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Gettin' Through the Holidays Mental Health Tricks

If y'all are anything like me, this time of year is triggering AF. Here are some small, very easy grounding exercises that I was taught by my therapist, basically in order of how much I like them for this rage-inducing season. You make like them in a different order, depending on your rage-to-despair ratio.

Push a wall: literally go up to a wall and try to push it over. Really try. I promise you won't push it over, but give it your best shot. Try to hold it as long as you can, and then take a breather and assess whether you need to repeat. Why it works: This is a quick, physical expulsion of the fight-or-flight feeling. It's a bit like punching a wall, but without the potential to hurt yourself/look scary/damage things. You can even do it in front of people and say you're stretching, they'll never know (unless the wall actually falls down, but this will not happen, I assure you).

Shake like a dog: Animals shake to release stress, and you are also an animal. Setting aside time to just shake it out, as vigorously as you can, arms and legs, face, stick your tongue out, pretend you're shaking like a wet dog. You can dance instead, if that feels better, and you can do this to music, but basically the more unhinged you can be, the better. If you are in a place you can scream, scream too! Why it works: like the above, this is a release of pent-up stress and anxiety. Especially if your rage-to-woe ratio is high, some kind of physical exertion is often the best way to burn through the cortisol and adrenaline you're building up.

Bilateral Tapping: Cross your arms over your chest so that your fingertips are at your shoulders, and slowly tap, one hand at a time, back and forth, for about a minute. Breathe slowly. Why it works: This is weird as hell, but because this engages both sides of your brain, it helps override the activity of the amygdala, which is the part of your brain that Makes The Fear. If you're being literally triggered in a situation, i.e. you're having a trauma response, or reliving some family trauma, this is a good one.

Box Breathing: From a comfortable position (can really be seated, laying down or standing), inhale slowly for a count of 4, hold for a count of 4, exhale for a count of 4, hold for a count of 4, then repeat. You can do it for shorter counts or longer counts, but if you vary the counts make sure the exhale is longer than the inhale. You can close your eyes or leave them open. Why it works: This exercise helps you move from a sympathetic (activated) nervous system response to a parasympathetic (balanced) response. I do this one every day, and it's a good gateway to meditation. Especially helpful in anxious or tense situations, but I find if I'm very triggered I need one of the other ones first, or it can make anxiety worse. Breathwork is amazing but not usually as a first exercise if you're very activated, or have been activated a long time.

Ice: Lots of ways to do this one – hands in cold water for 30 seconds, ice pack on the back of your neck, dip your entire face into a bowl of ice water (this one's the most effective). Why it works: I kinda think this is hilarious, but this activates your mammalian dive reflex. It immediately slows your heart-rate, so if you are feeling your blood pressure and heart rate rising, this one is very good. The only reason this one's at the bottom of my list is because I hate being cold.

I wish you all a very get-through-the-holidays-without-hurting-yourself. Take time alone if you need it.

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Happy New Year to you Christians, you are our brothers.

Always at this time of every year we share your holidays and are happy with your happiness. This year we were unable to share with you because we are dying of hunger and drowning in our tents in Gaza

We now need your help to save my family from starvation and real death that we are exposed to. Your support saves us from hunger and helps us to provide a good tent to protect us from the heavy rain.

Donate link for my family here

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As we approach the end of 2024 and welcome a new year, 2025, and with the arrival of Christmas, I wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a joyful Christmas Eve filled with love and peace. May your holidays be beautiful, warm, and full of happiness.

I would also like to express my deepest gratitude to everyone who has supported and contributed to me and my family during this time. Thanks to your generosity, we have been able to raise €64,263, and this achievement is all thanks to you, my dear friends. However, we still have some way to go to reach our goal; we still need €35.737 to achieve it.

I kindly ask you to take a moment and consider donating again to support a Palestinian family in need. Let us work together to reach €70,000 before the end of the year. Remember, every donation, no matter how small, makes a significant impact and holds great value in helping us improve our lives during these challenging times.

Thank you for everything you have done, and happy holidays to you all!

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a whole bunch of gazan mutual aid projects and nonprofits. if the decision of which individual fundraiser to give to feels too daunting, or if you just want to help as many people as possible in one go, these are great initiatives to support.

care for gaza - focuses on providing food and essential supplies. donate here or here.

connecting humanity - securing internet access via donations of virtual sim cards (esims). if you can't afford a whole plan yourself, crips for esims is a communal pool that will use your donation to purchase and maintain esims

gaza soup kitchen - provides food, medical care, and classes for children. also has a gofundme

glia gaza medical support initiative - provides medical care through field clinics and tents at hospitals. donations can also be sent through their website.

ele elna elak - provides clean water, food, clothing, and shelter. they also have a gofundme

life for gaza - raising money for the gaza municipality to repair water and waste management infrastructure

taawon - partners with local civil organizations to provide food, water, medical care, shelter, and basic supplies

the sameer project - running various initiatives providing tents, medical care, and necessities. they have their own encampment project focused on sheltering families with children, sick and disabled members, or members in need of perinatal care

islamic relief worldwide's gaza emergency appeal - provides food, water, hygiene kits, medical supplies, and psychological support

baitulmaal - provides a variety of necessities, including food, water, shelter, and medical supplies

gaza mutual aid fund - distributes food, hygiene products, water, and other essential supplies, including financial support. run by @/el-shab-hussein's amazing friend Mona. updates can be found on her instagram.

hygiene kits for gaza - provides hygiene supplies including menstrual products, wipes, and toothbrushes/toothpaste

anera - provides a variety of necessities, including food, water, hygiene supplies, medicine, blankets and mattresses, and psychological care

palestine children's relief fund - provides supplies and support with a focus on children. also has an initiative for lebanon

dahnoun mutual aid - provides water, food, tents, baby supplies, financial support, and other necessities. updates can be found through their instagram

certainly this is not an exhaustive list, so please feel free to add on other projects or organizations that i didn't include. and as always, please take the time to donate if you can and share. it truly makes all the difference.

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It’s rare to feel happy in northern Gaza. But the other day, my sister Soso made me smile.

It’s not a lie that sugar is expensive. 1kg is $80. Frying oil is $70. That donut was expensive to make, even without the sugar. But it’s okay. Even if it means the adults can’t eat, it’s okay. Soso was happy for a few hours. She’s only 4 years old yet her life is already so hard. She’s not growing properly due to malnutrition and trauma. Her mental health is in shambles, not at all how a child should be. Since birth, two wars have come very close to killing her, so we just want her to be happy.

Please help me make her happy every day. A few days ago, she was the happiest child in the world because she ate an apple for the first time in a year. That won’t happen again because fruits are too expensive, but I swear, she explodes with joy when we buy vegetables too. She is a child with simple dreams.

Please don’t feel hesitant to help me, my campaign has been vetted!

✅️Vetted by @gazavetters, my number verified on the list is ( #347 )✅️

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double your impact: rebuild gaza refugee camp for the holidays

hi guys, i won't say much, ahmed's campaign to buy new tents and get plastic tarps to protect improvised shelters in his refuge camp has been ongoing since 11/24. we are over 2/3rds of the way to the goal.

i would love to see this campaign finished by the end of the year, so i will match all contributions starting today, dec 20, until we meet the goal!

which means that we only need $300 to reach our goal

you can look through my or @cygnettes' blogs for proof of donation over the past few months. i still have commissions for palestine open. and if you have any questions, please let me know :]

in the spirit of christmas giving, please help us to reach this one last goal by donating and/or sharing. thank you for your generosity!

$1307/1600

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The high's starting to wear off. Someone shoot another billionaire CEO

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new post because the latest one was quickly losing traction and donations.

Mohammed’s condition has worsened significantly in the last several days, unfortunately. He’s unsteady on his feet and fell while trying to pray, breaking his hand. He has a cast for 4-6 weeks and a debt from that now. He’s going on day 4 with no food. And he has regular treatment tomorrow that we are trying desperately to collect for.

If any of you can spare anything -- even $1, $5, whatever--please do, and please reblog this post.

$1,445 / $15,000

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Stop stop do something

Where are you, world? Where are you, people?😭

I am writing to you with sadness and grief and my tears are trembling. I was injured by the damned occupation. 😭😭😭

While I was passing by on the road, a nearby place was targeted and I was seriously injured and

I am fighting for life and death😭😭😭😭💔

I appeal to you and😭🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🥺🥺

I hope that you will not leave me and forsake me. Please, 🥺🥺🥺💔

I need an urgent and urgent operation It is expensive and we cannot afford it. I want you to stand by me.Don't leave me alone in this cruel world🙏🙏🙏😭😭😭

If I can't do the surgery quickly, I'll lose my life and there will be no light in this savage world. 😭🙏

#save me from death💔

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our lovely friend Ibrahim @wolf-aid and his amazing family still need our help!

he's only 16 and is still sick and weak. his mother is also chronically ill. they still need money for food and many other daily necessities we take for granted! i sent him 20 euros to get water on saturday as they only had 2 liters for the family to share. they still have no food, but a recent HUGE donation of 1000 euros was made recently!!! eternally grateful to that person, i was worried sick about ibrahim the other day and now we're all hopeful! 🥰🥰 there is no medicine available to help him, but proper food and drink will make his illness more manageable.

PROOF OF VETTING (#25 ON THE VETTED CAMPAIGN LIST) BY @gazavetters, A GROUP OF TRUSTED CAMPAIGN VETTERS ! lately, he's been very frustrated as his pleas for help are often ignored by bloggers. please donate a little if you can - and if you can't, please share this post, wish ibrahim well, and if you want to, reblog with a cute picture of your pets :) he really likes those!

€31,752 raised of €50,000

Every amount sent his way counts. Please donate as little as 5 euros towards his campaign if you can!

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 I do beat him up a lot. For Spike that's like third base.