A story for you about stress, anxiety, the overwhelm, to help you with managing mental and emotional health

by | Jul 21, 2021 | Fashion

As I write this post, I have had a lesson in learning about my connection to

myself and how I manage my mental and emotional health. How I learned about myself and managing myself, has been through a series of road trips with different people, with whom I was spending time with, but with all of those times, this realisation didn’t actually occur for me simply because I was focused outward rather than inward.  I will explain:

Stress instead of smiling at the thought of a road trip- Out of all of the interactions, all of them had one or people who were the cause of my stress, but because we were about to get in the car and go somewhere, my focus turned inward to how was was managing me and working on not talking but breathing deeply and slowly in and then out. So if and when you read that it is important to spend time with those who are genuine with being with you, rather than cause you stress, believe it as it is true.

Calm and comfort – while coping with anxiety – I have learned that I absolutely love road trips. And what I love about them is not only talk time, but time for laughter, sharing, caring and some quiet time. Because, just as it is important to have talk time, it is also important for people living with mental health and learning disability, to have quiet time to just listen and be, and enjoy the scenery.

Comfort, and quieting the overwhelm – when you make it your mission, while on a road trip, to not only talk, but enjoy what is outside the window or look around you, and just stay quiet, the overwhelm within you will fade as you enjoy the scenery, as the world challenges you, to look closely at it. Your problems do not fade, but you have made an memory for yourself for the day.

Managing mental health and the emotional overwhelm – Because people who live with mental health issues have overwhelm going on to, you get to a point in your life and your learning, to realise that you just have to keep going, despite the spite of others. Mental health and emotional overwhelm go together, and by focusing inward rather than outward,

 

 

 

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About Yanna Kostidis

Yanna is the creator of poetry for people, where she has written and reads to you, her poetry, that she started as a child and has continued, which is all about learning to laugh through different times of life. You might also want to check out her free video series of 6, where she had to learn to acknowledge and manage her mental health. You can follow her on Facebook here. You can also read more on Linkedin and medium.

4 different actions, in an order that you can take to help with your health and wellbeing

by | Jul 20, 2021 | Fashion

4 different actions, in an order that you can take to help with your health and wellbeing

Without a good nights sleep, to move you out of bed to have a good breakfast, because being well in general is important. To aide in this order, have some sort of clock near you. For this to happen, put a table or drawers by your bed, this way, you can see the time ticking over, to make a plan to pursue a path that brings pleasure for your health and well being.  And there are different ways in which to do this. This means taking time out from what normal looks like to you, but doesn’t mean that some of life’s must do’s get neglected:

Taking a walk –  If taking a walk, is important to you, then finding a way to incorporate this into your day is something worth doing, such as when your shopping needs to be done.

Get into some water – I have recently discovered “why” I like enjoying and relaxing in a spa bath. There is something about heat and the body, that brings about comfort and connection to ourselves.

Consume some water – Depending on how you feel after being in water, drinking some water will also be a good thing for you as you are rehydrating and resetting your body.

 

Eat something that you find wonderful – If you feel in the mood, always try and go for vegetables as part of your evening meal. During the next 24 hours, your body will start to break down all of everything that you have eaten. This helps your body function well. The vegetables that you eat each night acts as compost for your body internally, and along with drinking water, you will feel wonderful.

 

 

Do you know and are you able to talk about what matters to you? Doing this is how you discover about you and the action to take.

by | Jul 7, 2021 | Fashion

Do you know and are you able to talk about what matters to you? Doing this is how you discover about you and the action to take.

Knowing: – Politics, education, eco friendly, the eco system and more. Knowing the topics that matter to you, helps you to engage in meaningful conversation, be yourself, which in turn makes you cool. We live in a world, where we can do this (talk and text through technology) it is good, but it has its place, and that is knowing not to be rude to others, that, get some shopping delivered, instead of going for a walk, and the the other thing, rather than engaging in things ( things being productive, purposeful and guided activities that actually matter to you.

ability: Lets take politics, there are and I think possibly will always be social issues somewhere in the world, about something. At the end of the day, these issues, if we know they matter to us, to do something (ability) about how we feel, and learn all we need to about the issue.

Conversation: Which brings to me to the issue of having conversations about things, (the topics above for instance) with those who you feel you can have a conversation with. I have concluded that there are 7 elements (I talk about these in my article to action) , to having a meaningful, heart felt, belly ached through laughing, conversation. And, my friend, it can all start with one person, that being you. Have one, a conversation that is, with everyone and everywhere. But before you do, make a quite internalised judgement call, about whether or not to proceed with this person.

And remember to always work at keeping the conversation going, if it matters to you. It is about your knowing and ability to call again.

Mental health Monday and the learning needed to get you through the week

by | Jun 24, 2021 | Fashion

Bad experiences give you an educational lesson on how to deal with your anger. Depending on where my mental space is at while controlling and focusing my energy,  I manage my mental health by learning to journal my thoughts.

Good experiences will give you enjoyment – laughter and crying (at the same time) but from the right company.

The best experiences will give you entertainment, that will leave a long-term memory in your mind. 

This is why this content is for your mental health starting on a Monday and the lessons for you to learn through your week. 

Cleaning and your resources

by | Jun 22, 2021 | Fashion

Covid and cleaning – your resources

We live in a world, where hygiene practices have never been more important, for the sake of all of us. Where by making sure that surfaces are as clean looking and feeling as they can be. When the resources that you use to clean with no longer have their use, need to be disposed of, for the sake of good housekeeping and good health. And if you do not feel well, to stay away from others.

 

 

The bacteria flying through the air from repeat use of resources that are collating bacteria through you being and living and how well you are, is yours and yours alone, and over the course of time, by you staying away from others, and disposing of resources after a while of cleaning,  will eventually go, because, you are not around others, you are being vigilant with cleaning, hygiene and sanitation, and therefore the bacteria from resources and you (your bacteria) has no where to go, but in the toilet, literally. This will happen each time you clear your nasal passage and use your resources for the purpose they were designed for, cleaning!

 

 

Cooking and cleaning: What do you do when it comes to cooking? Are you one of someone like me who likes to clean as they go along, so that there is not much to do later? Or do you just leave the cleaning until later…much later. So that you can really enjoy your food and perhaps the company, if you have it, cleaning as you go is your best defence and this is because you are still in the momentum of “doing” and can monitor everything! Dirty dishes and resources that need to be disposed of carefully.

 

 

Cover and cater: You know, I have never really liked glad wrap, because it gets tangled and sometimes rolls itself into a ball, depending on how much is used, and becomes … well… rubbish. So, when I discovered glad covers, that are easier to use, some can be recycled, and they come in different sizes, I was hooked. They make cooking, covering the leftovers for later, catering later when you cannot be bothered with cooking, and cleaning a life saver. You onlly use what you need. So waste, what waste? Is kept to a minimum. Again monitoring your resources, for the decrease in community cases of Covid 19.

 

 

Cater and collate: Since I became a home help, serving others and now you, this kind of employment, where you have to buy what your costumers want, otherwise you will be out of work, and I did not want that, you learn to buy only what is working, but you also make sure that it will work for you, so as to when these resources are on special, again to watch what is happening in the community, and to be clean, you stock up, and make yourself kits for cleaning. So that when you cater, collating the rubbish and keeping everything together is easy.

 

 

In summary:

Covid 19 is here to stay with us for a while, and our best defence against this, is to know and be able to be as clean, considerate and have a conscience about what we are doing, For the health and well being of ourselves, and those immediately around us. Just because you do not always go out, doesn’t mean others do the same.