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It's OK To Not Be OK

 Hi Friends!


Hope you all are doing well today.  In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, I would like to talk about the importance of mental health today. Now I am no professional in this area, I am simply a girl that has learned a lot about my own mental health over the past several years.  

Let's address the elephant in the room... The stigma attached to mental health. This stigma doesn't exist in the Adela Told Me world. I completely believe that it is OK to not be OK. As I said above, I am no expert in this area so let me share some of my own experiences. 

First up... Anxiety. Good ole anxiety. The truth is I didn't know I suffered from anxiety until I was an adult. Growing up I would often get stomach aches or if something stressful happened I would get the sudden urge to run. Like literally run, like Forrest Gump, right out of wherever I was. I learned later this was a reaction my body had to anxious feelings. I also learned not to own anxiety. I would often tell my counselor "My anxiety____." and she said "No. It is not YOUR anxiety. Anxiety is a feeling. Don't claim it because then you allow it to become part of you". Now don't get me wrong, I still get anxious quite often. Now I am able to understand it better and that in turn helps me process whatever is causing that feeling. 

Second, Sadness or depression. Thankfully, I have not dealt with deep depression. However I do get very down in the dumps occasionally. Mine is primarily due to my hormones (ANNOYING!) The biggest piece of advice I can give for this one is that I make myself follow my daily routine, I get out of bed and get ready for the day. Just getting ready for the day makes me feel so much better. 

I could go through all of the feelings but this would be way too long of a post. My point in sharing this is, I want you to realize that we all have things we deal with. We all have emotions and we all process feelings differently. Don't be ashamed to admit you're struggling or feeling off. Find someone to support you, even if that means seeking professional help. There is nothing embarrassing about advocating for yourself and improving your mental health.

So let's read some affirmations and I encourage you to say these out loud, repeat them if you want to:

I am important

I am enough

I am loved

I am worthy

I am capable

I am beautiful

I am strong

Good job! Don't those feel so good to say? Be kind to yourself, friends. Also, be kind to others. We are all on a journey through life and we never know what someone else is going through.


I am going to wrap this up here. Thank you for reading today and remember, you are an absolute rockstar!


Until next time...

Xoxo,

Adela 

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