How to deal with anxiety during quarantine 💭

Take it just so deep, and let me Don't take it personal, but I ain't lying I ain't hiding, I've been grinding, multiplying I've been trying to get my weight up, staying free to Meditating and taking time away You always posting the pictures, trying to look like you winning I'm writing rhymes in the kitchen, soaking in moments we living, yeah You got the nerve to be on me, faking your life for the hygiene If you got my number, don't ask me, cause baby, I'm on hiatus Good morning, beautiful, beautiful people. What's up? I was gonna say I hope you slept well, but I do hope you slept well. So if you know me very well, then it's no secret that Anxiety is something that I've dealt with my entire life. She's been with me. She's always been there. And I've noticed that a lot of my friends, and not just my friends, just people on the internet that I follow Have been feeling new levels of anxiety that they've never felt before And I mean, it just makes sense. I feel like every time I go on social media Every time I listen to the news, there's always something really horrible that happens Or that is happening. So really this time that we're in with self-isolation Which in and of itself can trigger so much anxiety, feelings of sadness or depression And just everything else that's happening, so much uncertainty I feel like it's just heightening, especially people who already deal with anxiety like me It's like pushing our anxiety to the limits So I wanted to show you things that I do if I'm really trying to actively squash that anxiety And just do everything in my power to prevent it from coming this evening I'm going to be honest, not every day looks like this. I don't journal every single day I don't go outside every single day. There's some days where the anxiety just comes for no reason And it's really hard to stop it. My advice to you is just don't run away from it I know it's a terrible feeling and no one wants to feel anxious But if you just deal with it head on and try to understand your anxiety that you're experiencing It just gets so much better But anyways, my first tip for you Is to get ready Honestly, you probably expected me to say this But I will tell you again, if you've already heard this Just getting ready. I'm not saying you have to put on a full on super uncomfortable outfit It can still be comfy But just getting ready is so important, at least for me I know some people who feel so much better just staying in their pajamas all day So if you have a cute outfit on, you're going to want to do things You're going to want to get things done You're going to want to be in a good mood So that's why I love fashion It just can change the game I made it down to the kitchen Another thing I'm going to say is eat breakfast I know some people aren't breakfast people And tend to skip breakfast But I've noticed if I'm not well nourished in the morning especially Those feelings of hunger can turn into restlessness Which can then heighten any anxiety that I'm already feeling So it's really important to make sure that your most basic needs Which are eating, are met Hang on, it's the grandfather clock I'm actually in a really interesting Let me get the eggs real quick We're going to make some eggs and tortillas I just got a new job I'm now working for Corporate America I've sold my soul to Corporate America So I start as a UX designer next week in Corporate America So this week is actually my week off I just left my last job last week And so this week I just have a lot of little tasks and errands to get done Shasta is awake You know obviously this routine would look slightly different I'd probably be eating breakfast way earlier than I am right now But I think that if you do work Like I'm going to be doing next week And you have to wake up early I think just wake up a little bit earlier So you have time to do all those things for yourself You know, spend time with yourself Do your thing Eat breakfast, get ready, look cute I have to run some errands I have to go to Publix, get some things And Tony and I Tony is my boyfriend We are going to a very isolated cabin Probably like an hour and a half from here So I have to pack for that I have to get some things for that So I'll show you I'll show you all that stuff You know how people say like but first coffee It's really but first feast for me These just make me so happy Now that I'm upstairs back in my room I wanted to talk about something else that has helped my anxiety so much This If you follow my channel Follow my channel, watch my videos You know that I love my bullet journal But I'm not going to talk about What? The specific thing that I wanted to talk to you about Was tracking your anxiety So this is something that I actually started last month There's different ways But essentially a mood tracker tracks your mood You basically log what your mood is every single day So here I log the day of the month that it is This was for the month of May So the day that it was This is the mood that I was experiencing And then here I write a description So the reason I really like this Is because sometimes when you're anxious It can be tempting To just pull through Just experience the anxiety And then just when you feel better Just move on and forget about That it even ever happened But I noticed a problem with that Is that you don't If you don't pay attention to The things that might have triggered your anxiety The things that could have made your anxiety worse The environment you were in When you were feeling anxious What you were doing while you were feeling anxious If you don't pay attention to those things I feel like it's very likely That it will happen again Because you won't really know What to do to prevent it from happening again Once I was able to You know what, not be afraid of it Look anxiety in the freaking face And be like, hey Bitch, what's up? And realize Pay attention to what you were doing that day Who you talked to that day Maybe there's a specific person that makes you feel anxious Just paying attention to all those things And tracking it can make it feel So much more approachable But yeah, so Essentially what I'm going to do now is do some A little bit of work Around like 5pm Like 4.30pm I like to change out of my work clothes Obviously like if I'm still working Then, I mean no You can still do that, you're working from home Yeah Just changing into some workout clothes I've been actually Working out in the evening And I'm going to do that later tonight I like to work out with my mom My mom and I have been working out together And it's been super cute My mom is like A fit queen So just doing a workout with her Just makes me super motivated I will say like working out is probably Like my number one Tip for anxiety It's interesting because Anxiety comes with A feeling of like increased heart rate Feeling like You can't breathe But working out kind of gives you That same feeling So it's like Taking those typical feelings of anxiety Of tight chestness Feeling like you have to catch your breath Fast heart rate All those things that come with I guess more like panicking Anxiety attacks And except you're putting it in a positive context So You're saying to yourself A fast heart rate doesn't necessarily Need to mean that I'm having An anxiety attack, that I feel anxious It can be something positive It can be that oh my heart rate is up Because blood is pumping through my body I am doing something good For my body, I'm sweating Not because I'm nervous but because I'm Working out and this is good for me When they do happen because of anxiety You're not so freaked out about it Because you're just like oh my heart's racing Because yeah I'm anxious right now But it doesn't mean I'm going to die It doesn't mean like my life is over It just means that my body is working In response to something Yes I Am packing so I brought up this Super cute Like weekend bag that I don't use that often At all but I thought this would be perfect For My little cabin trip tomorrow So I made a list Actually It just has a bunch of things That I need to pack And I even ran out of menu Because we're going to buy groceries For the cabin And it just makes me feel I mean talk about like squashing Anxiety like lists They have such a Special place in my type A little heart I love lists They're just great If you have all these things in your mind And you're like oh my god I have to pack all these things Girl just write it down Just write it down Write it on your phone On your notes app Whatever you want Yeah and just get to it So Just Getting all of that On your face just feels so good So I Oh my gosh Okay can I talk about this serum This is like kind of turning into like a Skincare haul Video skincare favorites This serum girl It is so good It just feels really good on my skin Um yes This Ish is hella expensive Is it placebo Do they like make it that expensive So you feel like it's working You force yourself to feel like it's working Because you spend so much money Maybe I like to just like Take my time and just like Rub it into my skin I don't know it just really Makes me feel At ease When I put this on I wanted to Quickly chat about how I Like to end my evenings So kind of like I was talking to you about Earlier About tracking your anxiety Tracking your mood I like to do that now at the end of the day Right before I go to sleep Because I've given myself The chance to experience All the emotions that I could possibly Experience in one day And then also tracking my habits Like did I network today No Did I socialize Kinda I did like send my friends voice notes and stuff So yeah Did I practice my french No Did I drink water Yes Just like things like that And it just makes you feel more accomplished Even though I didn't have work today And I start work tomorrow Not tomorrow I start work next week I just feel like I got things done So I really hope that This video Gave you some kind of advice A little bit Of hope I know a lot of us have been feeling really crappy And anxious And depressed Because of everything that's happening And at the least I hope this calmed you down This video in and of itself Just gave you something else to think about So yeah I'm sending you a lot Of love Mucho amor Goodnight Sounds weird I'll see you somewhere else On the internet Very soon Bye