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This week’s Reels are both from Therell! Enjoy!
During Therell’s interview with Child First Greater Bridgeport, he and Josh notice that they are wearing both similar clothes and practically the same colors! đ
Therell acknowledges Nature Photography Day.
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Hi everyone! Please enjoy our Reels from the past couple of weeks from Therell (2) and Quinn (1)!
Quinn shares a Reel for a blog post they wrote about the Finch app, which helps encourage you to practice self care. Read their blog post HERE!
Both of Therell’s Reels are from a mental health discussion he did with Paige Reynolds and Joshua Perez from Child First Greater Bridgeport. Therell split the discussion into 4 parts. Check out parts 1 and 2 on our YouTube channel; PART ONE | PART TWO.
The first Reel introduces Paige and Josh. In the second Reel, Therell asks Josh about the Star Wars video game(s) Jedi: Fallen Order & Jedi: Survivor.
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This week’s Reel comes from Therell. He celebrates Teacher Appreciation Week, and shouts out some of his past teachers who have made a big, positive impact on his life!
Check out last week’s Reels about Mental Health Awareness Month & Star Wars here!
Check out our latest Reels from the past week! Both are from Therell.
In Therell’s first Reel, he celebrates Star Wars Day!
In Therell’s second Reel, he acknowledges Mental Health Awareness Month and gives some encouragement.
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Sarah gives us some tips on how to make friends when you have social anxiety.
Therell reminds us to celebrate our accomplishments, no matter how big or small they are.
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Hi everyone! Please enjoy our latest Reels from the past week! This week we have 3 reels, two from Sarah, and one from Therell.
In Sarah’s first reel, she shares some tips for people who experience anxiety while giving presentations.
In Therell’s reel, he acknowledges National Only Child Day.
In Sarah’s second reel, she reassures everyone that it is perfectly okay to keep learning the basics as an adult.
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Check out our first couple of reels this month, April 2023, both from Sarah!
In Sarah’s first reel, she shares some things she learned to do to boost her joy despite struggling with her mental health.
In Sarah’s second reel, she shares a few tips for when you might feel overwhelmed while working on digital devices during the day.
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Happy April, everyone! Please enjoy our final March Reel from Dez!
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Just in case nobodyâs told you lately, but you ARE enough.
Youâve always been good enough. Sometimes we donât realize that because we have been giving parts of ourselves to the wrong people.
There are people out there who will accept you, flaws and all. Those are the people you should keep close, the ones who love you unconditionally.
I used to constantly feel like I wasn’t good enough. In fact, I thought people hated me so much, I would bend over backwards for people who really wouldn’t do the same for me. I would drop everything to go help someone. I was giving people money I didn’t really have to give. I was giving the best parts of myself, my caring and compassion, to the wrong people who didn’t appreciate it. It wasn’t that I wasn’t good enough, I was just giving my all to the wrong people.
I have cut off and distanced myself from those people who have made me feel not good enough. I’ve learned that I shouldn’t have to desperately try to get people to accept me by giving my all and then some to them. Your worth shouldn’t come from whether or not people like you. There are so many people out there who know your worth.
You donât always need a planâŚsometimes you just need to breathe, trust, let goâŚand see what happens.
Sometimes, my anxiety gets me so wound up that I panic if I donât have a plan. I would get so overwhelmed that I would just shut down.
While I still have a lot of moments like this, Iâve found the calm in just going with the flow and allowing myself time to breathe.
I donât constantly need to have something going on, and I donât need to have everything planned out. Sometimes itâs better to just be.
When Iâm overwhelmed, I tend to avoid everything by mindlessly scrolling on social media.
Iâm not saying itâs the best coping skill, but sometimes it works and it feels a lot better than dissociating staring at the wall for hours paralyzed by my anxietyđ¤ˇđťââď¸
Does anyone else do this?
I used to be that person that was always there whenever ANYONE needed me. I was the person everyone could count on.
Iâve been the person to front people money again and again who I knew probably wouldnât pay me back.
Iâve gone and picked people up in the middle of the night who probably wouldnât have done the same for me.
Iâve been a listening ear to people who would never just sit and listen to me when I just needed to vent.
Eventually, I had to put an end to being the person that everyone went to because it was exhausting.
Not only was it taking a toll on my mental health, but I would find myself stressing out about these people and their problems while none of them even thought about the toll their problems were taking on me.
I had to learn to say no. I had to learn that it is not my job to be the fixer of everyone elseâs problems.
I had to learn that while yes, sometimes it is nice to help others, it can become a toxic cycle when itâs one-sided. It also becomes toxic when other peopleâs problems consume you to the point where youâre ignoring all of your own needs and problems.
When I stopped being that person, I lost a lot of âfriendsâ that I constantly helped out.
But, it was honestly a weight lifted off of my shoulder. Now I put my own needs first because I realize how important it is to be the person I was to all of those people to myself. I need to be there for myself because me and my problems matter too.
I donât know about you, but I am the queen of leaving events early (if I even choose to go to events).
My anxiety makes it extremely uncomfortable and difficult to be in social situations where I have to interact with multiple people at once, especially if theyâre people I donât know.
Sometimes I feel guilty and rude slipping out early, but the physical symptoms and the mental symptoms of anxiety together are enough to make me not care because the panic usually takes over.
For the most part, people that know me understand this, but itâs hard when I feel like I have to explain myself to strangers.
Do you ever feel this way at social events?
Have you ever had someone try to shame and blame you for your anxiety or depression?
Iâve heard all kinds of ridiculous things like âif you just change your mindset, youâll be happy!â or âitâs like you want to be miserableâ or âyou literally work yourself upâ
like yes, my brain, which is technically a part of me, gets me wound up for reasons that do not make sense to others. but, that does not mean I am actively choosing to worry to the point where I feel PHYSICALLY sick.
Trauma causes mental illnesses. Chemical imbalances cause mental illnesses. People do not simply CHOOSE to be mentally ill. This is not a choice. And it is really a life-long healing journey trying to recover from these invisible disorders.
Believe me, nobody would purposely choose to be mentally ill. Much like nobody would choose to be physically ill or injured. It shouldnât be such a hard concept for others to wrap their heads around.
In this video, the TurningPointCT team wants you to know that life really is too short to worry about the stupid things.
TurningPointCT.org was developed by young people in Connecticut who are in recovery from mental health and substance use issues. We know what itâs like to feel alone, stressed, worried, sad, and angry. Weâve lived through the ups and downs of self-harm, drugs and alcohol, and the struggle to find help.
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