Humor to fight off mental illness!
A short and funny video clip to start the weekend with laughter!!
Today, I decided to focus on humor. When depressed, anxious or struggling with other unpleasant emotions, one of the self-help skills which can create relief through the body releasing its own happy substances (endorphins) is humor. Therefore, I decided to link this post to an in my opinion quite funny commercial. Enjoy and have a great day. (click the arrow next to the title)
Practicing Self-Compassion When Struggling with Anxiety
"Tonglen" a breathing technique to reduce anxiety and increase self-compassion.
Anxiety seems to be one of the main mental health concerns of this century which can be observed at any age and in any economical class. Here is a new article by a writer who tries to offer some new tools to accept, live with and control the anxious mind. I especially love the suggestion of "tonglen".