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How I try to get through my seasonal depression

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For me, this is the best and worst time of the year. I love Christmas, but I hate how the weather and holidays can make my mood worse. This year I have really trying to take care of my mental health, and while it is still a work in progress, I do have some things I try to do to get out of the slump I am in.

Sing out loud to music

One way I know that I am not feeling the best is when I am not singing out loud to the radio. Here lately I have made a point to have a sing outlaid dance party whenever I am feeling down. “I Am Woman” by Emmy Meli has proven to lift my spirits. That, and “I’m Still Standing” by Elton John.

Meditation

I have to confess that I have been slacking on meditating, but honestly, my headspace is always better when I am consistently meditating. A lot of times I meditate with using a video, but sometimes I just meditate with some affirmations I need to hear in that moment. My most used ones are I am worthy, I am loved, I am more than enough.

DO MY SKIN ROUTINE

I swear just doing my simple skin routine can sometimes make me feel so much better. I have a bad habit, thought, when I feel too crappy and I don’t do it even though I know it would help. It’s weird how we do that. Don’t do something even though we know it could help us.

Socialize in person

I tend to isolate myself when I feel myself slipping into a depression. Sometimes it’s really hard for me to stop doing that. I may not can socialize for too long, but a little bit is way better than nothing.

Exercise

This is the main thing that I think helps me. It especially helps me with anxiety. It has actually been scientifically proven that exercising can help with mental illness. For me, working up a sweat can make me happy actually.

Read

Sometimes it helps to escape to another world for a little while.

Weekly Affirmations & Gratitude #11

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These are my affirmations & gratitude for August 9 through August 15, 2020.

Affirmations:

  1. I am enough.
  2. I am worthy of real and genuine love.
  3. I deserve rest days.
  4. I am a warrior.
  5. I will motivate myself with gentle encouragement, not criticism.
  6. I am not my thoughts.
  7. I accomplish anything I focus on.

Gratitude:

  1. I am grateful for my dog.
  2. I am grateful to wake up another day.
  3. I am grateful for fictional worlds.
  4. I am grateful for sports.
  5. I am grateful to be self-motivated.
  6. I am grateful for therapy appointments.
  7. I am grateful for energy drinks.

Weekly Affirmations & Gratitude #10

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There are my affirmations & gratitude for August 2 through August 8, 2020.

Affirmations:

  1. All things are temporary.
  2. I will be productive and energetic all day.
  3. I am allowed to reinvent myself if I don’t like who I am becoming.
  4. I choose to stop apologizing for being me.
  5. I release all criticism.
  6. I am on the right path in life.
  7. I am not my mental illness.

Gratitude:

  1. I am grateful for my fitness journey.
  2. I am grateful for mental strength.
  3. I am grateful for foggy mornings.
  4. I am grateful for sunrises.
  5. I am grateful for my favorite youtubers doing daily vlogs this week/month.
  6. I am grateful for late night calls.
  7. I am grateful for daily affirmations and gratitude.

Weekly Affirmations & Gratitude #9

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Hello everyone! I hope you had a great week! These are my affirmations and gratitude from July 26 through August 1, 2020.

Affirmations:

  1. I am learning to speak up for myself.
  2. Today is my day.
  3. I am in the process of a positive change in my life.
  4. I am in charge of how I feel and today I am choosing happiness.
  5. I am allowed to take up space.
  6. I deserve kindness and honesty.
  7. I am more than my anxiety.

Gratitude:

  1. I am grateful for the friends that would go the extra mile for me.
  2. I am grateful to now have a five day gym routine.
  3. I am grateful to be able to visit my college campus.
  4. I am grateful for hot showers.
  5. I am grateful for good books.
  6. I am grateful to know what I deserve.
  7. I am grateful for quiet nights.

Weekly Affirmations & Gratitude #8

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There are my affirmations for July 19 through July 25, 2020. Most of my affirmations consist of reminding myself that everything will be OK.

Affirmations:

  1. Every day is a fresh start.
  2. Peace begins in me.
  3. I release the need to seek approval from others.
  4. I don’t need for others to validate my worth.
  5. I will not worry about things I cannot control.
  6. I am so much more my mind allows me to believe.
  7. I am learning to trust the journey.

Gratitude:

  1. I am grateful for warm baths.
  2. I am grateful for quality time with people I love.
  3. I am grateful for learning experiences.
  4. I am grateful to know my worth.
  5. I am grateful for air conditioning.
  6. I am grateful for the ability to make YouTube videos.
  7. I am grateful to live rent free for now.

Weekly Affirmations & Gratitude #7

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There are my affirmations and gratitude for July 12 through July 18, 2020.

Affirmations:

  1. I am ready to succeed.
  2. I deserve respect.
  3. I am limitless.
  4. I am getting stronger each and every workout.
  5. I have all that I need to make today great.
  6. I will conquer today.
  7. My possibilities are endless.

Gratitude:

  1. I am grateful to be able to tame my temper.
  2. I am grateful for the progress I have made mentaller and physically.
  3. I am grateful for the days I help my Pa in the garden.
  4. I am grateful for @bodybyryanfitness on instagram. He is really inspiring, not to mention nice.
  5. I am grateful for early mornings.
  6. I am grateful for kind people.
  7. I am grateful for lazy mornings.

Weekly Affirmations & Gratitude #6

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These weekly affirmations and gratitude have helped me think more positively. Here is my affirmations and gratitude for July 5 through July 11.

Affirmations:

  1. I am kind to others.
  2. I challenge myself to grow.
  3. I will continue to fight my mental illnesses.
  4. I know I am where I am supposed to be, but I also know I am not meant to stay here.
  5.  I am more than my anxiety.
  6. I am working on letting people help me.
  7. I have faith that everything will work out.

Gratitude:

  1. I am grateful for Sunday evenings.
  2. I am grateful for music.
  3. I am grateful for the bad days because they make the good days better.
  4. I am grateful for my cousins that are like sisters.
  5. I am grateful for my work friends that are like family.
  6. I am grateful for downtime after work.
  7. I am grateful for empty gyms.

Weekly Affirmations & Gratitude #5

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Hello! This is my affirmations and gratitude for June 28 through July 4.

Affirmations:

  1. I am strong-willed.
  2. I accept change well.
  3. When I love, I love with everything.
  4. I deserve to have my dreams come true.
  5. Money constantly flows toward me.
  6. It’s okay to not know everything.
  7. I will acknowledge my own self-worth.

Gratitude:

  1. I am grateful for my nieces and nephew.
  2. I am grateful to be able to work extra shifts.
  3. I am grateful to have friends that care about my well-being.
  4. I am grateful for exfoliating.
  5. I am grateful for my coworker friends.
  6. I am grateful for a raise at work.
  7. I am grateful for kittens.

 

Weekly Affirmations & Gratitude #4

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This is my week’s worth of affirmations and gratitude for June 21 through June 27.

Affirmations:

  1. I manage my money well.
  2. I manage my anxiety well.
  3. I am making steps to have a better future.
  4. I know my worth.
  5. I am worthy of love.
  6. I am worthy of respect.
  7. I am doing the best I can.

Gratitude:

  1. I am grateful for the journey that made me who I am today.
  2. I am grateful for the people who believe in me.
  3. I am grateful for my grandparents who raised and molded me into the person I am today.
  4. I am grateful for days off of work.
  5. I am grateful to make enough money to pay my bills.
  6. I am grateful for Dodge’s coffee.
  7. I am grateful for my past relationships.

Weekly Affirmations & Gratitude #3

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Here’s another week of affirmations and gratitudes:

Affirmations:

  1. I am worthy.
  2. May past is not who I am today.
  3. I conquer every day.
  4. I have gotten through every bad day.
  5. I work hard to become a better version of myself.
  6. I will be open-minded to all things.
  7. I am worthy of love.

Gratitude:

  1. I am grateful for the people that love me.
  2. I am grateful to know I am loved by family and friends.
  3. I am grateful for the rainy days.
  4. I am grateful for beach days with friends.
  5. I am grateful to be able to work.
  6. I am grateful to be able to multi-task.
  7. I am grateful for nights out with my friends.

 

Weekly Affirmations & Gratitude #2

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This week was a really long week for me. I just had some down days, but I still kept up with my affirmations and gratitude.

Affirmations

  1. I am capable of doing whatever I put my mind to.
  2. I manage my money well.
  3. I keep my temper under control well.
  4. I can multitask at work well.
  5. I am proud of myself.
  6. I know I don’t have to have everything figured out at the age of 22.
  7. Great things are coming.

Gratitude

  1. I am grateful my niece was born healthy.
  2. I am grateful for my dad getting me a car.
  3. I am grateful that I am able to workout.
  4. I am grateful to be able to graduate college.
  5. I am grateful for the sunshine on a cloudy day.
  6. I am grateful for fresh air.
  7. I am grateful to be able to work.

What are some things you are grateful for this week?