When i wasn't depressed, i was doing way too much all at once. The key to the whole thing was that my attitude was that i a saviour who was appointed somehow to rescue everyone,. Everyone i could and that i would sacrifice everything to rescue other people. So that grandiosity was the was the key to understanding my state of mind. An entherapy, we used some techniques from cognitive behavior therapy where i would describe my perception of a situation, and the therapis would then ask me for evidence that would support that perception. And so i was questioning gently, but firmly and consistently, where's the evidence for you're feeling? Where is the objective evidence for what you're
Stephen Haff is the founder of Still Waters in a Storm, a one-room school serving mostly Spanish-speaking immigrant children in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Previously, he taught English at a public school in Bushwick for nearly a decade, before leaving to recover from the effects of extreme psychological stress that led him to re-evaluate how he would return to serve kids as an educator and activist. In his new book, Kid Quixotes (https://amzn.to/34zxPit). Stephen shares a powerful story about the kids and an incredible 5-year project to translate and perform a modern version of Don Quixote. He earned his MFA in Theater Studies at Yale, and has made a living directing plays and writing essays for the Village Voice and other publications.
You can find Stephen Haff at: Website: http://www.stillwatersinastorm.org/
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