Welcome back, Little Leaves!
I had a pretty rough week if I'm being honest. First, I changed my sleep schedule drastically! I'll get to why in a minute.
Second, my shoulder has been hurting me so bad, I've been wearing my sling, icing, and doing some physical therapy, but it can only do so much for me.
Third, school absolutely kicked my butt this week! I had to submit an audio story. Before anyone comments, no, I will not be publishing that. I sound like a child, and it's probably the first story I did that I do not like!
Let's get into it now!
A couple of weeks ago, before all the changes I had to make for my website, I talked about when my mental health took a turn for the worse. I still can't talk about what happened, out of respect for the people I want to protect, but I will talk more about how I've been dealing with it.
I have nightmares about it still. This is one of the reasons I changed my sleep schedule. Not only that, but I also started connecting with nature. You might hear sometimes that connecting with nature can help A LOT, but I know some people aren't meant for the outdoors. However, it's been helping me this week.
I started going to sleep around 9:30, waking up at 6:30 every morning, and going to this beautiful nature trail I live by. I'm not going to be the type to force a religion on anyone either, but I'm a Christian, and I started reading daily devotionals while on my walk. That's been helping a lot as well.
Of course, these changes I've made in my life aren't going to work overnight. I actually had a really bad anxiety attack yesterday. I haven't had one that bad since my father passed away.
It was only due to a really long car ride. A piece of advice if you ever go on a road trip—just make sure you stop every so often, get some air, a little water, and you'll be okay!
Anyways, I'd like to hear if anyone else goes for walks to start their day—does it help you for the rest of the day? Does it make you feel like you're going to be okay in the long run?
It certainly did that for me, and I'm going to continue doing it! Don't force yourself to overdo it though. If you've never been an active person before, it'll be easier to start with one short lap around your neighborhood first before going on trails that are three miles long...
Thanks for reading, Little Leaves! See you next Friday!
— Autumn
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