In honour of Bell Let's Talk day, I wanted to share some things that I do for my mental health. I suffer from anxiety, and everyday is a battle. But here are 10 things I do when I'm having a bad day, or need a break. 1. Bullet Journalling If you've seen my Instagram, or read any of my recent posts, you'll know that I love bullet journalling. Setting up my spreads really helps my mind escape. It gives me something else to focus on, and always manages to calm me down. 2. Getting enough sleep I probably sleep a little too much. But I honestly think it's more important to go to bed at a good hour and get a good night's sleep, than to keep pushing yourself when you're tired. Especially if you're studying the night before a test. 3. Read a book I'm trying to get into the habit of reading before bed. I find it's another great way to escape and calm down. Even if you just have 20 minutes, reading is going to help. 4. Take a shower I'm the type of person that really enjoys taking a shower. I find it very relaxing. Sometimes when I'm feeling really overwhelmed, I'll go take a shower even if I already took one earlier. 5. Get up and walk around When I'm need a break, I like to get up and go get a snack, or just go for quick walk outside. Even if it's only for 5 minutes, the chnage in scenery, and movement will help change your focus. 6. Listen to music I always forget how good this feels. I always have music playing when I'm studying, or doing my makeup. But to just sit/lay with headphones in, and just listen to music is really relaxing. 7. Make lists I find this is especially helpful if you're feeling overwhelmed with things you have to do. Try making a list of all the things you have to do so you don't just have them flying around in your head. 8. Keep my room tidy I always tidy up my room. Yes, it occasionally gets messy, but it doesn't stay like that long before I put clothes away, and do something about the mugs I have lying around. I find that seeing a messy room makes me overwhelmed, so I do my best to keep my room organized. 9. FaceTime my family These last two things are the most important things I do. It can be hard being away at university and not having your family around. This can be really hard for me because my mom is my best friend. So whenever I'm feeling down or stressed or anything, I FaceTime my family. 10. Talk to someone I finally started going to see a therapist and that made a huge difference. Just being able to vent about everything is helpful. Keeping everything bottled up inside can make it worse. Don't be afraid to reach out. To learn more about Bell Let's Talk day, go to https://letstalk.bell.ca/en/
~Ana
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It's a new year! Is anyone else excited for a fresh start? I never used to set goals for a new year, but last year I made a list of a few things I wanted to accomplish throughout the year. I didn't achieve all of them, but I do think it helped me focus on what I wanted. This year, I used the "How to Make the Best of 2018" workbook. THEME The first step in setting your goals for 2018 is to figure out what you want your theme to be. This is one or two words that define what you want to work on. My theme for 2018 is growth. AREAS OF FOCUS The next step is look at the list of areas, and check off the ones that you want to focus on. Some areas you want to focus on might be fitness, career, health, etc. This will help you narrow down what you really want to focus on throughout the year. GOALS AND HABITS Now we get to the hard part. Here you choose 12 goals or habits you want to focus on for the year. For each of these goals or habits, write down some things you need to do in order to achieve this goal. Some of my goals are maintain a 4.0GPA, exercise more, and stop procrastinating. So under stop procrastinating, it would say "watch less netflix". BUCKET LIST The last thing that I did was make a bucket list of 12 things I want to do this year. These are more fun things that you want to do. Some of the things on my bucket list for 2018 are travel somewhere new, and move into my apartment. I really liked this approach because not only do I have clear goals to work on, but I also know what these goals are ultimately working towards, and I have a fun list of things I want to make sure, or at least try, to do. If you want to see how I incorperated this into my bullet journal, go check out my last blog post! bullet-journal-set-up-2018.html What are your goals for 2018?
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