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How to Begin Exercising When Depression is Weighing You Down

Body, Movement & Fitness

Do you know what it’s like to feel depressed?

If not, let me try to describe it for you (this is my account, though, and it may be different for another person who also goes through it).

You wake up tired. Your body hurts all over, especially your joints and muscles. It’s like the flu but it’s not the flu, and your temperature is normal. Sometimes your head also hurts; sometimes your chest also hurts. This is what I call a double whammy — when anxiety decides to join depression at the party, and they don’t care about what you need to accomplish, how you need to appear, what problems you need to solve, and who relies on you. This is especially true when people are used to you being the carer. [Read more…] about How to Begin Exercising When Depression is Weighing You Down

How to Manage and Get Over Analysis Paralysis

Mental Health, Mind

“Progress, not perfection,” I remember hearing this in the Denzel Washington film, “The Equalizer.” It has stuck with me since and, while the thought is comforting, it is actually very hard for me to digest.

You see, I grew up a perfectionist. I’m still a bit of a perfectionist now. I am diagnosed with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and, for me, things always have to be aligned, uniform, even-numbered or divisible by two, and precise.

Anything less or more is unacceptable. So unacceptable, in fact, that it stresses me out and the stress manifests physically, either as hives or as swelling (sometimes red and itchy) or as an upset stomach or hyperacidity.

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It sometimes feels like my brain is its own enemy, and this is most evident when I go through analysis paralysis. I can only liken the feeling to being petrified as it is demonstrated in “Harry Potter” where one turns into stone, unable to move.

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Weekly Roundup #1: 6 online resources to help with anxiety, stress, and depression from Covid-19

Inspiration

COVID-19. Pandemic. Lockdown. Quarantine. 

These are the only words we hear and read about these days. Even if we think of ourselves as sane and pragmatic individuals, the never-ending reports of statistics of cases and deaths can gnaw at our minds, causing anxiety and stress. Unchecked, they lead us to the paths of depression and melancholy.

But not all is sad and tragic. Let’s check out these heartwarming stories of people or groups whose actions and words bring some cheer and light into our homes. Hopefully, their efforts will take away a degree of the gloom and doom we have all been feeling since the coronavirus took away the world as we knew it.  [Read more…] about Weekly Roundup #1: 6 online resources to help with anxiety, stress, and depression from Covid-19

5 Yin Yoga Poses To Help Calm Anxiety During Quarantine

Body, Meditation, Mental Health, Mind, Yoga

Nowadays, staying at home can bring about feelings of grief, anxiety, and isolation. Luckily, the slow-paced, quiet practice of yin yoga can help you embrace the quietude, and restore ease and energy back into your body, and plant good intentions in the mind.

Here are 5 postures you can do at home, in bed or on your mat. Do these by yourself or video call some friends and ask them to join you. [Read more…] about 5 Yin Yoga Poses To Help Calm Anxiety During Quarantine