True story: 

I went through a hard period of my life where I battled depression and anxiety. It was, objectively, pretty bad.

I saw a lot of therapists and psychologists in that time. I went through all the regular thought exercises and mind training stuff. It was helpful. But the most impactful and life changing session was after about a year with my psychiatrist. He looked me dead in the eye, and out of the blue, he said:

“Ok, well, I think it’s time to suck it up and move past this phase of your life. You’re tougher than this, dude. Do you agree?”

And I was like yeah and he was like cool and that was it. 

The simplicity was eye opening. I trusted him. He had been very serious and validating and sympathetic. And then all of a sudden he just told me to stop being a wimp and man up 🫡

Sometimes you gotta hear it.