I've learned that all overthinking does is kill our happiness. Here are 5 ways to stop overthinking and keep your happiness:
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5 Ways to Stop Overthinking Every Single Damn Thing

Although I’ve lived with mental illness my whole life, I am not a medical professional. If you need help finding a mental health care provider, call 1-800-662-HELP (4357) or visit BetterHelp to talk to a certified therapist online at an affordable price. This post contains affiliate links. You can read my full disclaimer.

Overthinking kills our mind. We become mush because of it. It turns good things bad and bad things worse.

It’s made me second guess my relationships with the people I care about. It’s made me question the future I have with my favorite man in the world. Overthinking has even made me question my life.

A huge contributor to my constant overthinking is my struggle with anxiety. Half the time I think I’m just thinking until my boyfriend points out that I’m thinking way too much. He tells me all the time that it’s not good to overthink all the time.

Along my journey, I’ve learned that all overthinking does is kill our happiness. To combat this, here are 5 ways to help yourself keep your happiness:

4 Side Effects of Anxiety We Like to Keep Secret
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4 Side Effects of Anxiety We Like to Keep Secret

Although I’ve lived with mental illness my whole life, I am not a medical professional. If you need help finding a mental health care provider, call 1-800-662-HELP (4357) or visit BetterHelp to talk to a certified therapist online at an affordable price. This post contains affiliate links. You can read my full disclaimer.

Oh, anxiety. Such a dreadful, inconvenient thing.

When I think about having to deal with anxiety the rest of my life, it can seem like a very daunting task. Especially because there are so many symptoms that are attached to it.

The common symptoms are feeling nervous or powerless. You can have an increased heart rate, and you’re most likely worrying irrationally.

But, you know what? There are a lot of symptoms of anxiety that people don’t really like to talk about. Maybe it’s because we think people wouldn’t understand, or maybe there’s a stigma attached to it. Or maybe, just maybe, some of these symptoms can feel downright embarrassing.

So here I am. I’m here to take some of the pressure out of mental health. We need to talk about it, because it’s the only way we can start to heal.

Time for me to get deep. TMI here I come.

How to Build Your Own Anxiety Kit
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How to Build Your Own Anxiety Kit

Although I’ve lived with mental illness my whole life, I am not a medical professional. If you need help finding a mental health care provider, call 1-800-662-HELP (4357) or visit BetterHelp to talk to a certified therapist online at an affordable price. This post contains affiliate links. You can read my full disclaimer.

Ah, can you breathe in the fresh air? Or is it too difficult to even breathe right now? Well, my friend, I’ve got some news for you.

Seeing as I’ve dealt with anxiety for about as long as I can remember, I’ve concocted a personal little anxiety remedy package that has gotten me through some terrible times. I’ve developed this by recognizing what calms me down when I wasn’t even having anxiety.

That might sound counter-intuitive, but helping your anxiety is about what keeps you calm.

We all have associations to things. Your brain is funny that way, because things condition the way we think.

An example would be Disney. Disney movies make me happy. I am happy when people tell me that I look like Ariel. That makes me feel beautiful and confident. I am more free to be my little redheaded self now.

6 Things to Do When You Feel a Panic Attack Coming
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6 Things to Do When You Feel a Panic Attack Coming

Although I’ve lived with mental illness my whole life, I am not a medical professional. If you need help finding a mental health care provider, call 1-800-662-HELP (4357) or visit BetterHelp to talk to a certified therapist online at an affordable price. This post contains affiliate links. You can read my full disclaimer.

My anxiety is always there, so I am no stranger to panic attacks. On a good week, I panic at least a couple times a week. But lately, panic attacks have even been occurring multiple times a day.

To keep myself from feeling like I’m going insane, I started to dive deep into the roots of my anxiety attacks. I’ve figured out what triggers me the most, and how to cope with them. I’ve built a mental checklist for myself on how to control my reaction to these attacks.

Whenever I feel an attack come on, here are the things I do to train my brain to calm itself down: