Self Care Tips for Bad Mental Health Days | Ahsante the Artist
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- Опубліковано 29 чер 2024
- A few self care tips for getting out of a funk on bad mental health days
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Everyone has down days. Whether it’s from depression or anxiety, stress about school, work, or life, or just waking up on the wrong side of the bed. Sometimes it can feel like everything is just too much, it’s easy to feel worthless, helpless, and like you’re not going to make it. But you will. And hopefully these tricks will help you to guard your mental health and realize that things will be fine. It’s important to take some time out for self care.
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Hey! I'm Ahsante the Artist :) I make vlogs and short films about culture, social issues and justice, Harvard college, how to adult as a post grad, and what's going on with me. I strive to live spiritedly and think creatively. I hope you join me!
Whenever I'm feeling down, it's so humbling to look at my gratitude journal and remind myself how much I have to be thankful for. Yay for talking about mental health. Great video :)
+Jarvis Johnson Thanks Jarvis! Yeah it's so nice to look back and have such a positive chronicle of your daily life
You’re cute 👀
Most important thing is to be around friendly people that you know and trust. Most depressed people are actually lonely.
Your voice is so soothing 😊
oh i really needed that i feel so weird today and it calms me down
I know they really don't work for some people, but lately I've been using ASMR videos to help with my anxiety.
Clara Piazzola Omg I love ASMR videos. There the best I listen to them to help me fall asleep. I really love the hair brushing ASMR.
I don't get tingles very often but they calm me down to the point that I fall asleep. I'm so, so happy that I discovered that community.
shhitsalibrary Iam also happy that I discovered their videos. What does the tingling feel like????
Best pj shorts ever! Great video!
PS- One of my tips is to watch something funny. Like a netflix show, a comedy sketch on YT or reaction videos (AFV) to make you laugh, I think it helps...oh and my secret weapon, pray!
eVaniwithaV - I love her PJ pants too! 😁
I know this is 3 yrs old, but this couldn't have come up on my feed at a better time.
My funk has been.....seriously, not-in-a-good-way-funky. A fully different definition of "funky," as in "bad smells".....
For instance: not showering for ridiculous stretches of time(!!!!!), sleeping constantly, anxiety attacks over the tiniest things, inability to do even the smallest tasks...
My mental health is mega unhealthy over here.
I appreciate this video, and your energy though. Lots of platonic-internet-stranger-love to you, and incredible gratitude for this video! Muah!
Edit: Unfortunately, I have zero tips, or *anything* constructive to add right now. Once I'm in a better place, if/when that happens, I'll try to remember to put another edit on this bad boy, and let you all know what worked for me.
It's a very personal journey, however. What works for some, will have zero positive (or negative) effect on others. I want to add more to the conversation that isn't just "wah, wah, wah; poor, poor meeeeee!" However: wish in one hand, and ugly cry in the other, and see which fills up faster? IDK.
Love and good vibes to anyone else struggling to maintain. To *everyone*, regardless if you're struggling, or if you are in an amazing place. I hope you are experiencing the latter.
I am so glad i found your channel through Ash 😁
+Rampage_At_Dusk Yayyy!
I also don't understand running, but really wish I did. But no. No runners' high for me.
+Kathy Trithardt Right, for me it's just painful. That may be because I'm so out of shape 😬
Ahsante the Artist I mean, let's be honest, that is also part of it for me.
Kathy Trithardt omg
The gratitude journal is a super great idea; thanks dude!
+Francesca Georgiou It's so great as a perspective-shift!
Francesca Georgiou I do a similar thing which is write a list of the positive things I've done that day. I tend to get down on myself so it's a helpful way of acknowledging my achievements. If I'm really depressed then it can be as simple as getting a shower or eating a meal. Every small thing is motivation to keep going.
You're welcome
I'm with you. A dance break is a fantastic way to break up the patterns of feeling down, or feeling too much with anxiousness. In my last meeting with my supervisor and another therapist, we agreed to dance on zoom without judgement and really let loose with BTS LOL. Seriously, it was much needed to just shake out the nerves or whatever is going on. Great reminder!
Hey! I'm so glad I found you from that calab! I also use music, and I love the idea of the dancing and the gratitude journal. Definitely gonna try those.
This video was really helpful for me - especially today. Thanks Ahsante!
I’m only at the beginning and she said dance I immediately became thankful for the video!😂❤️
An affirmation video sounds good xx I do a gratitude journal too and use an affirmation: be yourself everyone else is taken xx
Love ya girl! Not the love love but you get me. I'm always excited when I see another vid of yours idk WHY but your videos just make me feel happier.
Love 💗 Your go to tricks!!! Music and dancing 💃🏾 are truly helpful!!!
Im glad I found your channel through Ash, you are such a ray of sunshine and I love your videos!
+Dragonette Eye Aww, yaaaay! Thank you so much!
Thank you for that video! You really helped me ^^
The dance break 😃😄😄👍👍 my life right there! It works as well as music playlist
Please video on affirmations
I loovvee this, thank you so much Ahsante! I'm honored to have my question answered so thoughtfully and creatively! It's so cool because I also LOVE dancing, and when I'm dancing and/or singing is usually when I feel most myself! So I love the reminder to dance! Also I used to think it was just me who danced in my room for self care, so it's cool to see that you do it too. :D And also on the running front...not a fan, especially since my knees are sensitive to the high impact of running. Though I do love other forms of exercise. :D
During finals weeks (so much stress) I've also done the one-song-on-repeat method to get things done. I've never had a sleepy time playlist, though, and also not waking up to a song, so I might try that! Mid-afternoon and evenings right before bed are often the hardest emotional time for me. Writing out a list of what I'm going to do the next day is really helpful for me in the evenings because it helps me see the day as something I can do (and sometimes am really excited about!), as opposed to a blob of terrifying unknowns where "everything could go wrong."
I do have a gratitude journal, but I often do it in the morning, not evening (and sometimes I don't make time for it, but I feel better when I do). Doing it in the evening to calm me down is a good thought, though. I used to have a wall of affirmations, when I was in one of my lowest emotional states, and it was really helpful. But I haven't done consistent affirmations in a few years, so maybe I'll do that again, too. :) I'm excited to see your affirmations video if you do one!
Loved this! Please do an affirmation video:)
+Nompilo Sibisi Will do!
Do you have an album or EP or anything?? Cuz I LOOOVE your voice 😍
This is great!
Going outside makes a huge difference for me too! Sometimes it's the hardest thing to do, but it always works for me! Dancing is such a good idea! I'm having a bit of a bad day today so I'm going to put a song on (1,2, Step probably 😅), do a dance and walk my dog! Thanks so much for the tips!
i frikin LOVE running! But I couldnt tell you why! It's v uncomfortable and feeling sore is horrible. Just need to move! Fast!!
I guess I like to expend excess energy as quickly as possible and running around helps me or really forces me to calm down after a big spurt of self indulging and distracting excitement.
I love this vid you are great ☺️
I could watch you dance all day! 😊
Thank you🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺
Up and moving & outside are usually my go to options too :) Usually a walk outside ^^ Also, music, yes! I have music that reminds me of pretty much every part of my life, so if I wanna feel a certain way, music is the way to go :) Depending on what's getting me down, getting some shit done can also help, like doing the dishes and seeing the clean kitchen.
Something that calms my mind while still not overwhelming with stimulation is great when I'm stressed, something creative like baking, sewing, drawing... If a lot of stuff is going on, that's just a perfect way to take a break, my brain has still enough room to reflect and think, but not enough to stress out, and I still feel like I'm doing something productive and not just wasting time :)
And friends. If possible offline, or at least video chat. I feel the worst when I haven't been able to socialise with people I like in a while. So yeah, most importantly friends, even if that's the most difficult to do.
Affirming yourself that you're ok is a great thing to do! It's so useful! Especially seeing things like that written down/hear them out loud :) I'd like a video on that ^_^
Helpful videos! Nice channel!
This video is great! I made a similar one just recently ❤️ so happy there are more videos out there like this one
I subscribed to your channel! Thanks for this video
You’re welcome! And welcome to the channel!
I'd love a video about affirmations!
GRACIAS!!! Te quiero!!!!!
When u mentioned Evelyn & Halease🤗🤗💛💚💛💚
living for the dance break lmaooo
great video
Moving around and getting yourself motivated to do shit is really difficult. Gratitude journals are pretty useful but are even more effective when you've accumulated a few small wins :)
Watching this as I walk to school needing a mental health day
The hardest part is getting started. Some days the only thing I can make myself do is feed my cat.
Some people like running which I don't understand... (What a mood)
For me it's standing up and singing along to songs
💯💯💯☺ curtis mayfield 1 of my favorites i see u have good taste ahsante💯
Thank yo u
Gratitude lists are huge
For sure!
Look at u-! u know how to dance 👍🏻
You have beautiful eyes. Just in case no one has told you today ☃️
I’m so down today and my body hurts I feel sick/ chewing my cheeks well not really chewing but holding/biting
:)
+Simona Regecova 😄
That's Kind of cruel. People Klick on this video to get help for their mental issues and get begging for money and a Q&A. I know you Talk about it in the end, but If I have an anxiety attack stuff like this is very frustrating and can ruin part of a day. How do I explain? If you are in this state of mind you barely search for help. And If you are brave enough to do so it is a huge dissapointment if someone only tries to benefit from you for Klicks in this Moment. Please don't do this again. There are enough other topics you can talk about
I only made this video because of one of my Patrons asking a question - so I'm definitely going to shout them out at the beginning of the video and answer their other questions as well (which only lasts 1 minute out of this 6-minute video). My Patrons are the ones that keep this channel going in the first place, so I make them a priority. I'm not trying to benefit from the clicks of random people, I'm asking people who actually care about me and this channel - which is who this video was made for. I'm glad it's reaching a larger audience, but if you're having serious depression and anxiety, as opposed to seeking free advice, and resenting someone for asking for their value, I suggest seeking professional help.
Girl talked for a WHOLE minute get to the point like why do these "mental health" youtubers talk so much 😒