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Elrond x reader
(no gender mentioned, no pronouns) · Rating: G · 838 words · No warnings · NO descriptions of panic attacks or similar stuff! No use of Y/N. Sorry for abusing the “...” haha. This fanfic is set in winter! I just needed the ultra cozy vibes for this one.
summary: Elrond notices that you’re struggling even though you’re trying so hard to hide it. He helps you get through a rough patch.
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Elrond has noticed that there was something off with you recently. You reacted irritably when being asked questions, you had dark circles under your eyes from lack of sleep and you didn’t seem like your usual self.
He goes to your chambers to check on you. He finds you laying on the chaise in the middle of the day, wrapped in a blanket and staring out of the window with a blank face.
“Hey, sweetheart”, he greets you in a warm tone.
You don’t answer and just wrap the blanket tighter around your body.
“Forgive me, I don’t mean to pry, but I’m honestly worried about you… Is there anything I can do for you?” Elrond sits down on the end of the chaise and strokes your thigh gently.
“No!” you snap at him. Shit. You immediately regret it. Societal pressure has been gnawing at you in addition to you struggling mentally. Elrond didn’t have anything to do with this. Tears are forming in your eyes and you squeeze them shut to try to force them away. “I’m so sorry.” you whisper with a trembling voice.
“It’s okay. This wasn’t directed at me personally, even if I was the one to hear it…”
He shifts closer and starts stroking your head.
“Your health matters, meleth nín. Body and mind. If you were to break a bone or fall ill with a terrible cold, you would give your body the rest it needs, wouldn’t you?” He smiles at you kindly. “You tell your friends they should look after themselves and take the time and rest they need to recharge… try to apply that to yourself… please.”
“It’s too h–hard… “ And this time, your voice breaks and you start to cry.
“Well, then I’ll help you.”
Elrond holds you in his arms and lets you sob uncontrollably. “Let it all out, love, it’s okay.”
And all the feelings you’ve been avoiding for the past weeks come crashing down on you. You cry and cry and cry and Elrond holds you, strokes over your hair, caresses your back…
After a while he begins to softly sing in Sindarin… He has a beautiful voice. Low and melodic he sings while he holds you… The song is unfamiliar to you, but it has a soothing power and you can feel it flow through your body as it slowly regulates your nervous system. The tears are gone and you truly feel better, more balanced, but there’s still this lingering sense of uncertainty and you’re not sure how to move on…
Then Elrond speaks anew: “Meleth nín, please know that this too, shall pass. You might feel like this intense hopelessness and these dark intrusive thoughts will never leave you. But I promise you, they will. You will be your usual funny, cheerful, creative self again.
I am so proud of you. You are such a kind, wonderful person and your friends love you so much.
You don’t need to carry all of this on your own. You can ask for help. I can help you take the weight off. I’m here for you, love.” He places a gentle kiss on your forehead. You look up to him and give him a small smile. His words mean a great deal to you. He’s always there for you no matter what. And you trust him.
“So… what do you say about a warm bath? While I make you some food?” he asks hopefully.
“A bath sounds amazing actually…” you answer hoarsely. All this crying has done a number on your voice.
“I’m glad. Then I’ll get it ready for you and you choose something comfortable to wear afterwards, alright?”
Elrond runs you a bath with your favorite essential oils and lights some candles in the bathroom so that you have it extra cozy.
You greatly enjoy soaking in the warm water and it smells so good. After a good half hour you’re starting to get a little sleepy so you get out of the bath, dry yourself off and put on some soft nightwear.
When you get back to your living room chamber, you see that Elrond is already waiting for you. He has set up a little picnic with a big blanket and some pillows in front of the burning fireplace. There’s fresh bread with cheese, some sweet and salty snacks that you like and some hot chocolate.
The two of you enjoy your meal together and you talk a little here and there, Elrond doesn’t pressure you and there’s always more time to talk tomorrow. You share some of the things you’ve been struggling with and he listens to you closely and offers his thoughts if you like.
Talking about this makes you feel lighter and you slowly get sleepy again. Before you can drift off on the floor in your living room, he takes you to bed and holds you in his arms while you fall asleep. That night, you don’t dream at all, you sleep through the night like a log.
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#elrond x reader#self insert fanfic#elrond fanfiction#anxiety and depression relief#sweet summer boy and healer is here to help you bestie
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#mental health#self care#positive thoughts#positivity#recovery#healing#anxiety relief#cute art#self love#depression relief#stress relief#relief#how to feel better
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Self Therapy; A Note
I've been pondering about this concept for quite a while now. Therapy itself is a wonderful tool to pick your broken pieces up and gently glue them back together- as if they were never broken at all.
However, not everyone has the resources to truly indulge in such tools. So I mulled over the idea of doing therapy almost at home. While it won't be as effective, as far as my personal experience goes, therapists typically give out homework to their patients.
I want to make it clear that because you're doing this kind of thing at home, it is vital to remain cautious. This is not medical advice, just something to consider.
If you do not have the resources to go to therapy, doing a self therapy session every single week could be beneficial, I think. I'm making a little guide on how exactly I personally am choosing to do this.
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Step One: Choose An App
There are many many free apps specifically geared towards mental health. I've used a few, one of which being "WYSA" which I personally enjoyed. Pick one you think would suit you!
I enjoy these apps primarily because they typically have some free form of help. Like breathing exercises, meditation, etc! You can skip this step if you don't feel comfortable.
Step Two: Find Resources Online
You can easily find a lot of free resources online by looking up "therapy worksheet" "anxiety worksheet" "depression worksheet" etc.
Find a couple that you think would suit you to work on for the first week. The more you find, I recommend stockpiling them into a folder! This way, every new session you can either pre-plan said worksheets or grab a couple quickly.
I also highly recommend looking for journal prompts! Especially shadow work journal prompts that help you release certain emotions. You can do this with pen and a notebook or you can use a laptop/tablet for this! If you don't feel secure, password protect documents or hide your journal in a very safe place.
Step Three: Plan your first Session
Identify what you would like to address/work on during the session. Write it down.
Find the worksheets and exercises you want to do, plan them out. It's easier to go ahead and print/write/type them now and put them in a folder with a clear name. (e.g. ST.session1)
Find a day in the week when you know you will have at least one hour of free time. During this one hour of free time, you will be taking the time to do all of your things ! You can do this before bed, in the middle of the day. Just choose a time you think would be best.
I recommend setting a small goal every 1-2 sessions. Remember, goals should be reasonable, attainable, and measurable. Little steps. (For instance, if you struggle with severe social anxiety like I did, you can make a goal "order a coffee one time", but there's many ways to do this)
You can add more to this if you want! Please remember, you can add a face mask and reading a nice book, or other coping skills/self care to this if you think it might help. I recommend choosing things based off on how much time you have and how effective they are at helping you cope. You can also add them all separately to a "self care" day weekly. Up to you.
Example Setup
I'm sharing my personal set-up and plan with you! Some people need visuals <3
This is my folder set up:
as you can see, I have three folders inside a "self therapy" folder!
inside the "journaling" folder, I have three documents that align with the session outline (pictured next) that is in its respective folder. The first one has a journal prompt, the second two are completely blank and only named. They're just sitting there, waiting and ready!
This is my session outline. It includes what issues I'll be addressing and what exercises I'll be doing. Also, the next goal I'd like to work towards. This includes how I plan to do so. I also put a clear DAY and TIME for this session.
This is the worksheet I'll be doing:
And that's all! I'll be following this tomorrow and drinking some chocolate milk and relaxing :3 not too shabby, huh! Don't forget, if you are ever thinking about hurting yourself: call a hotline.
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#kiki's delivery service#self love#anxiety relief#mental health#self improvement#infp#me asf#adhd#disorganized attachment#depression#general anxiety disorder
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Reason to Live #8936
The feeling of relief after a long wave of sadness or anger passes. – Guest Submission
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#sad#help#hope#reason to live#depressed#depression#empty#alone#mental illness#anxiety#trauma#guest submission#mental health#feeling#relief#sadness#anger#healing#growth#progress
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soft boy for anyone having a bad day 💖
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My dad has finally been buried, by the way. I feel a little guilty for not being there & being with my family, and it's like was me falling last night & injuring both ankles a punishment for not going? lol. But for my mental health, I really really needed to avoid yet another death-related event and his demon wife. This weekend in Grand Rapids was such a fun relaxed good time, I really needed it and I feel a million times better omg
#it's pretty much been since my dad passed that i started having a lot of panic attacks & anxiety that i'm also dying#it's been especially bad since my bf's mom died in july :( like i KNOW i'm fine but it's like intrusive thoughts that i can't stop#i just really needed the whole 2 parents dying at the same time & dealing w/ their funerals + burials + memorials etc to be over with#i've completely felt like i've been losing my mind that my dad's burial got dragged on for 9 fucking months after he died#like thank god i can finally feel some relief that the entire situation is actually over with & i can move on with my life now#i really needed to get out of town & have a good fun chill time to take my mind off of all the death & depressing shit#i haven't felt like a person for the last 4 years and i'm finally starting to feel like i used to again#p
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I finally slept for the first time in days -- a proper sleep, not even my usual drifting in and out of light sleep through a haze of stress, anxiety, and pain, waking up multiple times an hour. I closed my eyes and was OUT. For like, almost ten hours straight. Oh my GOD, I felt like I woke up from hibernating. It's incredible. I still feel exhausted, but I also feel rested. Lighter. Clear-headed. More good news: I finally have my old nerve pain meds again that I haven't been able to get refilled since mid-2022. Oh my god. I might cry in relief. (...I might be actively crying a little in relief. Shhh. They're good tears.)
#the gnat rambles#gabapentin is also apparently helpful for depression and anxiety but I'm specifically on it for nerve stuff#I have no idea if the sleep helped my mental state or if it's the lack of usual pain or if it's the meds#but I actually feel much more stable both mentally and emotionally#the relief is INTENSE man I'm sitting here like 😭#bro once I'm back on my anti-depressants I am going to be fucking unstoppable YOU JUST WATCH#IT'S ALL FINALLY COMING TOGETHER 😈
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speaking of ocd, I think I'm realizing that I truly don't have anxiety and it's literally just my ocd. im not anxious about anything until it involves me and suddenly I'm spiraling
#[static]#it's hard to describe succinctly but the anxiety I deal with nowadays is directly related to my ocd and autism#some anxiety is so easy to brush off but the ones stemming from my ocd are extremely difficult to get out from under#i'll spiral for weeks about one specific thing and ruminate on it and mentally worry and pick at it forever#it's utterly exhausting jfkdghdf some days are easier than others#and often that one thing I ruminate on becomes multiple things all stemming from the first thing#like recently it's been my car ... the thing is totally fine ... runs fine drives fine but ive been freaked out by it for the last 3 weeks#every time i go into the shop theyre like ... everything is good in fact its in good condition for its age and they'll mention like#one thing that will need to be replaced to keep it in tip top condition and then my brain will fixate on it and imagine all the ways#something horrific will happen if that doesnt get changed and then that leads to all the other things in the car suddenly freaking me out#i defs used to have general anxiety and depression but those went away literally the day i got top surgery#poof instantly gone it was wild and i kept waiting for the other shoe to drop#never did but now my ocd has been really bad the last 6 months cuz of all the extra horrifying things going on#so i thought it was just my anxiety coming back but this week i realized it was my ocd and have been treating it accordingly#and ive seen some relief but i definitely need to go back to therapy once i get my insurance again#its the only way to get a hold on it and my last therapist ended up moving states so we didnt get to work on tools for it very much#im yapping at this point i just needed to vent for a second about how truly yucky ocd makes me feel
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In case you didn’t realize 🤍
#smgs#smgsorginialpost#soundmindgoldsoul#anxiety relief#depression recovery#mental health matters#mental wellbeing#wellness#health and wellness#mental wellness#law of assumption#law of attraction#manifestation#manifesting#healingjourney#healthyliving#relatable quotes#quotes#recoveryisworthit#mental strength#selfhealer#self care#self love
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got diagnosed with autism yesterday!!
i’m now going to refer to my brain as ✨the winx club (mental asylum version)✨🧚🏼♀️
#as a big fan of the winx club this was truly thrilling to make this meme#i have to laugh because how have i survived 23 years on this planet dealing with all of this ?? 😭#no wonder i’m always so fucking tired there’s a community in MY BRAIN AND IM ONLY ONE PERSON#in all honesty getting diagnosed has felt like a relief bc now i can get help and not feel like a failure to society#autism#autistic#audhd#adhd#anxiety#depression#ptsd#meme#memes#the winx club#bloom#winx bloom#tecna#tecna winx#musa#musa winx#stella#winx stella#flora#winx flora
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#mental health#self care#positive thoughts#recovery#healing#positivity#anxiety relief#depression tips
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realizing that perhaps i need to go back to therapy after quitting therapy is so EMBARASSINGGGGGGGG
#like ik ik it’s not that big of a deal but i was doing SO MUCH better in re anxiety and depression even just earlier this year and now it’s#like GREAT my stupid fucking job has robbed me of my joie de vivre and optimism and suddenly i’m anxious all the time again#and for what reason#but i can not quit my job atm so now i’m like hm maybe i should use some of my hard earned paycheck to seek relief from the mental anguish#my JOB is inflicting on me#what if i exploded INSTEAD#but i do think it might help me
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My brain has been So Quiet after surgery it's like. Weird?
Not even blorbo thoughts.
But not in, like, a bad way? More it reminds me of how I felt the first time I had anxiety medication that actually worked and shut the anxiety off for a while (before it stopped working of course lol). Like for so long I've basically used "drown brain in blorbo thoughts to push everything else aside" as a coping mechanism for anxiety and depression.
But... Things feel calmer and quiety in my brain so I don't feel the need or desire to drown everything out?
I guess I honestly didn't realize the extent to which the discomfort I felt was background radiation to everything in my life until it's gone. Which is good! I knew it was A Big Problem I just didn't realize How Big.
And part of its probably the fatigue from recovery and all that, not much energy for anxiety and such leftover. As I recover more things are getting more online again and I want to think blorbo thoughts but it feels different, more like I want to pick up a hobby again after a hiatus rather than clinging to the only thing keeping my mental health from completely collapsing.
It's different and weird but not in a bad way and I want to keep it like this and get to know how to work in this kind of mental space rather than go back to constantly feeling like I'm on the edge of snapping.
#50 shades of personal#i am under no illusions that this has cured my anxiety or depression#those are rooted in other things and far predate my gender issues#like the gender stuff didn't *help* but it wasn't the root cause#but it being a relief is nice because anything that lesses the contributing factors is good
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Reason to Live #8596
Going out to do something fun after a stressful week. – Guest Submission
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#sad#help#hope#reason to live#depressed#depression#empty#alone#mental illness#anxiety#trauma#guest submission#mental health#fun#stress#stress relief#enjoyment
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