#reducing anxiety

[selectivechaos]

imagery for anxiety

therapist sent me this. thought it might be helpful. i always thought of coping skills as things just to reduce anxiety in the moment, but now i kind of see it as a way to become acquainted with feeling calm. i never feel calm, and apparently having too much cortisol in your body for years on end can cause more physical health problems like chronic pain. only problem is i couldn’t think of any real place that was calming enough, so i just made one up. it’s kind of like an old brown sofa that’s midway in a very green forest , and there’s some mossy rocks and giant dragonflies and stuff, and there’s wind but i still feel warm, and there’s blankets. transcript under cut. 🌹🌹

“Think of a place that you find comforting. It could be a secluded beach, your bedroom, a quiet mountaintop, or even a loud concert. For 5 to 10 minutes, use all your senses to imagine this setting in great detail. Don't just think fleetingly about this place--really imagine it.

🌹What do you see around you? What do you notice in the distance? Look all around to take in all your surroundings. Look for small details you would usually miss. 

🌹What sounds can you hear? Are they soft or loud? Listen closely to everything around you. Keep listening to see if you notice any distant sounds. 

🌹Are you eating or drinking something enjoyable? What is the flavor like? How does it taste? Savor all the tastes of the food or drink. 

🌹What can you feel? What is the temperature like? Think of how the air feels on your skin, and how your clothes feel on your body. Soak in all these sensations. 

🌹What scents are present? Are they strong or faint? What does the air smell like? Take some time to appreciate the scents.”

#coping skills #reducing anxiety #stress reduction #social anxiety disorder #actually mentally ill #mentalheathawareness #mental health awareness

[about-health-care]

#health #health care #meditación #reducing stress #reducing anxiety

[healingretreat]

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[stuckinapril]

It really is so true that you never know what someone’s going through behind closed doors. I’ve made being gentle and kind my default bc I’ve had super put together friends disclose the most harrowing time of their lives to me and it’s like oh?? You were going through that???? I would’ve never guessed

#It’s easy to reduce people to side characters or caricatures but you never know. You truly never know what someone’s going through or what #Could push them over the edge. Cruelty will never be worth potentially causing someone permanent damage #I’ve realized this after having a conversation w a friend of mine who sailed straight to med school #Tons of leadership roles #Thriving social life #Yet she just told me her hair was falling out from anxiety. Never in a million years would I have guessed that she was struggling #But she was and lots of people play things close to their chest like that #I really wanna be kind each time I can and to also come from a place of compassion #Bc ik I’ve been misunderstood by people before who reduced me to a caricature or just didn’t know what was happening in my life #I want to actively work on extending the benefit of the doubt to the same people I would want to extend the benefit of the doubt to me

[densewentz]

i think the turning point in my life both academically and professionally was realizing that. If you Go First, be it a presentation or an interview or whatever. If you go first, you are being judged based on NOTHING but yourself. They aren't comparing you to anyone else, you don't have an act to "follow". You are the Bar. You can literally just do the best you can and at that point it will automatically be the best they've seen so far. And once you're done you're done. You can mentally and emotionally check out.

Game changer insofar as being stressed about presenting because now I just bulldoze over everyone else to go first like a feral hog.

#its true though #all my anxiety about presentations got reduced SIGNIFICANTLY once I started fighting to be first #its Good Advice #this actually especially applies to people with unfinished work like #girl you do not want to watch 9 people with complete presentations go and then give your speech #just jump on that grenade early before they've had time to be impressed by anyone #and the fallout wont be NEARLY as bad #and then its over right away #also if youre a smug petty bitch like me #you can absolutely blow the performance out of the water #and bask in the absolutely traumatized expressions of everyone who has to go after you now #if im gonna be the bar im going to set it at the ceiling #sorry #so i guess the next lesson is you have to fight to be before Me and those Like Me #rip

[evie-doesnt-write]

“Wille has gone through so fucking much from his shitty, neglectful, psychologically abusive parents, the death of Erik, the betrayal of August, his and Simon’s relationship issues, his mother becoming sick, finding out Erik was a homophobe, and so fucking much more, and he’s just a kid whose only support are his one friend and his boyfriend who are facing their own problems and nobody can blame him for not knowing how to deal with his emotions and having breakdowns” and “Wille is extremely flawed (as are everyone in this show) and never having been taught how how to deal with his emotions and problems in a healthy way and having little to no support system doesn’t change or excuse the fact that he constantly projects onto Simon, has internalised the mindset that Simon’s problems are far lesser than him, often behaves inconsiderate towards him and doesn’t listen or listen to Simon when he tries to talk to him and these are things he will need to work on, especially if he wants to keep a relationship with Simon” are not mutually exclusive statements

#i fucking love wille #he’s such a well-written character #one of my fave characters of all-time definitely #but when you try to constantly make excuses for him and reduce him to a baby with anxiety #then you do SUCH a disservice to his character #let imperfect victims exist!!!! #let realistic victims who are hurt and hurt others both intentionally and unintentionally!!! #i want to see wille grow as a person to go on the journey of healing even if it hurts and is messy #i remember when wille was oblivious to simon’s song about him #and it was a sweet oblivious wille scene but edvin also points out this is wille having been so wrapped up in his problems #that he doesn’t realise others (esp simon) #and now saying that wille often projects his anxiety onto simon #young royals #prince wilhelm #yr s3 spoilers #young royals season 3 #wilmon #simon eriksson

[aro-culture-is]

Aro culture is debating for YEARS if trauma made you aro or if you always were. Then you get informed about Avoidant Personality Disorder and now you’re sitting here like.. I’m aro and have a personality disorder?????????????? Because that makes a lot more sense. I do yearn for connection because of the disorder but I do not feel consistent romantic attraction 😳😳 it’s like bearly there at all like an incense that keeps going out.

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#aro culture is #aro #aromantic #actually aro #actually aromantic #ask #mod axel #at this point i've accepted that whatever's going on in our head is symptom soup #like there's genetics for a number of things and trauma so whatever the result is #i can at least say with certainty that therapy alone was Not E-Fucking-Nough for reducing depression symptoms #and neither therapy nor anxiety meds reduced our anxiety to any noticable degree #and i mean like. therapy through my university required us to fill out the PHQ9 and GAD7 every single appointment. i generally had 3 weeks #in between appointments. #2 years of pure therapy mildly reduced the depression numbers - from the 96th percentile in students - to something more like... #still major depression but not *that* #and anti-depressants got me to like... just ever so barely below the threshold between severe and moderate depression at its best #but! as we noticed while talking about this #i had one (1!) single score over three years of therapy that was not IDENTICAL for anxiety including when trying antidepressants with #anti-anxiety capabilities and when trying a specific anti-anxiety med #the single difference was by one point down and honestly it was mostly a little blip of nice life events #brain sure goes brr in here

[deesi-academia]

is it my anxiety or i am simply sleep deprived and dehydrated ~ a novel with an open ending

#drink water!!!!! reduce overthinking for 5minutes at least!!!! #tried and tested btw #desiblr #desi #chaotic academia #humor #dark academia #memes #desi culture #academia #anxiety

[blondiest]

girl help i lost sight of creating things first and foremost for myself and got overly invested in external validation therefore setting myself up to feel terrible about my works because i started looking at them too closely and became paranoid that they weren't good enough and that people would think they're stupid and—

i am going to be on here less and for a little while may be engaging with other people's writing a bit less as i try to get back into my own creative flow again 🥲 will still pop in now and again but i think being too tuned-in to everything has been making me a little insecure (<- a me problem; all of you are lovely and sweet) and with some added work stress i'm just!!! not engaging with things in a way that makes me happy or that feels particularly healthy.

honestly i feel strange even bothering to make a post about this bc Who Cares but i didn't want anyone to feel ignored if i am just straight not replying to messages etc for chunks of time. 🤝

#sorry for being weird i feel super stupid that i can't just like. force my brain to not do dumb shit. but. #i want to get back to just writing for myself and not worrying about whether or not other people think it's Good #bc when i first started posting i literally did not fucking care at all if anyone read it #and i think i would like to get back to that #hopefully work will chill out and my general anxiety will die down and i will rise from the ashes to girlblog again but in the meantime #uhhhh stay frosty i guess #also for the record i am fine!! i really am. not even having a crisis currently. i have just been thinking about #how i can engage with fandom in a way that makes it easier to stay normal about my own stuff #and i think in the short term the answer is reducing my engagement :-) i been too online baby #i will still be doing the near birthday posts also. just need to schedule the rest at some point today. #okay love you bye #blondiepost

[skywarpie]

We know copia likes/has a lava lamp but I think he'd also like a salt lamp like look at this thing

#tell me im wrong #plus they like reduce anxiety #bros loaded wjth them #the band ghost #okay to reblog i guess #ghost band #ghost bc #cardinal copia #papa emeritus iv

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[masquenoire]

Roman's not much of a gamer but if he were, this would be a pretty accurate representation of what he'd be into.

#💀 || musings #!shitposting #Still doing those two truths and a lie memes! #Got a few done and stashed in drafts until more of them are done so I can release batches #I got quite a few which I appreciate a lot so I have plenty to be occupied with this weekend while I ease back into writing! #Thank you all for being so patient with me it's nice to be back on Roman again now I'm over my slump #Curated dashboard some also to reduce anxiety #This video though god #Roman's not much of a gamer because why would he be doing this in a game when he could be doing it for real? #So much more satisfying #Bit of a silly before I cook dinner #Family is getting pork belly with egg chips and plum tomatoes while I'm making steak and broccoli teriyaki stirfry #Been on a really good diet which is helping massively with mood and inflammation tons of fruit veggies eggs nuts and stuff #More fish and only occasional red meat

[shinayashipper]

So i got sick and finally decided to take a day off today 😂 theres a Weird Guilt bubbling up... trying not to care abt it...

#red rambles #the headache has been there since yesterday tho and theres probably the flu #and the cramps... #and i have only slept 3 hours... #to reduce my anxiety i will just clean the house as much as i can lol

[diamondseaside]

we all listened to hits different and were like “yeah that’s normal” and moved on. like that song says so much but is masked by the upbeat production

[unhonestlymirror]

You don't realise how weird this screen looks unless you redraw it

#drawing Latvia reduces anxiety and stroke risk I recommend #hetalia #hws latvia #aph latvia #what is the context? I'll never know because I don't watch hetalia