelapetrarca7657]

Becca Rose everyone is deserving of help no matter what you have been through🤗

[@buffplums]

Becca Rose the thing is your problems are ‘bad enough’ for you dear, don’t let anyone ever say flippantly to you oh just get over it because if you find something hard to deal with you are suffering because you don’t know how to deal with it. The first thing you need to do is talk about it don’t bottle it up. You take good care of yourself hope that you can find some help for whatever it is you are having to deal with xx

[@sarahdannhaus8123]

I think that it's not about how bad your problem is or that it has to be so and so bad to get help or work throuh things. It's more the thought that you want to change thinks in your live that keep you down. And so it doesn't matter how bad it is, it's that you got to the point of not wanting the effect this gives you anymore in your live and doing what's needed to get there. At least this is how I think about it

[@souleaterevans4589]

The thing about trauma is that it comes on a sliding scale. Some people deal with huge traumas that most of us can't imagine, and in some ways that can make trauma seem like this nebulous thing we're not going to experience. But your trauma is your experience, it's how it affected you personally, how you felt, what actions those feelings cause, and anything else associated with your personal response to it. Like any emotions, a trauma is something that we all experience to varying degrees and each of us will deal with the same trauma differently. Your experience isn't any less of a traumatic experience because it impacts you differently than another trauma impacts another person, or even differently than how similar traumas affect people. Everything you feel about that experience and the aftermath still falls under an effect of trauma, and those are always things that can be worked on. Even if your trauma is an objectively inconsequential thing for every other person (which doesn't actually exist but let's pretend), you're still valid in having challenges in dealing with it. It's still something that traumatized you, even for a moment, and that one moment can send lasting shockwaves through your brain's normal ways of processing and handling information. That will *always* be valid, even if you feel fully past the trauma and the ways it might've impacted you. As humans, there will never not be things we can work on. It's never about if a feeling or event is "enough" for us to work on it. We should always try to get to a place where we can work on these things before "enough" to be considered "truly" traumatic ever happens due to our own self doubt. Don't let them build or fester by gatekeeping your own self care.

[@arwaalghamdi4379]

Kati, you’re the best 🙏🏼 I never have enough of your videos. There is always something new to learn. You’re a star ⭐️ keep up the awesome work ❤️

[@sumunraeesah8042]

Thank you for the podcast. I really needed to hear about some of the stuff you mentioned today for me to move on and process my emotions and thoughts.

[@christopherarias6943]

The way I forgave my father for emotional abuse is recognizing that he came from a different time where it wasn't acceptable for men to talk about their feelings and where they had to act "manly". There's no such thing as perfect parents, and once you realize that, you're able to forgive and let go of the past in order to move forward.

[@shay1525]

Im a 5minute walk from the seafront, have been for years but yesterday I watched the moon come up (for the first time) and that was amazing! Im definately lucky in my isolation surroundings 🌠...big loves to everyone 💕

[@amandamandamands]

This is the first time I have had an explanation for why I feel crappy on the day that I have an OD planned even if I don't go through with it. Thank you so much for that.

[@stoffls]

Wow, that was intense. And so many things in it I can relate to. Like the new format of therapy sessions. Mine are over the phone, but it works great and what I do is, that I do dress up as if I would go to see my therapist in person. And I always chose what I wear. About the self-diagnosing: it is confusing but can be a start. But one thing I noticed recently in some tv-shows: their portrayal of mental illness is sometimes so wrong. Like they say that someone has bipolar disorder and this makes him a suspect. Wtf? No! This is not what a mental illness does to us! And about suicide: I lost some family and friends to suicide and I must admit that the thought is not totally strange to me. But I never really wanted to act on it and there is one thing I learnt: wait for the next morning if you feel suicidal at night. I think this recommendation is from the Austrian psychiatrist and suicide researcher Erwin Ringel. So the world does not look that dark anymore in daylight. And I really like the thought and I had dark nights and then I remembered: wait for dawn and then it will look better! Kati, your videos are so great and so much help. Thank you, that you are with us during this stressful times! And thanks for your honesty, that it stresses you, too!

[@laurabaranyai9180]

Love your videos Kati thank you for doing these!!!!

[@Katimorton]

You're welcome Laura :)

[@nikkimckay860]

Hello Laura I'm nikki I always watch kati s, ask kati anything so helpful and good advice I'm pretty much alone as I have no friends and only my family I live with anyway sorry going on you don't know me just it's nice to see a nice comment on kati s video again nice to meet you just don't get people to talk to be good to share my health issues with others who have the same or go through the same just being friendly to strangers I do,say stay safe to random people 👍

[@laurabaranyai9180]

Kati Morton ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@nikkimckay860]

@@Katimorton hi kati I want to say personally to you I think your great all the advice and helpful information you talk about and give to all of us who suffers from a mental illness I'd like to enter a question sometime even know I'm anxious even asking a question and writing one I had a panic attack yesterday I had shakes and felt dizzy I nearly fainted it was a struggle for me to go through as never had it happen to me before with my anxiety I'm just enjoying watching right now just listening you help me through my hardest days thanks🙂👍

[@laurabaranyai9180]

Nikki Mckay thank you for this message. Feel free to message me on Instagram if you need someone to talk to! It’s @laubaranyai

[@SlugcatEmporium]

I'm having a hard time adjusting to virtual video appointments. Feeling connected emotionally and having that safe, contained space is elusive. I keep feeling spaced out/blocked off instead of being able to be vulnerable.

[@melissarey2973]

Had to go to the store. It's 3/4 of a mile away but it was cold and windy so I drove. Encountered 5 different drivers blowing stop signs and lights, going easily 60mph in a 35 zone. People are ridiculous.

[@angelapetrarca7657]

I haven’t left my house since March 14th I wasn’t planning on leaving my house at all when this all started but I had to go to the cemetery too heal myself from my trauma I lost my uncle to suicide on March 16th 2008 and I was just 8 years old when it happened you can just imagine how confused/terrified I was the hardest thing for me was that I don’t ever remember saying goodbye to him in his casket so I was talking to one of my friends on how much I was struggling with his death date coming up and he said too me why don’t you just go say goodbye to him at the cemetery and I never thought about that before and I was like that’s exactly what I have to do and my therapist agreed as well so I wrote him the most precious letter it was kind of a bad decision on my part though too write that letter at night because it brought up stuff that could potentially upset me so after I wrote the letter and I cried while writing it too I got into bed and had the worst panic attack I ended up having 5 in one day it was my body’s way of processing all that trauma then on March 14th I brought him a flower and the letter I got really emotional in front of his grave as I gave him my final goodbye but it was the best decision I made and my therapist is the one that made me realize that I needed to do these things in order to be able too move on from this Kati you also gave me many tips on what to do before I did all this so I felt like I was prepared before I did this thank you Kati for helping me realize that I needed too reach out for help in July of last year if it wasn’t for you I would have never gotten the help that I deserve

[@heatherroche5827]

Hey Kati, I did have an affair. It was with my previous therapist. I’m not actually talking to anyone now. My wife knows about the affair. I find it still messes with my feelings and my head. It’s been 5 years now, but my head can’t seem to process it all or why I allowed it. I take responsibility though acknowledge it takes two. She, I thought, was my “dream girl” that I would never get - but I did. It was great when it was happening, but now I am left with the damage and she’s moved on, but she moved to my state, and if we have eroded to what we have, I just want nothing to do with her. She lives where my family goes on vacation every year. It brings back memories that hurt my heart and hate myself all at the same time. How do I move away from those memories? She got her PhD and I have no wanting to hurt her business, I do not believe this is something common for her.

[@missa723]

Thank you for these, gives me something to listen too. Been diagnosed with PTSD due to the birth of my baby 3 months ago. Was on a ventilator for 3 days. With all the pandemic brings on alot of flashbacks. Your videos always feel like such a safe place for me. Thank you!

[@AZKflamenco]

Just in time - literally waiting for this 🤗

[@AZKflamenco]

I’ve gone insane creating Instagram posts too - good vibes only

[@buffplums]

Hi Katie, hope you are ok just want to say i think you do a great job and it can’t be easy putting so much energy of yourself into your KZbin channel over the years. Please know from my own perspective, I have found your episodes very informative and helpful. So THANK you for your efforts they are much appreciated. Take care xx

[@mariomontgomery5516]

This is really helpful, now I'm really into it. I can see myself watching your videos all day.

[@peacebuddha96]

I think my prefrontal cortex is offline all the time.

[@ezratijssen]

yaaay, I'm excited!! hope you have a good day :)

[@Katimorton]

:)

[@WyndStryke]

"Don't sleep with your pet" To be honest, I feel sorry for the cat when she's sleeping with me at night - I'll probably disturb her at least 10 times either getting up or turning over. If anything it is teaching me to try not to move so much lol. She's never woken me up, but if I wake up in the night and she's not there it makes me anxious. For the last 10 years I've been using tricyclics to control my sleep, but cut them out a couple of months ago (so my sleeping patterns are a bit all over the place now. Always had problems with that. Back in my university days I used to stay up 24 hours and sleep for 12, but that's not compatible with post-university life).

[@marshahampel1645]

I can relate!!

[@Jenrenee5]

Thank you for answering my question. It really help validate my feelings. I love Dr. Brown. I'm currently rereading "The Gifts of Imperfection". Don't forget to pour yourself a glass of water.

[@NicoleSkyX]

I love this series so much! Kati thank you for being such an amazing human being. Everytime after watching your videos I feel a lot better mentally. I hope you will feel better soon! Like you said - we all are in this together so let's get through this tough time together :)

[@marisaswanson2061]

thank you so so much for your videos and podcats during this crazy time!!!! how are you doing? love you so much

[@joan_sneezes]

I don't like the word "forgiveness" because it means we are "giving" something to the other person. If I understand the way you are framing the concept, really it is something we are giving ourselves to allow ourselves to keep on living and growing beyond the trauma we experienced.

[@danieljgore1]

Feedback: these opinions matter ;) thank you for offering your professional perspectives

[@OperationFoxley19441]

I never knew Kati done these live videos, really helpful!

[@Amber24426]

But surely there it is more beneficial to process one's feelings of pain and hurt before forgiving? I believe that forgiveness may be pushed on a person prematurely, and thus actually hinders their healing rather than facilitating it. I'm also not a huge fan of the phrase "letting it go". In my mind, it goes hand in hand with a "get over it" type attitude. I think we should learn how to process our pain and heal from it, acknowledge the wounds left by others without necessarily "letting go" and moving on. After all, if these adverse experiences we've gone through leave behind figurative scars, then it is impossible to let that go. Rather, we learn to move on with our scars, and to continue forward with our memories of these scars intact. No repressing, no avoiding of these memories, no premature forgiveness.

[@Lara-vc8jv]

These podcasts are great 😊

[@hilaya]

i’m so happy i found you kati

[@josowens878]

My mom works at a hotel and I dont think it's fair that she has to work. We live with my 76 year old grandma and she could bring it home to her. Someone she works with tried to quit because he wouldnt shut down.

[@7orever]

Nothing in life is fair

[@KendraGraceT]

As an self diagnosed extreme introvert this is like the greatest vacation. I dont have to see anyone deal with bs it's awesome. On a serious note this pandemic will get worse before it gets better. The only time my nerves take control is going to the grocery store. I go once a week and make a detailed list of which aisle the items is. Swoop in lol. Then leave super quick.

[@Jalentheuntold]

This is a very good podcast ft. ASMR lol But I like the bipolar question. I dont think I have bipolar but I always had a small thought in the back of my head and I had spoken with a friend on a fb group and within minutes of talking to me she thinks I should see someone because she thinks I have it. So she sent me all these quizzes and my results are low or moderate. But I think I'm just depressed and anxious. This kinda confirmed that I may not be anything and just have episodes here and there. But I still want to talk to a psychiatrist for a diagnostic check.

[@eleni7546]

Thank you so much for this!! You help me so much, seriously..

[@allie-5324]

Hi Kati. I’m a teenager and I’ve been struggling with symptoms of anxiety and depersonalisation. I’ve been struggling a lot with validating what I’m feeling - I haven’t been diagnosed with anything and when I went to a doctor (about a month after when it got worse) he basically said ‘everything’s fine’ which didn’t help. I have a constant voice in my head telling me ‘I’m making it up’ and ‘it’s not a big deal stop attention-seeking’ but at the same time I know that somethings wrong because I’m struggling a lot - to the point where I’m having CBT and counselling. A few people have also said stuff like ‘oh it’s because you’re a teenager and your hormones’ which makes it worse. Any advice? Thank you!!

[@LisArgollo]

Yaaaaay the best part of my week! (No kidding)

[@Anja-yc4tq]

Your glass looks lika a vase for flowers a little bit so every time you take a sip I’m like NO KATI IT’S DIRTY WATER😂

[@evelynhersman6901]

I am so stressed about school idk what to do anymore

[@asshux1832]

same

[@sedansearz5349]

@00. 00* well now nobody has the right to complain bc their problem is not a first world problem...

[@johanastaffa8477]

Evelyn Hersman mee too..it’s much worse than normally...I am hopeless

[@ghostie7790]

The last question she answered, she said "Shut the fuck up!!" I said "Yes *Ma'am!*

[@jonasprintzen9508]

Hi! I really appreciate your channel... Q: Do you ever worry that generalizations can cause damage? I have been target for generalization a LOT. Neuro-a-typical. But how much do I have the right to expect, and how to handle if I can't rely on people regarding this. (My family give me little choice but withdraw, hurts)

[@samiproductionsx]

love your content kati!!! have a good day💕💕💕

[@thatshitcrayable]

Love this! Thank you!

[@perryloggins9868]

@kati- I’m bipolar 2 and treatment resistant. Have a wonderful psychologist who implores me to enter an in treatment facility this week. Constant suicidal ideation. Experienced job loss in education that has destroyed my life. I now have no identity and discredits my previous accomplishments. I’ve given up and hear an entity that says, end it. No, not psychotic, but developed as a defense mechanism related to trauma. If you can offer advice, please do.

[@xxo-hf6yn]

On the sleep segment since this virus; my brain cant shut off I go to bed at 11 and I dont sleep I get up at 5 (never done that!) I end up crashing at 2pm get up at 5pm, bed at 11, a vicious cycle (repeat) no appetite, crying its soo draining.

[@pwms11]

Hi Kati! Do you think you could talk about OCPD and treatment please. Thank you :) I've been in quarantine for over a month and the new date of "end" of it is may 4th. Good thing my husband and I get along so well! Good luck!

[@caseyprice6835]

talk about self sabtoging happiness? i got told i do this and it makes complete sense!

[@terrysbookandbiblereviews]

I really like these podcasts

[@kaydeebug24]

Final Question #10: 1:01:34

[@patrickdodds7162]

Kati, I have hard-to-almost-impossible time crying. My prescriber and counselor say it's not the meds, but me. I'm a great deal of searing emotional pain and there's no release valve. Have you dealt with clients with this problem? Have you heard of such a phenomenon? How can a person who has this problem make themselves cry?

[@monicabliss8348]

Patrick Dodds I’m not sure if the circumstances are quite the same but I generally have a hard time releasing my emotions. I’ve always found I can access those feelings and emotions if they belong to someone else. What I mean is if I watch something very sad or read something sad I can cry for them. It gives me at least some ability to let it out. Does that make sense?

[@patrickdodds7162]

@@monicabliss8348 That makes perfect sense.

[@kaylieuyenaka8717]

@@patrickdodds7162 Just a thought, but maybe there's a better release valve for you that isn't crying? I've experienced this too and the best release for me has always been writing poetry, making art, or journaling. Maybe just try some different things and see if they can be more cathartic for you. All the best. ❤️

[@noraann6372]

Question: do therapists/psychologists/psychiatrists quiz you on your feelings in order to diagnose you?

[@noramcnabb1361]

Nora Ann hey that’s my name (my middle name is also Ann)

[@marisaswanson2061]

what do you mean by "quiz"? typically they ask about symptoms and what's going on and how much it impairs your ability to function. if applicable, then find the proper diagnosis. but it is important to note that even if you don't have a diagnosis, your struggles and feelings are still valid. hope this helps!

[@noraann6372]

@@marisaswanson2061 I also Googled and found that blood tests can show doctors what kind of mental illness anyone has.

[@green--apple]

@@noraann6372 That is NOT true

[@holly3996]

I don’t really remember anything about when I was little and I didn’t know why, it’s weird

[@monicabliss8348]

Holly I’m the same. My therapist says it’s my brain protecting me from something I’m not ready to know. I’ll remember when I’m ready. We’ll see.

[@gabbyyak2080]

Mel Robbins talked about this in her live stream the other day with a psychologist. You should check it out! It was really informative!

[@holly3996]

Monica Bliss That does make sense. However I didn’t think anything bad ever happened in my childhood. If anything, I remember the bad things not the good.

[@matildepaisjorge741]

Hi Katie! Can you talk about living in love with someone who no longer loves you? My ex bf broke up with me almost a year ago, and although I worked a lot on myself and understanding why it didnt work out, I cant stop feeling sad and I think I just havent been able to stop loving him because I really believed that we would always love eachother, I had never been more certain of my love and loyalty toward someone and I still feel stuck in this feeling, unable to move on. Thank you for all your work ❤️

[@milenaciaramella3524]

As alway thank you so so much for this video, and also you always have glowing look 👀 ❤️👍👍👍👍😘

[@katieperry4419]

Hey Kati. Thanks for all you do. Your videos have been so super helpful. I have a question about dissociation. Is there such a thing as emotional dissociation? Like when we’re telling someone about some hard garbage stuff that’s happened in our lives and we talk about it like we’re giving a weather report or like it happened to someone else. Is there anyway that you could speak to that a little bit?

[@elijahrose1412]

How can I continue to safely work through a childhood sexual trauma (that I’ve never processed) with my therapist when we are 12 hours apart and can only do therapy on the phone.

[@isaacbailey7182]

Hey Katie, I have a somewhat difficult question. My mom is a person that has struggled with mental illness her entire life, but she refuses to take the medication for her illnesses. The problem is that because she has an untreated mental illness, she is not a healthy person to be around. Would it be okay for me give her an ultimatum about seeking treatment? It would be that I can't continue to be in her life when she continues to struggle as much as she does without seeking treatment when there is a medication that she knows has made her so much healthier in the past. I'm not very mentally healthy myself and have even been hospitalized for suicide in the past month. I just can't continue to struggle with both her and my own mental health.

[@kaylabarnes]

Please do another D.I.D video.

[@miki7899]

Why do I have a harder time admitting that I shower every 3 or 4 days than telling the horrible childhood sexual things that happened to be.?? I'm sooooo embarrassed saying this and I justify it buy telling my self I don't do anything all day so why should i

[@ashleys_sadness]

Unfortunately my therapist had to cancel all future sessions because her license won’t allow her to use telehealth in another state. I had 3 or 4 sessions before everything started shutting down. I am wondering if I should find another therapist in the meantime being we have no idea when these restrictions will be lifted?

[@rawrpunzel3826]

Hey:) I had a question. I don't know if this is the right place to ask but I guess I'm just gonna throw it out there! My therapist was dancing around my diagnosis of clinical depression. She had me fill out a list of questions and after that she never talked about it again. The vibe was really weird because I didn't know what was going on with me, and she wouldn't bring it up. I tried telling her that I was really confused and I didn't know what was going on, and yet she didn't say anything. My school counsellor ( which I genuinly trust, and still talk to ) asked if I had any diagnoses and when I said my therapist didn't talk about it he said that I can just ask her if there's a diagnoses. So I asked and she awkwardly told me I had depression. Is it normal for therapists to dance around a diagnoses and be so awkward about it?

[@mcscorn6580]

Interesting sidenote: You cant get vitamin D through a window, as windows don't allow adequate amount of UVB waves through.

[@stacyharrison3243]

How can I get a session to talk about certain issues and get guidance/tools to deal with deep rooted issues? PLEASE HELP, I feel like I am self destructing...

[@lauras3641]

Hey Kati! Are pathological liars real? I used to have a roommate who would lie so often and tell crazy stories as if they actually happened, but I think that she actually believed the lies she was telling. Thanks!!

[@missuntitledblog]

Cute intro.

[@josesmith5884]

Could you do more on addiction and mental illness?

[@tamiasaavedra5881]

Hi Kati, Was wondering if it is normal to not cry. Like ever. As a child it wasnt ok to cry. You got in trouble or it made things worse. They hurt me more or were more aggressive so I learned not to cry. To this day I don't cry and I'm in my late 30's. People think I'm weird because of it. Just wondering. Thank you for all that you do

[@Jalentheuntold]

She have a video that talks about this specifically in detail. I forgot the name but search kati morton cry or cant cry and it should pop up. It's actually pretty common

[@christopherarias6943]

So growing up your were taught that emotions such as sadness and anger weren't acceptable. You can work that out with a therapist.

[@christopher22859]

I struggle with bpd and sometimes lose friends, does that mean I'm a garbage human.

[@christopher22859]

I'm sorry I said that the way I did I didn't mean to accuse you but I've been in therapy for months and not sure I'm making any progress and people even now have left my life and said they just couldn't do it anymore and that just makes me feel like shit but I'm asking am I one of those garbage humans you were talking about. It just hurts so much to lose a good friend.

[@saniyaa8079]

Hey katie, Is it possible that I'm getting better and still can't sleep at night? I was afraid to sleep a few months ago because of my stress, and now i am not stressed out yet i can't easily fall asleep.

[@Princesscheeks.]

What mic is that I sounds amazing. Love the vids btw :)

[@askkatianything]

Hi there. :) It's an electro voice re20. Thanks for the feedback!

[@nikkimckay860]

Hi everyone and hello kati good to be watching a new video of ask kati anything number 5 don't really have much to add today only that I was very down yesterday felt very depressed and I got all cleaned up even know I was low sadly I ended up getting very uncomfortable and dizzy I almost passed out in the shower basically private my anxiety got very bad yesterday I felt unwell and couldn't stand up😔 I had a lay down for a couple of hours wish I was able to get some advice and help sadly don't know when this Corona virus will end but hopefully in the next month or so fingers crossed honestly would like a comment reply back I think your amazing kati you are giveing so,much help and advice on these videos not sure how to get a question answered thanks for video kati🙂👍

[@fernandasotresorbezo5340]

Hi Kati. I would really like to know, how can I tell if I'm suicidal or just lazy? I've been struggling with that for a while. And after listening to this podcast I would like to hear your take on it. Thanks

[@larissagoruk5146]

I wonder this about myself too. I go through periods of such lassitude, of not wanting to do anything at all. This really worries me, my Dad experienced this too, from a few things he said. He passed in 2000.

[@jonasprintzen9508]

About breathing into the mike. Have you tried a pop-filter?

[@chiarav.7866]

my psychiatrist asked me if im hearing voices and i don’t know how to answer. how do i distinguish voices from my regular stream of thoughts?

[@mitchelhuott8484]

Chiara De Cillis I think voices are literally hearing things, but thoughts that are like voices are considered intrusive thoughts. Please don’t take my word for it though and ask your psychiatrist what they define as those terms as.

[@Andy-wy7vk]

Do you believe in Dissociative Identity Disorder?

[@mad13567]

u look like captain marvel. hello from malaysia.

[@Chillingcomfy]

Eat adventurous food! Balut?

[@brendangreene1147]

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