#My mental health
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which ways did u try and which symptoms u have
I tried to take care of myself, helping myself out before others, and I don't really know about symptoms I have.
helping yourself before others is a trauma mechanism
which will worsen mental health
what happend in your past?
I used to be a laude child, but I've been told "Have you ever shut up?" or "Be quite" I'll start to be quite, like how I am today. And I used to be a sensitive one, and I'm still am. Whenever I see a friend struggling with relationships, or health, I would start to help them if I know how to.
And I used to get threaten by my younger brother if I ever talk to him, or done something wrong, but everything is ok Now.
When it comes to names, I'd forget their names for some reason.
And very sorry if that's long
u dont have to be sorry details are needed if we wanna try to sort things out
how do u feel rn daily?
exausted? sad? what about your sleep schedule?
stress?
Sometimes I feel all of them at once, and my sleep schedule is not good, I would either fall asleep around 11;40pm, or somewhere past that.
But I sometimes feel alright, not good, not bad, just in the middle
did you notice any negative thought patterns or behavior which worsens how you feel daily?
Yes, I've noticed about that, and I can't change it when I try to.
could you write down here the ones u noticed?
Whenever I hold a knife from the kitchen, I think about sh, or when I'm holding scissors as well.
I eat way to much to deal with stress and my emotions.
I have to watch TV to fall asleep or music when I'm not very tired.
That's all I could think about
did u try to replace the first two with a more healthy behavior whenever u notice the urge? some other self soothing stuff which wont be as damaging long term
a walk, shower, hobby, talking to a friend etc
I have not tried replacing those two.
you could start small and slow
the goal is to replace it over time
not force yourself to be 100% accurate
what would be a healthy self soothing action that u would prefer? and would be willing to try instead
I want to start a poem that most people have about mental health, or draw on what's on my mind.
But I don't know how to do a poem, and idk how to draw that much.
that sounds wonderful
u could start just with expressive writing
just writing your emotions out, after that u could move to poems and expressing it there, on Yt iam sure there are many begginers guide on poem structures
as far as the drawing goes, i dont think it has to be very sophisticated, goal is to get the emotions out in a better way, just try to draw whats on your mind and see if it helps
does this sound reasonable to u?
It does, thank you ❤
good, whenever u notice the urge, try to remember our convo, and try to act in a different healthy way : )
I'll try to do that
then u could keep a jornal on your progress
as a reminder
if u wanna
also its good to engage in hobbies regardless, boredom leads most of the time to rumination, u can draw or write whenever u want
watch vids associated with it yk
anyways sounds like a good start to me, once u learn to manage your emotions in more healthy ways and be more active, u can move to other problems and sort more stuff out
Right,but what if I'm not happy with the hobbies I picked out?
try it out, see how it goes
stick to it for a little, try to get better at it
but if u dont like it at all, find something u will
but the emotional expressive writing isnt something u have to be good at ig? its just generally helpful and relieves stress
it should work in theory