#depression coping

[sunrisethoughts02]

How to tell when your cup is empty:

in the next few days, we'll be going through a series on filling your own cup in fulfilling and healthy ways, starting with journaling ideas and finally picking our own activities. but first -- how do we know when our cup is empty? it's a little different for every individual, but there's often a few things you can familiarize yourself with to understand in your own physical and emotional space.

-- what is your 'cup?' your cup is your emotional, energetic, and often physical energy. think of waking up well rested and energized for a new day! now compare that feeling to the sensation of coming home after work after a long day, complexly drained and exhausted. this is the feeling of an empty cup. you might also feel....

~ fatigue. this is the most common symptom! often when your cup is empty, you're drained by emotional and energetic events. you have very little energy to give to yourself and others, which is why self-care becomes much more difficult when we're working on empty (often this translates to the physical as well -- we crave sweet and salty things to help boost our adrenal glands and combat fatigue.) this also leads to irritability, because our energy is so drained we revert to internal and external negativity.

~ a felt weight. when my cup is empty or dangerously close, I can feel a heavy sensation centering in my chest; almost this huge emptiness. it's good to create mindfulness around these sensations, because it helps heighten awareness of warning signs.

~ worry and anxiety. you might feel as though you're being helplessly pulled in different directions, without the time or energy to finish anything. you're trying to pour from a cup you haven't replenished!

questions to ask yourself:

~ when do I often feel empty?

~ what activities drain my cup?

~ do any of my own habits help drain my cup?

~ how do I give my energy away and fill other people's cups?

~ how do I feel afterwards?

~ what's my usual habit when my cup is running low? how do I instinctually try to fix it?

~ do those habits serve me well?

in the upcoming weeks, we'll be discussing ways to fill our cups and tweak our individual habits to serve us better :)) have a lovely day, and tune in soon!

drop any questions in the askbox :))

#mental health #mental wellness #self care #self improvement #self love #mental wellbeing #self help #depression advice #depression and anxiety #positivity #filling your cup #anxiety coping #anxiety advice #depression coping #stress #stress reduction #stress and anxiety #coping with stress #coping with anxiety #self knowledge #self worth #self healing #sunrise thoughts: filling your cup

[take-care-with-your-glasses]

Sorry. Depression hitting hard today

#mine. made by mari #fanart #good omens #crowley #crowly x aziraphale #aziraphale #depression coping #oh well

[positivelyqueer]

A friend once told me that when they are struggling with getting laundry done, she pretends it is her sworn duty to smuggle the young prince out of the castle to safety, disguised in a laundry hamper.

Now, when I am struggling with hygiene, I pretend I am part of a village with an annual festival, and I get one day a year to spend luxuriously at a bathhouse in preparation.

What my friend imparted on me was the skill of turning mundane tasks into fantastical adventures to make them more compelling and bearable.

So next time you need to go on a mental health walk, maybe consider doing reconnaissance for a secret underground organisation.

Next time cooking is too much of a chore, consider you ability to turn space station rations into a feast to the delight of your crewmates.

#positivity #coping #coping strategy #recovery #mental health #depression #executive dysfunction

[belovedroach]

Muriel learns the concept of movies.

have a barely polished self-indulgent comic.

#it's MY go s2 depression and I get to choose how to cope #i love s3 long-hair crowley #good omens #crowley #muriel #good omens 2 #ineffable husbands #good omens fanart #fanart #comic #art #shout out to muriel she would LOVE movies

[brok3nvinyl]

Why wasn’t I happy

#vent #ventcore #vent post #vent tag #tw self destruction #emotional abuse #mental abuse #abuse survivor #trauma coping #tw abuse #abuse victim #child abuse #trauma #trauma vent #trauma victim #mentally fucked #physical abuse #depressing shit #anxitey #selfharn

[lomlompurim]

IM BACK WITH MORE WHITE LOTUS BINGHE JAPAN EDITION BC I LOVE HIM SO MUCH 💕🪷💚

and some other bunhe sketches to warm up and draw some more

The prettiest boy that ever existed, I want to bite him until he squeaks

#svsss #人渣反派自救系统 #bingqiu #luo binghe #svsss fanart #shen qingqiu #mxtx #heeey im alive sorry i was just busy and depressed #and broke but im working on all that #anyways enjoy the binghes pls i love him so much im using my brainrot about him ti fight my artblock #because he is everything to me #my baby my princess my shoujo girlie trapped in a stallion novel #using that brush to make it look more “anime” was hell btw #but i kinda want to make fake screenshots now #to cope

[bpd-thefallen]

Learning how to deal with emotions when you suffer from borderline personality disorder basically means how to learn to wear a mask for the rest of your life.

#bpd things #bpd thoughts #borderline blog #borderline personality disorder #depressing shit #heartbreak #life is a rollercoaster #crazy #mask #this isnt me #fake #mental illness innit #mental illness #coping #its suffocating

[toxooz]

workin man (orc)

#ollie #he carries the same lethargic boredom as that one black jaguar drinking video that i ofc cannot find bc the internet is shit and useless lo #anyway wanna touch on ollies ''''''''''''real job'''''''''''' as a metal worker more To Cope #he has a special board he uses just to get to work with thicker sandpaper layer probably #me 🤝 ollie working and being sweaty all the time then being too tired to do what we actually enjoy and going into a depression spiral #oc #original character #my art #monster oc #monster #monster boy #half orc #tiefling #demon #demon oc #half demon #muscle #muscular #orc

[thelatestkate]

Shop , Patreon , Books and Cards , Mailing List

#mental health #SAD #winter #coping #depression #recovery

[azzehkarla]

Gonna start referring to all my past traumatic experiences as "lore"

[turns-out-its-adhd]

#tw sucidal ideation #adult adhd #adhd #tired #run out of fucks #not coping #seriously fuck this shit #everything is breaking and and I'm cold and tired and I just can't anymore #tw depressing thoughts

[zillanovikov]

Surviving under late stage capitalism is hard, especially when you're out of spoons and you're lucky if you have a plastic knife. We're here to help. 

The Sad Bastard Cookbook: Food You Can Make So You Don't Die is a community-built, vegetarian/vegan guide to getting food in your facehole when you're suffering from depression. Or other mental illnesses or physical illnesses or *waves hand generally at the state of the world* anything else. 

We've made it free on our website because life sucks enough without having to give Jeff Bezos money, but we also do have a paperback copy available for sale over there too, since we also need to eat.

https://nightbeatseu.ca/the-sad-bastard-cookbook/

#depression #coping mechanism #coping #cooking #eating #food #cookbook #mental illness #physical illness #disability #spoonie #adhd

[karlydraws]

*sigh* ...do you really want this Wolfwood guy?

If a pint of B&J cannot fix this I don't know what can

He's not texting back (spoiler: he's just busy)

Brotherly Cuddle

#coping with depression #karly draws #trigun #trigun stampede #vashwood #(implied) #vash the stampede #millions knives #vash saverem #nai saverem #saverem twins #plantcest #possibly #plantwood #kv #kvw

[homkamiro]

Omg dude your work genuinely gives me life like I legit do not have the correct words to explain just how much I love your speeding bullet stuff your art feels like a hug that's what looking at your art feels like

Awww,,that's literally one of the sweetest thing anyone has ever said to me! I'm really glad I radiate that strong soft vibe from my art, it's my pleasure, thank you, anon!

And as an exchange - some speeding bullet shenanigans. Sniper doesn't like big companies and keeping promises

#I'm really keen on sniperscout like in an insane kind of way #they help me cope with uhh #traumas? from the past relationships i dunno #just the whole dynamic and fanart/fanfiction of them helps me ease and builded a remission from my depression for a while #so #yeah #they are very very very dear to me #thank you anon mwah #team fortress 2 fanart #tf2 fanart #tf2 scout #tf2 sniper #sniperscout #speeding bullet

[douglasbradburyverne]

The serotonin rush of posting something keeps the inner demons away

#hazbin hotel #humor #emotions #fighting depression #television #animation #oc gif #reaction #hell #serotonin #mental health #therapy #coping #emotional health #lucifer #funny #gif #oc

[brok3nvinyl]

I just wanna be loved

#vent #ventcore #vent post #vent tag #tw self destruction #emotional abuse #mental abuse #abuse survivor #trauma coping #tw abuse #abuse victim #child abuse #trauma #trauma vent #trauma victim #mentally fucked #physical abuse #depressing shit #anxitey #selfharn