Hello and welcome back to my blog. 😊
I have done a few posts previously discussing my anxiety and how it has affected me throughout life. I have also got a post where I share a few of my helpful tips that help me when I'm feeling anxious. I will leave those below.
Also did a post on my Instagram for "Time to Talk Day" If you want to follow me on Instagram my username is natashaamooree 😊
Now onto today's post. I wanted to do bit of a life update, what I've learnt and why I took a 4 month blogging break. The reason I do these posts is so that 1. I can look back and see how far I have come and 2. I hope to help somebody else out there 😊
Well where do I start, I feel that certain parts of my life are going so well but others not so well. I feel that the past few months have been so unbelievably hard, I feel like I have cried at least twice a week because everything has just got on top of me. I am really good at covering up how I feel, mainly because it's easier not to explain and I feel ashamed to talk about it to people who aren't close family/friends as they don't understand.
I started seeing a psychotherapist last year to help me with my anxiety, she taught me that I need to put myself first and do what I want to do. I obviously know the reasons behind it and what makes it worse. I have a lot of things at the moment that are aggravating it so much which I also need to sort. I needed to differentiate between not wanting to do something and wanting to do something but feel I can't because there is a difference between the two. I've had days where I just don't want to get out of bed, don't want to talk to anyone and just really can't be bothered to do anything because I feel so down. On the other hand I can feel absolutely fine for weeks so it's hit and miss and I never know how I'll feel when I wake up.
I take each day as it comes and do what makes me happy because I only have 1 life and I will live it exactly how I want to live it 😊
Tips to help Anxiety
Surround yourself with good people - Luckily my family totally understand my anxiety and are a big support. I also have the best boyfriend ever who knows exactly how I'm feeling without having to ask which helps as sometimes I don't even know how to explain how I feel 😅
Be healthy - Being healthy surprisingly makes a huge difference. I'm not going to lie I do eat the odd takeaway and definitely delve into the chocolate/crisps but I like to think eating good food makes me feel good and it does. I also drink a lot of green tea, have daily shots of Aloe Vera and take many vitamins.
Take time for yourself - I love having time on my own just to do my own thing and that's ok. It's good to have your own space and to do what you want to do 😊
Treat Yourself - That's probably my catch phrase 😅 I think that if you've worked hard all week why can't you treat yourself to a little something. It's something to work towards each week and that really helps.
If you have any tips I'd love to know as I'm always looking for new ways to help with my anxiety.
Thank you for reading and I hope this has helped someone somewhere 😊
Natasha x
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