There is so much utility in just opening up the discussion it what is possible. Something that sings for me may not for others, but it can open the possibility for finding what will work for someone else. It’s hard because normalization is such a fluid target. In the search for what sings for our needs sometimes that is not converging upon what we think as universally normal. As the saying goes, “don’t yuck my yum!” Also, art therapy is real therapy, gratitude for sharing, May your creative reservoir always be in the path of the deluge 🌊
@bostongabriellex3 жыл бұрын
Something that's stuck with me was the idea of a "hard to swallow" self care day. Like getting all the things done that you've been putting off for whatever reason. It may not be fun, but the next day will feel amazing. (also it's so nice to see your face again I've missed you)
@lissmarshall3 жыл бұрын
❤️ thank you for being in my little corner of the internet, I always gravitate towards your videos for the honesty and genuineness. Thank you!
@bostongabriellex3 жыл бұрын
And YES to medication! My medication fully changed my life, I feel like a "normally" functioning human for the most part and I don't remember feeling like this before tbh
@PunkyDory803 жыл бұрын
I also struggle with feeling like I deserve good things.
@StarzyRose3 жыл бұрын
It’s nice to see you around. ✨ A silly little thing that sometimes improves my days is putting on some music at home and just dancing around carelessly.
@weslynrae3 жыл бұрын
I definitely do a lot of the things that you’ve mentioned to help cope with my mental illnesses. I have a similar schedule for keeping my house clean and when I’m not physically at work, I set half hour timers so that I am enjoying my days at home, but also getting things done that need to be done. I wish more people would listen to their bodies for sure. It’s important to push yourself a little bit, but pushing too hard isn’t healthy. I pretty much slept my entire 4th of July weekend. 🤷🏻♀️ I’ve been stressed, had a migraine, and just felt like sleeping, so I did. Granted, sometimes that is really bad for me because I do also have a physical invisible illness that requires me to move a certain amount. If more people tapped into their intuition and truly lived in their bodies, people might be better able to cope with life as a whole. I like to garden as a form of moving meditation. When I’m watering my plants, I treat it as an act of mindfulness - taking deep breaths and being fully present. It helps me ground out anxiety and depression so that I can move…maybe be a little less down throughout the day. Sometimes I just walk around and look at things that make me happy, whether that is watching videos on KZbin, gaming, looking at my book collection or art around my house - just stuff that I like. That is why I have them, after all. Really long, tangent-like comment, but I’m glad you posted this video and I hope today is a better day than yesterday or the day before that. Much love 🖤
@ZoeMikelStites3 жыл бұрын
Finding the right medication and diagnosis has changed my life. I learned all of these tools in therapy to deal with trauma and anxiety, but felt like I couldn't use any of them to do anything. It turned out I am bipolar and was severely under medicated.
@ZoeMikelStites3 жыл бұрын
And thank you for saying that mental illness is chronic illness. I have chronic pain and when I talk about chronic illness people assume im exclusively talking about that. But depression has kept me in bed more days than my back
@theravenwhoreads83353 жыл бұрын
I’ve definitely had resistance to any kind of help, I want to get on proper medications but I’m an alcoholic and haven’t seen a doctor because I’m afraid they’ll try to make me stop drinking
@theravenwhoreads83353 жыл бұрын
I commented that before I heard the part about your parents…these are touchy subjects I know and can cause a lot of hurt, from the other side I know not all of us are bad, horrible people. I wake up and from there on it’s about survival, the CA lifestyle is no fun for anybody involved. I wouldn’t recommend the way I live to anybody, once you become physically dependent you realize you never really get to feel normal again, nothing feels good ever