Things I learnt now that I’m out of high school
- sure someone might have a better educational background or family background, but what really matters when interacting with people is your personality and attitude
- If there is something that you don’t like about yourself, admit it, accept it, and change it. Changing something about yourself doesn’t mean you are loving yourself less, in fact you are loving yourself more
- Respect others until they prove they do not deserve it. But sometimes for the sake of your future self, doesn’t disrespect them. Just because they don’t deserve your respect doesn’t mean you have to disrespect them or be mean to them. They are humans with mistakes too
- It’s fine to not date in high school. Sometimes we’re just not ready. And the people we were might not have been ready to treat others the way they deserve to be.
- Mental health is important. period.
- HEALTH IS IMPORTANT PERIOD
- If your back hurts do some yoga. If you need to de-stress do some yoga. Yoga calmed me before I did anything without a clear mind. 100% recommend anyone to try it out once
- Take pictures. With you in them. Yes, you might cringe but you’ll regret not having photos with your friends. Especially nice ones if all you have are funny meme ones
- Learn to text, you’ll need this skill when everyone is gone
- It’s never too late to apologize
- If you are disorganized I beg you to start organizing your stuff now, it’s not because I told you so or because your mum wants you to, it’s because your future self will thank you
- Do everything with your future self in mind
- Learn a few recipes even if you are terrible at cooking. Practice and master those recipes. They’ll feed you and you’ll have staples to bring to gatherings if needed (then slowly work from there and learn more recipes)
- Yes school matters but it’s actually all about how you use the resources available to you
- Start experimenting and find out what study techniques are for you. Grades seem much more important in uni than that quiz where you can cover up with extra credit
- DO EXTRA CREDIT IF THERE IS AND IF YOU CAN
- Learn to and always say no when you can’t. There’s a difference between being uncomfortable to go outside of your comfort zone and being uncomfortable while trying to swallow a panic attack
- Learn about yourself. You are not boring. The inside world means as much as the outside world. If you see nothing, build something. try and see what you like or dislike.
dear trauma survivors,
here’s a little something my therapist told me that helped me out:
even people with the worst trauma tell themselves “it could have been worse”
even people with the most unpreventable trauma blame themselves.
every single person who has gone through trauma beats themself up over it.
those thoughts that you shouldve done something different or that you just need to “get over it”… they aren’t true. they’re just symptoms of real, valid trauma. what you went through was hard. no human being deserves to go through that. you are allowed to be upset. you are allowed to feel angry and scared. your feelings are valid, and it was not your fault.
Honestly sometimes you want things to work out and it doesn’t and time passes and you look back and understood why it didn’t happen then. The universe or whatever you believe in, is always looking out for the best for you so mourn but move on. There are better things ahead always.
my only advice to all the girls out there is to wear weird shit. just do it
Benefits
- Men are more likely to be put off and thus, leave you alone.
- Women who are also weird may be inclined to start up conversations with you and befriend you.
- Little girls will feel safer around you because they are also weird.
- Small children may ask you if you are a fairy/princess/mermaid, and that's just a really good feeling.
- You get that much closer to being a fairy/princess/mermaid.
6. You make your inner child happy and every time you do that, you heal.
Choose recovery,
Choose recovery again,
And again,
And again, and again, and again, and again.
Helpful Links:
- types of anxiety disorders
- what causes anxiety?
- calm breathing technique
- coping with a panic attack
- counseling: does it work?
- four As of stress management
- grounding techniques
- home tips to reduce anxiety
- learning to say no without feeling guilty
- ocd help
- overcoming chest tightness
- medication info
- muscle relaxation
- trick for social anxiety
- rules for coping with anxiety & panic
- self help strategies for PTSD
- sleep aid kitten
- social skills tips
- more ptsd help
- vitamin deficiency & anxiety
- yoga poses for stress relief
- 12 foods for stress relief
- 9 steps to reduce anxiousness
Activities and DIY:
- alpaca sock plushie
- anxiety workbook for teens
- anxiety relief - jar spell
- calming glitter jar
- comfort box
- cute stress relief kit
- panic workbook
- stress relief bath and shower recipes
- worksheet: learn to attack unhelpful thoughts
- zen and anti stress colouring sheets
Interactives:
this isn’t all that there is!!! there are sunsets you haven’t seen, people you haven’t met, things you haven’t learned, food you haven’t tried, and places you haven’t visited. life is so much more than what you’re experiencing right now, and there will always be new things coming. there’s so much more out there for you!!
If you feel useless, please stop scrolling for a moment
I want you to know that it’s okay if all you managed to do today was breathe.
It’s okay if you didn’t manage to get out of bed.
It’s okay if you didn’t get that piece of work done.
It’s okay if you couldn’t socialize today.
I’m proud of you. Tomorrow is a chance for a fresh start. Stay strong and be safe.
not eating means no energy and no energy means not being able to play with small doggies bc ur too weak so please look after your bodies ok do it for the doggies who want to play with u