I can still feel the ringing in my ears, 1000lbs pushing against my chest, my throat closing up and my heart skipping every second beat. The sinking, suffocating, out of body sensation. The feeling of ECG stickers all over my chest, arms, legs. The waiting room and the way it narrowed and expanded whenever I looked up. The numbness in my hands, the speed of my breath.
A couple of years ago, I was living with debilitating anxiety. It was really, really scary. And even still I find myself in that place from time to time. But the difference is that now I know how to pull myself out of it. ⠀⠀ Mental health is not a linear process. There are dips and valleys always. But the solution is within you! You have to try to be brave and harness it 🙏🏼. It takes work. I still have to work; but it’s so unbelievably worth it. Here are a couple of things I like to remind myself to do when my head gets a spinnin’.
💗 your breath is your most powerful tool when you begin to feel anxious. Inhale to 5, hold, exhale to 10. 💗 burrito yourself in a blanket whenever necessary and inform your loved ones to burrito you whenever necessary; sometimes the physical pressure helps. 💗 ask those in you life that suffer with anxiety what they need from you if they experience a panic attack around you. It can be difficult to express in the middle of one. 💗 up to 12% of all depression cases could be circumvented through regular aerobic exercise for 30 mins per day. Move a little. 💗 be compassionate to yourself. Be compassionate to the people you love and the people you don’t know. 1 in 5 people suffer from a mental illness. We are all in this together. 💗 keep sharing, keep talking, keep listening.
- Catrina
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