Stressed out?

Wow, it's been way too long since I've written on here.

Sorry.

This year has been pretty crazy; finished junior year with pretty fucking good grades, did my SATs without having a panic attack (yay!), chose my top colleges, changed psychiatrist and other stuff.

But right now, I'm going to talk to you about one thing; stress.

We all have it, we all know how it feels like and for some of us, that stress can easily be turned into anxiety. And that anxiety can have physical symptoms like hyperventilating, high blood pressure, sweating, crying and chronic pain.

It can be really traumatic.

So, how do you handle this?

• First of all,  don't let it get so bad. The most important thing of all is to not, under any circumstances, let that stress turn into anxiety. Try anything to achieve this: take a break, read a book, have a bath, watch a movie, meditate, do a bit of exercise or yoga, anything to tai your mind off it.
• Organize yourself. This is possibly the hardest thing for me to do because I'm naturally a pretty messy person and keeping track of things I have to do doesn't come so easily. Try to make a to-do list, it could be weekly or monthly or daily, 
• Ask for help. Also another thing I have trouble with, asking for help from someone could be really hard, especially if you have an ego or are stubborn (like me). Your friends and family are there to help, don't hesitate to ask a person you can really trust to help you if you really need it.
• Don't give yourself a hard time. You will achieve your goal, it may time some time, maybe more than others, but you will do it. It's important to remember that you're just human and that's okay. Don't knock yourself out, you're doing your best and that's enough.

I hope these tips helped a little bit, if not I wrote another post on the subject of anxiety and chronic pain and how to deal with it.

I made a mix of songs that might help you guys - check it out here.

If you have any questions or simply want to talk to someone, I am always available on my tumblr or email. 

xoxo,

- Merzy