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I decided to create a masterpost that would help you with what you are struggling with. Hopefully any of the links below will help you! Reminder; You’re going to be okay. What you are going through will pass, just remember to breathe.
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Distractions;
Here are some distractions to help keep your mind occupied so you aren’t too focused on your thoughts.
-Draw something
-This website translates the time into colours.
-Create your own galaxy.
-Play flowing.
-Make a 3D line travel where ever you like.
-Listen to music.
-Calm.
-Ocean mood, do nothing for two minutes.
Sleep issues;
- 8 hour sleep music.
-Rainy mood.
-Meditation.
-Coping with nightmares.
-How to cope with nightmares, 11 steps.
-Calm
-Foods that can affect your sleeping, both positive and negatively.
Uncomfortable with silence;
-Rainy mood.
-10 hours of rain and thunder.
-3 hours of rain and thunder.
-Human heartbeat.
-Rainforest.
-Sound of rain on a tin roof.
-Autumn wind.
-Rain on a tent
-Traffic in the rain.
-Soft traffic.
-Fan.
-Train.
-Simply noise.
-My noise.
-Rainy cafe.
Anxiety;
-How to stop worrying.
-Tips to manage anxiety and stress.
-The 10 best ever anxiety management techniques.
-Self-help strategies for anxiety.
-Helping a friend with anxiety.
-All about worrying.
-8 myths about anxiety.
Sad, angry and depressed/depression;
-“I’m always sad”
-Feeling sad.
-Going through trauma.
-“I’m always angry”.
-Anger management.
-All about anger.
-National helplines and websites.
-Self-help strategies for depression.
-Dealing with depression at work.
-Dealing with depression at school.
Isolation and loneliness;
-Pets and mental health.
-All about loneliness.
-“I feel so alone”
-10 more ideas to help with loneliness.
-How to deal with loneliness.
Self-harm;
-Alternatives to self-harm and distraction techniques.
-146 things to do besides self-harm.
-More alternatives to self-harm.
-Self-harm alternatives.
-How to take care of self-harm wounds/injuries.
-Getting rid of scars.
Addiction;
-How to help a friend with a drug addiction.
-What is addiction?
-All about alcohol and addiction.
-The facts about drug addiction.
Eating disorders;
-Helping a friend with an eating disorder.
-Eating disorder treatments.
-Support services for eating disorders.
-Self-help tips with eating disorders.
-Eating disorder recovery.
-Recovering from an eating disorder.
-100+ reasons to recover.
-Understanding and managing eating disorders.
Dealing with self-hatred;
-3 ways to ease self-loathing.
-How to turn self-hatred into self-compassion.
-Self-hatred resources.
-10 step plan to deal with self-hate.
Suicidal;
-International suicide hotlines (1) (2)
-Preventing suicide.
-Reasons to stay alive.
-Dealing with suicidal thoughts and feelings.
-Coping with suicidal ideation.
Schizophrenia;
-All about schizophrenia.
-Helping a person with schizophrenia.
-Understanding and dealing with schizophrenia.
-Delusions and hallucinations.
OCD;
-Managing your OCD at home.
-Overcoming OCD.
-How to cope with OCD.
-Strategies for dealing with the anxious moments.
Borderline personality disorder;
-Helping someone with BPD.
-All about personality disorders.
-Treatment for BPD.
Abuse;
-Healthy relationships VS abusive relationships.
-Emotional abuse
-Overcoming sexual abuse.
-Hotlines services.
-5 ways to escape an abusive relationship.
-Domestic violence support.
-Signs of an abusive relationship.
-What do to if you’re in an abusive relationship.
-Surviving abuse.
-What you can do if you’re sexual harassed.
-Sexual assault support.
-What to do if you’ve been sexually assaulted or abused.
Bullying;
-How to stand up against bullying.
-How to protect yourself when it comes to cyber bullying.
-How to help stop people bullying you.
Loss and grief;
-How to cope with a suicide of a loved one.
-Grieving for a stranger.
-Common reactions to death.
-Working through grief.
(Other loss and grief)
-Moving away from friends and family.
-Coping with a breakup.
Getting help;
-Seeking help early.
-All about psychological treatments.
-Types of help.
-All about age and confidentiality.
Things you need to remember;
- Don’t stress about being fixed because you’re not broken.
-Remember to remind yourself of your accomplishments. Tell yourself that you’re proud of yourself, even if you’re not.
- This is temporary. You won’t always feel like this.
-You are not alone.
-You are enough.
-You are important.
-You are worth it.
-You are strong.
-You are not a failure,
-Good people exist.
-Reaching out shows strength.
-Breathe.
-Don’t listen to the thoughts that are not helping you.
-Give yourself credit.
-Don’t be ashamed of your emotions, for the good or bad ones.
-Treat yourself the same way as you would treat a good friend.
-Focus on the things you can change.
-Let go of toxic people.
-You don’t need to hide, you’re allowed to feel the way you do.
-Try not to beat yourself up.
-Something is always happening, you don’t want to miss out on what’s going to happen next.
-You are not a bother.
-Your existence is more than your appearance.
-You are smart.
-You are loved.
-You are wanted.
-You are needed.
-Better days are coming.
-Just because your past is dark, doesn’t mean your future isn’t bright.
-You have more potential than you think.
- Your value doesn’t decrease based on someone’s inability to see your worth.
Please remember to look after yourself and know that you are more than worth it and you deserve to be happy. Keep smiling butterflies x
Some recently purchased books! (2 of them were actually given to me by my professor before graduating so yay for free books!)
I can feel infinitely alive curled up on the sofa reading a book. That’s the thing about books.
There is a need to live poetically and string moments like words
My words shoot into the empty expanse
Suddenly feeling lonely
Exmoor Snow by Sarah Brooks
バケタン2号 アイボリー (baketan)
An old classroom: Empty bendies full of memories
“Lupine Oaks” by | Marlon Holden
Sierra Nevada Mountains, California
16th February 2023
Golden days ✨
Hey friends,
How are you? I have great news!! I got an A+ (1.0) in the hardest exam ever. I screamed so loud, I really could not believe it! It was the course I had feared the most. Mathematics have never been my favorite, so I really had to force myself to study - and it payed off. I'm really on the road of graduating with a 1.0 (A+) avarage and that just feels amazing. In the pictures you can see me studying for this exam. <3
Have an amazing day,
Sophia
MK Čiurlionis: a Lithuanian artist that did nothing but paint and compose music for 6 years straight. Most paintings rarely leave Lithuania because they’re incredibly fragile (he couldn’t afford the durability of oil paints or large canvas) so I feel blessed to have seen his mythological cities, anthropomorphic mountains and clouds in a glorious array of colours in person.
The Emotions of Genre:
This may be stating the obvious very plainly, but every genre has an accompanying emotion that it is meant to evoke. They are:
Fantasy - Wonder
Sci-Fi - Wonder
Romance - Love/Warm Fuzzies/Heat
Mystery - Curiosity
Thriller - Anxiety/Anticipation
Horror - Anxiety/Fear/Anticipation
There are other genres and other emotions they're meant to evoke, but at least once in every story you have to hit these notes. A fantasy novel where nothing is out of the ordinary is just a historic fiction, which is a great genre! But it is not fantasy! Without the wonder of magic or strange cities or weird curses, it isn't what the reader wants.
“Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying ‘I will try again tomorrow’.”
— Mary Anne Radmacher
Pamela Anderson’s beach cottage from MTV Cribs
2023 will be better
Overall
This is the final year of 'prep'. By the end of this year I'll be in a position where I can move how I've always wanted. I'll be ready to live the life of luxury and power I've always wanted. I'm done living in working class survival mode.
Note: Cosmetic upgrades postponed!!!
Base look Makeover
Vitamins
Skincare/Dermatologist approved skincare
New Clothes
Clothes tailored
Financial
Another 5,000$-7,000$ nest egg saved
Save 5,000$ so I can move to Boston for college
Pay off my 2 certifications 3,000$
Get 35 contacts from networking events that I can rely on and that I want to stay in contact with.
Get a job that won't burn me out! Aka a new better job w/better salary. OR get a paid internship. OR work part time for a nice small business.
Start another business!
Hit 200$ a day income
Hit 300$ a day income
Hit 400$ a day income
Hit 500$ a day income
Daily Routine
Workout (no matter what): 18%-20% Body Fat goal
1 gallon water drink
Clean eating + diet breaks
Studying (1hr-2hr) pomodoro style
Vitamins (multivitamins, and collagen powder)
Post 3 videos/pictures to IG, TikTok, or Youtube. (Maybe)
Mental
Find a therapist and Go to therapy
Get my 2 certifications in corporate finance (Harvard goal in 2025)
Read the 100-300 books on my list
Focus on to become intermediate in Violin & Recorder
Focus on to become conversationally fluent in Spanish or Mandarin
Find a new country to live in. (To leave USA in 2026)
Get another (different) certification for my career.
Live my life no matter how much money I don't have.
Fulfill a Teenage Dream
This is a stretch goal, might not happen.
Save 7,000$. And go on a two month long road trip!
Full Reinvention Loading
“My heart is a thousand years old. I am not like other people.”
— Charles Bukowski
a scooby doo series set in community college where the gang is in a criminology class and end up in a huge debate on the first day of class that leads to them starting a podcast talking about local urban legends, only to realize things aren’t quite adding up and they go to investigate for ~journalistic authenticity~ and end up solving a real-life crime disguised as supernatural occurrences. this happens every week and they’re frequently featured on the school newspaper. they only have twenty listeners
27.01.23 // friday
i have my last stressful exam of the month tomorrow and I am somehow simultaneously freaking out while also being way too chill about this.
january has been filled with learning how to draw, watching new girl, and making sunny side up eggs and catching up with friends i haven't spoken to in months. and I learnt more history this month than I have in the past two years combined. january is also the month i become physically incapable of waking up early, but ive been sleeping late to compensate for that. overall it's been a pretty chill month bc I know feb and march are gonna be way more stressful <3
Bella Notte Linnens, a whimsigothic dream