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One thing I have learned is that it takes 3 good things to negate one bad one. So every day, I find my 3 wins. [Learn More](https://adaa.org/living-with-anxiety/personal-stories/my-journey-feeling-loser-finding-happiness) FIND HELP Take Charge. Get Answers. Move Forward. [![Post Image](https://adaa.org/sites/default/files/styles/img350x200/public/2021-02/find-therapist.png?itok=Tg0AqYcY)](https://findyourtherapist.adaa.org/) [ADAA's Find Your Therapist](https://findyourtherapist.adaa.org/) ADAA’s Find Your Therapist Directory connects YOU with licensed mental health professionals who are experts in anxiety, depression, OCD, PTSD and co-occurring disorders. [Learn More](https://findyourtherapist.adaa.org/) Take Note\! 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[Read More](https://adaa.org/living-with-anxiety/personal-stories/living-borderline-personality-disorder-emotional-war-no-one) [![Post Image](https://adaa.org/sites/default/files/styles/img350x200/public/2025-10/Screenshot%202025-10-27%20152549.png?itok=SIX9XNyW)](https://adaa.org/living-with-anxiety/personal-stories/mentally-strong-method-path-through-grief-loss-and-trauma) [The Mentally STRONG Method: A Path Through Grief, Loss, and Trauma](https://adaa.org/living-with-anxiety/personal-stories/mentally-strong-method-path-through-grief-loss-and-trauma) After losing three children, a psychiatric nurse practitioner created the Mentally STRONG Method—a framework for processing grief and trauma through awareness, organization, and intentional choice to build resilience and healing. 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