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I need to go on a honeymoon by myself.

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H2O is so great for a clear mind. Drink a glass before and after your coffee.

Tools for Mentally Ill Students #1

Hey guys! So I’ve been thinking a lot about what I use to control my mental health and keep me on track to recovery. Little things that make life easier for when everything seems hard. They’re not going to work miracles, but they can at least help, so I thought I’d share them with you. Here’s part one.

The DBT Wellness Planner

This planner uses dialetical behaviour therapy to help you bring order to your life and keep track of your emotions. I received it as a gift a few months ago and it has helped SO much. I really recommend this.

Anxiety and Worry Workbook

A lot of students cannot access therapy, whether because of money or your family or whatever. Workbooks can help you start developing skills by yourself. It’s hard, but if you put just a small amount of time into it consistently, you could really help yourself overcome symptoms. Add it to your schedule like homework. I have chosen this workbook because anxiety is something so many students struggle with.

Fidget Pen

We all know by now that fidget toys can be more distracting than anything. However, a lot of people with anxiety and similar symptoms can find fidget toys grounding. This pen is perfect for study, as it’s less likely to be taken away from you by an ignorant teacher. Just make sure you’re the kind of person who is helped by these things!

Sleep Supplement

Sleep is something most students struggle with, and the side effects can be seriously damaging to your mental health. You may be able to get a sleep aid from your doctor, but many don’t prescribe them to young people for fear of them forming a habit. A natural sleep supplement might be a good alternative. Though they don’t work for everyone, and are not as strong as prescription meds, supplements with things like melatonin, magnesium, and valerian root can give you a little extra push towards sleep. I find them especially useful when I can’t sleep because of anxiety. (Always keep in mind your specific body and needs before taking supplements).

Pill Reminder Clock / Reminder Bottle / Portable Bag

Remembering to take meds can be hard. Even apps can be easy to miss and ignore. That’s why I’ve added three different options to help you remember your meds. The first is an amazing alarm clock that says stuff like “Good morning, please remember to take your morning pills”. The second is pill bottles with caps that automatically count down from when you last took your meds. The third is a set of containers that fit into a small, discreet portable bag. 

Fitness Tracker

Regular exercise can be vital to help you regulate emotions and sleep. A fitness tracker can help you keep this up. You don’t have to fork out for a Fitbit, especially since you’re a student. There are plenty of cheaper options out there. One like this, with a heart rate monitor, can also be good for tracking anxiety. 

Intake-Tracking Water Bottle

We’ve all heard it a million times- we should drink more water. It’s not gonna cure us, but it does help our overall health. However, it can be hard to remember to drink enough, which is where bottles like this come in. It’s clearly marked showing you how much you should have drunk by different times of the day.

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To all of my followers, PLEASE READ THIS!!!!

Practical real-time tips for Anxiety

Breathing. Breathe in for the count of five, hold for five, breathe out for five. Repeat until your racing heart slows and the adrenaline (the thing that causes nausea, shakiness, etc.) isn’t pumping around your body so fast. 

Grounding. Make note of things that are set in reality. What’s the date? What colour are the walls? What can you feel if you reach out in front of you?

Exercise. You’re shaking, you’ve got too much adrenaline, too much energy. Run/dance/jump it off. 

Eat. Something small if you’re feeling nauseous, something plain in taste. This will help settle the acidity in your stomach that comes with being very anxious. Crackers, toast & bread sticks are some of my top choices.

Music. Have a playlist for bad days. Fill it with songs that lift you up and empower you. Do not include anything to do with being in love, being reliant on a boy/girlfriend, depression or grief.

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“Failure, is the panic that quickens the heart, the gloom that brings in stress, the rain above our heads, the darkness in our day but it’s also the weight that our body carries that we can choose to either lose or use it to gain. Learn how to convert that failure into something else.”

— Ana Fernandez

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me, showing off my university degree: that’s right everyone, i paid multiple dollars to the government in order to attain sporadic sprinklings of knowledge that i forgot two months after each class ended

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PREACH!!! Intelligence and success is not measured by others negative connotation on YOUR pathways.

I felt like this needed to be posted here.

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Failures are an experience. Dont let it stop you from what you want for yourself.

for anyone stressing out about bad grades, it’s not the end of the world. my dog’s doctor flunked out of her second year of vet school but now she’s the only vet in a town of approximately 35,000 people and who knows how many pets. i always think about this when i’m feeling overwhelmed, and i remember that things will work out in the end.

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Lolol 🙃

i don’t have a nervous system. i am a nervous system

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to all y’all graduating, finishing a semester, thinking about starting school, leaving school, looking for a job, working, resting, improving, or trying every day to do whatever you can to be the person you want to be… I’m so proud of you, and I hope you are proud of yourself. it hasn’t been easy, but here you are, and you’re doing so good. I love you, keep it up, I know you can do this

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For my Bae's I'm here for you but I'm just sleeping.

Don’t be afraid to be “too much.” Call me 5 times a day because you wanna hear my voice or something came up and you wanna tell me immediately. Text me 12 times in a row when I don’t answer fast enough. Leave me cute texts when you can’t sleep. Hold my hand. Everywhere. Sit really close to me on the couch. Keep your hand on my thigh. Always have a part of you touching a part of me. Tell me you love me every hour I don’t care I want to be smothered in love holy fuck life is too short to hold back.

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Nope. I'm with ya.

idk man… this studyblr/gradblr thing is really motivational and all, but man… anybody else struggle to get their papers written on time? anybody else suck at waking up in the mornings? sleep way too late and sometimes end up skipping class? anybody ever go to class without having done the reading for the day? just to lie about and pretend to act smart like the rest of your classmates? late assignments? fuck it days? 

does everybody on this site really have their shit together but me??????? 

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Just because others are succeeding, it does not mean that you are failing.

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Cultivate yourself. 

Just look at how much bacteria grows when it’s surrounded by warmth. 

Only then will you grow from within and notice all the negativity hiding all around you.

But also sterilize yourself from nasty people. Destroy that shit.

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Amen!

I cannot stress this enough- Build a routine. Build Habits. Wake up every day and get used to being productive, one day at a time. Do this for long enough and eventually you’ll be at your goal without even realising it. 

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Failure, is the panic that quickens the heart, the gloom that brings in stress, the rain above our heads, the darkness in our day but it's also the weight that our body carries that we can choose to either lose or use it to gain. Learn how to convert that failure into something else.

Ana Fernandez

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It’s not what you’re good at but how good you want to be

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Remember that even if you don’t have experience in it how will you know you’re great at it if you never try? Go in with the mindset that you want to be the best at it. Hard work pays off