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What You Can do for Your Fall Anxiety
Autumn anxiety is a form of anxiety you get seasonally, often between the end of summer and the beginning of fall. Learn more here. Preventing it comes down to understanding what it is, and what you believe is the cause for you specifically to get this disorder. Here are some tips to help you prevent autumn anxiety, or at least reduce its effects. Don’t Make Things Harder for Yourself It can be hard to accept at first, but sometimes you are doing things unintentionally to make your anxiety worse. If you have had autumn anxiety before, and you fear it happening again, try to rationalize what these fears are. Do…
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Self-Care Activities For a Bad Day
When you have a bad day, you might find that you want to grab a drink or eat something unhealthy. But these are not healthy habits to have. A better option is to work on your self-care activities, which can make you feel better and will be good for you at the same time. Watch Something Funny Don’t underestimate the power of laughing! If you are having a terrible day, find a way to watch TV or a movie that makes you laugh. Avoid action, drama, and other genres that might make you feel miserable by the end. Binge-watch your favorite comedy on Netflix or turn on the TV to…
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Common Signs You Have Anxiety in the Fall
If you have noticed that your anxiety always peaks near the beginning of the fall season, you are not alone. This is sometimes called seasonal anxiety or autumn anxiety, as it happens around this season. Like all forms of anxiety, it is not caused by any one thing. Some people get anxiety this time of year due to the weather changing, others experience it because their routine and schedules change so drastically. It helps to understand the signs and symptoms of seasonal anxiety so that you can start working on remedies as soon as possible. Physical Signs The first signs you will probably notice when it comes to anxiety are…
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Tips on How to do a Weekly Reset
A weekly reset is simply a routine you do once a week that helps you get ready for the week. It is most often done on Sunday before your work week starts, but if you work on different days, it would be done the day before your week begins. Catch Up on Tasks You Fell Behind on Before you do anything else, take some time finishing anything you didn’t get done, that you are able to do right now. That way, you aren’t getting even more behind when the new week begins. Try to do this on Saturday if you can, so that Sunday is freed up for the rest…
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6 Ways to Heal Your Inner Self
Is 2020 over yet? Life can take a real toll on our emotions. When you go through a crisis, emotional scars are often left behind. If left unhealed, these scars can affect your life m1oving forward in a number of negative ways. If you’re ready to start living your best life, free from stress and trauma, it’s time to start healing your inner self. Below are 6 ideas you can try to heal your inner self and reclaim your life. 1. Pay attention to your body You know your body better than anybody else. Therefore, if you want to start feeling better, it’s important to pay attention to your body.…
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4 Reasons that Journaling is Good for Teens
Last week, I posted about Journaling for Kids. This week, we will look at journaling for teens. There are many ways journaling can help someone, from finding clarity to expressing your emotions, but there are some unique advantages for pre-teens and teenagers. Here are some of the top benefits for teens who start using a journal on a daily basis. It Improves Their Self-Esteem and Confidence If there is one thing that most teens universally struggle with, it is their self-esteem. This sometimes start when they are younger, but typically starts around ages 12 or 13. Through journaling, they discover so much about themselves, including what might be causing the…
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How to Reflect on Your Life With Your Journal
If you are using your journal to gain more clarity and want to use it for reflection, the following questions will help you do just that. Dig Deep – Where have you been holding back? To start with, think about where in your life you might be holding back. What don’t you write about? What crosses your mind, that your instantly try to get out of your head? In what way are you keeping things to yourself, hiding your feelings, or not being completely transparent either with other people in your life or with what you choose to write about in your journal. What brings you the most joy? Reflect…
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Tips for Reducing Stress with Your Journal
Stress is the great equalizer – but not in a good way. You don’t want to know that everyone deals with stress in the same way. Stress is bad for your physical and mental health, disrupts your sleep, can lead to emotional eating, and so many more issues. If you have been dealing with a lot of stress, journaling can be an amazing tool. Do a Big Brain Dump If you are using your journal to reduce stress, try starting out with a brain dump. This is when you release all of those worries, thoughts, and feelings onto the paper. It can be easy to hold a lot of information…
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10 Reasons to Embrace Your No
Michelle had just turned thirty when she became engaged. At the same time, she was planning her wedding, she also took on two key projects at work and began volunteering at a new organization that started in her area as well as helping her sister pack for a cross-country move. Rather than say “no” to any of these commitments, Michelle kept saying, “yes”. As her wedding date came closer, she felt overwhelmed, stressed, and scared. She could barely manage her life now. She couldn’t imagine adding another person to it. A friend gently pointed out to Michelle that she had “overspent her yeses”. She explained, “Your ‘yes’ is how you…
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Journaling Means Something Different to Everyone
When you look up the benefits of journaling, you will find a different collection of benefits on just about every blog post and the website you read. This is because it can mean something different for everyone. Some people journal because they want to find clarity. Others journal for manifesting or because they enjoy writing about their day. Here are some ways to figure out what journaling means to you. What is your reason for journaling? Narrow down your reasons for journaling to just one thing for now. What is the biggest reason you want to write in a journal? Don’t worry about what that reason is, even if it…
