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Simple tips for getting through the tough days
I try my best to be a relatively positive person, to not to let the negativity of life consume me, but even I struggle with getting through the tough days. General life in itself is hard – no one has a life free of negativity. But when you live with a chronic illness, or mental health condition (or both), it can feel like the bad outweighs the good, and getting through each day can feel impossible. I’ve had my fair share of tough days, and have spent a lot of my life figuring out how best to get through them. I’ve not got it perfect by any means, but I…
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Why Practice Gratitude?
Gratitude is often a part of life that is missed out. We spend so much time and energy living life, getting through each day, surviving, that we can forget the things we have to be thankful for. No day is perfect, and it’s not always easy to find something to be grateful for. But by simply stopping for a moment and being thankful it can do wonders for your mood. Practicing gratitude isn’t necessarily about making you feel better about your life. I know when you are in the throws of mental illness, especially depression, it can feel like you have nothing good to offer. And no, gratitude is not…
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My Journey to Fitness: Part 5
My apologies for the delay in posting this, my fifth installment of the Journey to Fitness series. In all honesty, I’ve been putting this off because I’ve not had a great month. My mental health hasn’t been great, I’m completely exhausted, and I have been feeling extremely NOT positive about my body. This whole journey is not meant to be about getting thin and losing weight. It’s supposed to be about loving and appreciating my body no matter what it looks like, and encouraging others to feel the same way. But with the weather getting warmer, and being too tired to actually exercise, as well as feeling generally down, it’s…
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Positive Affirmations: The tool you need to get through the day
I am a big believer in the power and importance of self-care, and am constantly adapting and learning new ways to take care of myself. One of the things I’ve discovered recently is positive affirmations – something that I actually do but didn’t realise it was a useful tool. Positve affirmations, or self-talk, consist of phrases that can help calm you down, or keep you going, when you are in the midst of low mood or anxiety. They are simple things you can tell yourself to remind you that you can get through this. Once I’d learned what they were, I reached out to my lovely twitter followers for their…
