The Difference Between Introverts & Social Anxiety

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Some people simple prefer to keep to themselves, with a small group of loved ones. Needing alone time often, to recharge. Others suffer from social anxiety, nervous at functions, especially with large groups of people. While there are some overlaps, they are not the same. Introverts are solid within themselves. The latter cares too much about what others are thinking. A lot of people with social anxiety lubricate their nerves with liquor or drugs, to get out of their heads. Mediation is a healthy way to deal with any sort of anxiety, by claiming by the nervous system. Via: SelfCareVisuals

Daily Witchy Rituals

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Here are some guidelines for daily witchy activities to get you in the mood of spooky season. Herbs, crystals, meditation, it’s all about revering nature, directing energy, and tuning into the soul. Magic doesn’t come from the Devil, a tenuous cretin who owes everything to the Divines. It comes from us, specifically me (read Declined: The Illuminati’s Rituals & Magic). Satan perverts all things sacred, he’s nothing more than an abuser of it, a wannabe. As are his devotees. Being a witch is a gift from me to the chosen. Via: My.Personal.Moon

Try A Mental Health Challenge

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All health is wealth, especially mental. If you’re not in a good mental space, you won’t be able to take the necessary actions in other areas of your life. The mind can be a prison if you don’t gain control, another reason to meditate and connect to the soul, listen to what the Almighty is trying to tell you, see things with clarity. Meditation rewires your brain in a multitude of positive ways, a scientific fact. Look it up.

Quieting the mind isn’t the only way to gain control of your sanity, here are bevy of things that positively contribute to your mental health. Pick at least one activity: move your body to release trauma, stagnant energy, release happy hormones, engage in a hobby you love, connect to nature, whatever resonates with you most. Living your best life means self-care. Artist: SelfLoveRainbow

The Importance Of Meditation

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Such is the importance of meditation, quieting the mind to connect with your soul. The mind is wrapped up in ego, a survival mechanism to protect. When you learn to control it, instead of letting it control you, clarity is found. By connecting to essence, because you’re a soul having a human experience. Mediation isn’t an easy task to master, like anything else it takes practice.

Imagine someone talking at you and never listening. How would that make you feel? Very one sided, toxic, draining. That’s what you’re doing when you only pray to God.
Praying is speaking to the Almighty.
Meditation is listening to the Almighty, this is how you co-create. Stop making blanket statements about things you think (keyword) you understand. This civilization has lost touch with spirituality, that’s why the Divines have incarnated again and again. Follow less, critically think more, find silence. Via: BrainsByBay

Ways Trauma Changes The Brain

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Trauma and healing rewires the brain. Evaluating where you are mentally and emotionally is critical to self-care, which is health care. As someone diagnosed with PTSD due to extensive abuse, I thought I’d be stuck in the eye of the storm for the rest of my life. Taking baby steps everyday has significantly decreased my tiggers and improved my overall well-being. Continuously acknowledging my truth, that I wasn’t better, meditation, exercise, especially yoga, journaling, breath work, walks in nature, ground me, relaxing my nervous system. Finding the right therapist, a black woman like myself, who aligned with my spiritual beliefs was a game changer.

Please remember you’re not damaged, you’re someone responding to what’s happened or happening to you. Oftentimes trauma is coupled with shame, not your burden to bear. You’re the victim, give yourself grace. Via: Dr.GillianOSheaBrown

Stoner Self-Esteem Statement Jars

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Ganja gifts us many things, including the ability to be grounded. Slowing us down, chilling us out. For this I am eternally grateful, it puts my mind on pause when it races. It’s like meditation, when I’m not mediating. Thank you for your service. Which weed jar resonates with you most? Artist: AmarieaCreates

Healing & Mental Health Activities

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Health care includes taking care for your mind, energetic body, and soul. The small things really make a big difference, reading, doing yoga, therapy once a week. I know there’s a stigma around therapy, telling someone your business, or thinking it makes you a loon, weak, but there shouldn’t be. Checking in with a professional, working on your issues, releasing trauma, it makes you a better person, an evolved one. Find someone that suits you (not every therapist is a good one). Make healing a priority. Which of these activities can you add to enhance your life? Via: DrLaurenFogelMersy

Why You Pick The Soul Over Ego

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You are a soul having a human experience. Ego is your mind; if you don’t control your mind, it’ll control you. Meditation tames the mind, quieting it, so you can hear your soul speak the answers. The soul is eternal, the ego is temporary. The downfalls you’re watching are from those who chose the latter. Via: UBetterChooseYourself

Gift Yourself Mental Health

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Once upon a time, around this time of year, you could find me on a bender, dreading holiday cheer. Soaking away my blues in drugs and booze. Crippled by depression that my grandmother was gone. Christmas is her birthday. She was my biggest fan and I her favorite grandchild. She always told me I’d do great things, with her up above watching over me. Only when I started raising my vibration did I truly understand. Focusing on being a better version of myself, my mental health became my priority. Wanting to feel good: I cut out fast food, coupled meditation with my daily workouts, created gratitude lists, cut my inner circle (isolate to elevate), decreased my processed sugar intake by literally 95%, stopped partying as much, quit cigarettes, I’ve even stopped drinking whiskey as flu medicine (it works fyi), amongst other things. Causing me to look younger than I did in my 20’s, heal the inner void I once carried, live a balanced life, do the things my grandmother envisioned.
I can’t iterate enough health, including mental, is wealth. Gift it to yourself. It will be the best thing you’ve ever done. The activities listed seem simple, silly even, but they’re baby steps to a happier you. Via: Happy Strokes.In

Anxiety Affirmation Aids For You

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I use to suffer from anxiety, it’s a terrible feeling. My mind spiraling about whatever social situation I was walking into, including starting a new job. Too busy nit picking and analyzing any given moment to enjoy it. Anxiety attacks are physical, mental and emotional, leaving the victim feeling powerless, inferior.
Grounding myself via meditation changed my life. Surprisingly waitressing also aided in my overcoming anxiety. As a server you must take control of the table. Connecting to guests to give them an enjoyable experience, correlates to how much they’ll tip you. You learn how to read and handle people from all walks of life, with different dispositions. Customizing your approach to suit each interaction. Being great at it gave me positive reinforcement, rewiring my mind to see that I’m in control, not my anxiety, and nothing is that daunting. I mean seeing hundreds upon thousands of people monthly, having to connect to them instantly, including high profile clients, I got use to it. For those of you still struggling, here are some reminders to help you along. Via: Simply_Anxious