Happy Tuesday my beautiful people, welcome back to my channel. It's Keara.
And if you clicked on this video, you already know what I'm gonna be talking about
This is a video all about caring for yourself, self care when you have anxiety
and/or depression
but these are also just general self-care tips that I use on a regular basis that even if I'm not
experiencing anxiety or depression, I still use these things
A lot of you guys have said that you're really stressed right now and
You know, struggling with mental illness, and I totally get you
Because I'm in the exact same boat right now
The past couple of weeks have been probably the hardest few weeks of
this year
and even of last year
A lot of changes have been happening - good and bad changes
That I've had to deal with
When big changes happen in your life,  sometimes your mental health can go wonky
So in this video, I'm gonna show you all the things I do to
keep my mental health in check, show myself love and make my mental health a priority
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When I'm feeling anxious, something that really grounds me is doing a combination of stretching and deep breathing
It's kind of similar to yin yoga where you hold poses for a couple minutes at a time
But I do my own version of it with the stretches I love doing
So just find a quiet space, grab some comfy clothes and a yoga mat.
I usually like starting out with some Sun Salutations
And continue with the stretches I'm doing here
The trick is really drawing out your inhales and exhales and focusing solely on your breath
This practice brings a lot of oxygen to your muscles, organs and brain.
After doing this
I always feel like I can breathe way deeper and I feel super refreshed. You should try it!
Something else that really boosts my energy and kicks depression in the bum is exercising.
Sometimes when you're depressed, you don't want to even get out of bed
So this will sound like a difficult task, but once you do it, you'll feel so much better
You can go for a run outside and get some fresh air or go to the gym, ride a bike, do some yoga
Find a workout video on YouTube that you can do at home
Exercising boosts the serotonin levels in your body which are happy chemicals that just boost your mood
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Another thing that I love to do is read.
I read a lot of mindset and self-help books.
The one I'm actually rereading for the second time is called Wishes Fulfilled: Mastering the Art of Manifesting
by Wayne Dyer.
I highly highly recommend this book
It has totally changed my perception of what is possible for me
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It's honestly life-changing guys
One of my favorite self-care activities to do is meditation, I know it's hard sometimes to get into meditating
So sometimes guided meditations are easiest when starting out
I use the free app Insight Timer almost every night.
It has guided meditations, a full built-in meditation timer, calming music
binaural beats that change your brainwave frequency
and literally everything else.
Find a quiet space where you can be alone
You can sit on a cushion, light some candles or burn incense
Meditating is great for quieting your anxious and intrusive thoughts. It definitely takes practice
so don't be bummed out when you can't quite quiet your mind for the first few times
Like the fact that you're actively trying to improve yourself is what counts, so keep working at it
Another thing I love doing especially when I'm by myself and in a bad mood is
to turn on some fun, upbeat music that makes you dance and just like go crazy
I've been super into this artist called Maggie Rogers lately.
This song I'm listening to right now is "Light On"
Her whole album "Heard it in a Past Life" is freaking amazing
All her songs are super spiritual and have a positive message too. I love her so much.
Something else I love doing is journaling.
This forces the anxious thoughts in your head out of there and onto paper
You can either do free writing and write about literally anything that comes to mind
You can be creative with it by writing a poem or a story or a song
A tool I use every morning and night is the 5 minute journal. I actually got it on Amazon
It's a quick daily journal with writing prompts to follow when maybe you don't know what to write
This starts and concludes every day with a feeling of gratitude and motivation for me
The last and probably most common self-care tip that I love doing is taking a hot bath
I also sometimes meditate in the bath. Just make sure you don't fall asleep while doing it
You can drop some essential oils like lavender into your bath, light candles, turn on a Himalayan salt lamp
This will detoxify your physical body and mind at the same time.
You can also do a face mask
These are some face masks I love doing and have used in the past
So those are all of the things that I like to do when I'm feeling anxious or depressed
Or just things I like to do on a regular basis to make myself feel good and to raise my vibrational frequency.
So I wanted to make this video for you guys and share my personal tips
And if this video helped you in any way, I really want to know, comment below.
I can't wait to see your guys comments
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Alright, that is all for today. I'll see you next week!
Bye!
