The Anxious Girly

Has anyone ever told you that you talk about your mental health too much? Or perhaps you feel like you haven't got a safe place to truly open up? Recently, I was told I was too obsessed with talking about my own mental health and it left me feeling horrible about myself. I hated that I couldn't just "get over" what I had been through, and how others may have been judging me. Why can't I just be "normal?"

Then it hit. I'm not too much, too weird, or too obsessed. I'm learning and I am healing. That takes courage. I have simply just been talking to the wrong people. And talking? Is SO important.

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In this episode, I talk about the loss of my close friend and the guilt that I feel for not doing more in his final months. Having to admit that I took for granted the time I thought I would always have with him.

But here's the thing... Punishing myself over and over won't bring him back, and it certainly doesn't take away the years of friendship we had before he fell ill.

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I get frustrated with myself when I feel I should be at a more "healed" stage by now. Then I have to remind myself that it's going to take time, trail and error and a whole load of mistakes.

There are so many things that have helped me these past couple of months, but if I really had to narrow it down, it would be these 3 things. I am someone who hates routine and repetitiveness, so even now I struggle. My brain just wants to eat whatever, sleep whenever and do everything spontaneously but at the cost of my sanity. These small habits I've developed (and am still developing) have helped me build the person I want to become. What habits have you taken on? Let me know in the comments!

Are you really wanting to heal? Or have you grown comfortable using mental health as an excuse? It's time to be honest.

Recently, I've seen a lot of people advocating for healing that seem to leave out the "messy middle". Especially, when we make mistakes. We are constantly told to always be on our A game, but what happens when you slip up? What happens when your own patterns start to emerge?

Well, here's my recent mistake and what I learnt.

If you're anything like me, looking at morning routines online make you feel like a lazy bum. They feel so unrealistic.

This episode isn't about waking up at 5am and becoming 'your best self'. It's about the much smaller things that create a stable routine, not one that you know you won't stick to.

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This is me sharing a recent experience with today's mental health services. From being informed that I am too unstable for the very diagnosis I need, to being told by a psychiatrist that ADHD does not affect woman. You don't need to be an expert to realise how much damage this can inflict on a person. I can only hope that if you have been through something similar, you do not give up advocating for yourself.🤍

You don't have to earn your beauty by becoming someone else, and endlessly chasing the latest beauty trends will leave you exhausted. We are told to just accept ourselves, all whilst the world judges us for not fitting the mould.

As mentioned, here are the lovely ladies who unknowingly helped me embrace... me! 🤍

@Bethanralloyd⁩ 

@Kylei⁩ 

⁨@kirstyeelizabeth⁩ 

Are you constantly scanning for rejection? Does the smallest of encounters send you on a downward spiral, that affects not only your mood but self worth? You may be dealing with RSD. In this episode, I talk about how it has affected me, how I live with it and the things that I need to be aware of in order for it not to take over my life.