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ifreakinlovetaylorswift:

68/100 BEST TAYLOR SWIFT LYRICS

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ifreakinlovetaylorswift:

73/100 BEST TAYLOR SWIFT LYRICS

filed under: #You are beautiful ok? #Quote #Taylor Swift

yesimahopelessdreamer:

Hey you, if you’re looking for a sign this is it. Don’t give up. You’re important. I care. I’m here if you need to talk.

filed under: #Hope

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clumsyoctopus:

life rules

- you are never as awkward as you think you are
- you are never as annoying as you think you are
- you are never as boring as you think you are
- your compliments are never as creepy as you think they are 
- you are way more wanted than you give yourself credit for
- chin up, dude　

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filed under: #please remember this #because it's all true #reasons to breathe

healthofmind:

This is a method I learned in DBT, I think its also used in CBT. The idea here is to alleviate distressing situations with soothing ones.

A big problem I face in the world with anxiety is the external onslaught of sensations. I’m not asking for a loud noise to startle me, or for a stranger to yell, or any other external sensation that produces extremely strong negative feelings.

A good way to combat this is by keeping a bag full of things that will give you strong positive feelings from external sensations. Of course this takes a good deal of self awareness, and take the time to learn what feels good and what doesn’t.

Focus on one of the 5 senses at a time, and figure out some things that you know you like from each of those categories: Sight, touch, taste, smell, and sound. Or, something very strong— you may not find mints enjoyable, but the strong taste can calm your body’s responses by having something physical to focus on.

Some common ingredients to a successful Sensory kit

Sight:

• Use things that are your favorite color.
• A wallet-sized picture of someone or something you enjoy
• Landscapes are common.
• Baby animals!
• Funny photos
• Pictures—! really you can go all out with this, because you can take photos of anything these days. 
• Blowing bubbles
• Positive affirmations

Touch:

• Travel-sized play doug, or putty
• Soft objects
• Stress relief Magnets
• Stress balls
• Tactile beads
• Wood, metal, etc.
• Rubber bands
• Rubbing stones
• Beanbags
• Kneading eraser

Taste

• Sour or hot candies.
• Gum
• Mints
• A favorite snack

Smell

• Aromatherapy oils
• Travel sized scented hand sanitizers
• Lavender is quite popular
• Perfumes
• Menthol, commonly used for soothing colds.
• Scratch and sniff stickers

Sound

• Clickers
• MP3 player playlist
• Music boxes
• Nature sounds
• Classical music
• Running/moving water
• Bells

Sensory kits can be any size that fits your lifestyle. As a student I’m in many different places and need something very easy to carry around and keep inconspicuous. But if you’re stationary a lot of the time, in a cubical or working at home, you can go a little larger and keep it in a safe place.

Even the container you choose will be sensory-pleasing! Its important to find something that just looking at it fills you with a sense of pleasure.

When a distressing event occurs you can pull out one of your sensory-soothing items and use it to alleviate the stress of a situation. This works for anxiety, anger, depression… any strong, physical emotion!

I’ll post some pictures of my own sensory kit later. If you have your own, or have some ideas that aren’t listed here feel free to send them to me! c:

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artoflivingslowly:

To calm anxiety, try this: begin by saying STOP and pausing in the activity. Close your eyes and become aware of your body, really feeling your physical presence. Breathe slowly and deeply. As you exhale, imagine that time is expanding. Continue to do this, each time lengthening the out-breath. After a couple of minutes, resume what you were doing with a calmer mind. Remember that you can do this practice whenever you need to, even several times a day.  You are training your body to release negativity.  The healing power of this practice increases the more that you do it.  

Namaste

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• Interviewer: Give us your best tip for overcoming depression.
• Stephen Fry: To regard it as being like the weather. It's not your responsibility that it's raining, but it is real when it rains, and the fact that it's raining does not mean that the rain is never going to stop. The only thing to do is to believe that, one day, it won't be raining and accept it so you can find a mental umbrella to shield yourself from the worst. The sun will eventually come up.

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i’m glad i didn’t die before i met you

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filed under: #reasons to breathe #to meet wonderful people #bright eyes #first day of my life #songs #lyrics #queue

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filed under: #reasons to breathe #there is someone waiting for you but you have to live #you can do this #you can

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filed under: #reasons to breathe #you're perfect #you're amazing #you don't have to be anything you're not #so just be you

angelsonthe-moon:

Matthew Gray Gubler’s reasons to stay alive…

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