Comparing Yourself and Caring Too Much? It Might Be Emotional Fatigue
Emotional fatigue is a syndrome that comes from having too many things that require an emotional response from you happening in a short period of time. It’s also been called “compassion fatigue” and the symptoms very much intersect with those of depression.
5 Qualities That Help Me As a Twitch Streamer (That I Used to Hate About Myself)
And it’s not like there is one brand of streamer. In fact, that is my point. Were you made fun of for being too quiet as a kid? Maybe you would make a stellar ASMR streamer! Were you great at identifying birds? Well, you can be an amazing ornithologist now with other people like you watching live as you go find cool rare birds. As long as your behavior doesn’t hurt others, being yourself is freakin’ awesome.
15 Things I Was Told I HAD To Accomplish Before 30 ... And 15 I Actually Did
Life is full of expectations. And I think, for the longest time, I didn’t realize that many of them were not mine. As I am turning 30, I reflect on what I have accomplished so far, and naturally, beat myself up for what I haven’t. That is, until I realized that the expectations that were lacking were not things I ever wanted for myself to begin with.
On Mental Health Advocates Vs Mental Health Professionals. When Is It Your Place?
Even though 5% (43.8 million people 18 or older) of people experience a mental illness in any given year, many don’t seek help. An advocate is the stop gap, the bridge for people going from “Mental health is all just in your head” to mental health care is just as important to our well-being as our physical health.
The Mental Health Concerns of Online Content Creators on Social Media
“The mental health risks people take in being an online personality become more prominent as their popularity grows. There is a lot of pressure to be “on,” be “perfect,” and be everything your audience wants you to be. You feel pressure to give them what you know they want - more content - and the hunger for that content never ends.”
4 Distractions to Get Through Social Isolation During COVID-19
I wanted to create a list of things that can be easily done for those of us who are looking to make this quarantine period productive, especially for those who struggle with depression and anxiety when motivation is fleeting. It’s so hard not to focus on the bad stuff!
Things to do to soothe your new Corona virus anxiety
In this blog, I detail ideas my community and I came up with during one of my live streams for things to do during quarantine to avoid COVID-19 panic and feeling cabin fever.
Gifts I Would Love to Receive As Someone Living With Anxiety and Depression
Although I am extremely fortunate in my life right now with how my family understands my mental health challenges, my prior family would shame me for being “needy” or “too sensitive" making it important that I made my self-care inconspicuous. That’s why I wanted to offer a list of gifts that are incredible on their own, but great discrete mental health helpers too.
Tips to Reduce Airplane and Travel Anxiety
“You just need to get out more,” is not a solution to mental illness. That is not how our minds work. Unbalanced chemicals and similar issues will remain with you, no matter where you are. Yes, getting out there helps your mind reach new spaces, and for some, might even be the long-needed jolt, but that is by far, not the case for all.
Guest Post: Why Paris Gramann Wanted To Raise Mental Health Awareness
Since I had been a kid, I always had a fairly easy time sticking up for other people. If someone was getting made fun of, I would gently speak up that the comment or verbal “poking fun” was hurtful.
List of Warning Signs that You Might Be Falling Back Into Depression
During an episode after another celebrity passing from suicide, the community of Mxiety On Twitch wanted to put together their symptoms (or red flags) that let them know something might be wrong. Here is that list, it is by no means conclusive but might be a good start for those who want to know what to look for in their loved ones who live with depression.
At the end of the day, please confer with your doctor and do not diagnose yourself based on this list alone.
3 Things You Can Do Right Now If You're Anxious
Although I’ve made posts in the past about what’s helped me get through anxiety, I still find “any advice about what I can do for anxiety,” to be the question I am asked the most on and off stream. So I created a set of quick tips that I have learned.
Why Does Social Media Upset Us And What Can We Do?
If I am feeling ok, I don’t mind seeing prettier-than-life things, in fact, I often feel they inspire me. However, if I am a bit down on myself, the fire gets worse from the added coal of upward comparison. Is that anyone else’s fault? Not exactly. I compare myself enough to people in real life, that confronting more things I am bad at online becomes downright exhausting.
How I Stopped Comparing Myself To Others and Decided I Was Good Enough
So what actions did I take? First, I set up some long-term goals. These were loose and a bit broad like a bucket list for the rest of my life.
Recovering from Mental Illness: It’s possible, but not what you expect it to be
The difference between me accepting my issues in the past versus now is just patience. Every time my mental well being makes a turn for the best, I get to reset my rejoicing, as much as I return to feeling hopeless when I am emotionally attacking myself for what feels like the 1000th time.
6 Ways I Get Through Depression Low Points
Depression: the exact symptoms vary from person to person, but the isolation comes standard. There are plenty of good articles out there about finding solutions for the excessive lows that accompany this mental illness, but this one will be a bit different. I will not tell you what you’re doing wrong, and I will not tell you that you HAVE to do XYZ to feel better.
How To Talk About Mental Health Safely: A Guide for Streamers
Online, you are not just a content creator but also a community leader. After over a year, 50+ interviews, and countless hours of preparation, combined with my training as a mental health first aid provider, a NoStigmas ally, and an Ambassador for Takethis.org, I’m at a place where people solicit my advice and help on how to advocate for mental health.
The Reality of Loving Someone Who Has Depression (or another Mental Illness)
Actually. There is no third person narration. There is no romance in suffering, even if it is together. But boy, isn’t it a pretty snapshot from my life. Two real people met as they were dealing with personal internal pain and without promising to fix each other, they helped each other through it.
The Mental Health Explanation For Why Aqua Gets 'Norted in Kingdom Hearts 3
Unlike the other Kingdom Hearts episode’s connections to mental health, which were notably more subtle, the thread here was unmistakable. Aqua was actually stuck in darkness, which is how I, and I know others, often refer to depression.