Hi, loves!
Today, I want to post another one of the Mental Health Prompts created by Beckie’s Mental Mess. I personally love her prompts and love answering them weekly! You can find this weeks here!
Success Stories of overcoming (an anxiety/panic attack, manic bipolar episode, whatever.)
Prompt #1 Write a narrative of what works for you when in the midst of a crisis, such as, anxiety/panic attack or a manic episode. Please give an example of what happened, and how you broke free from it.
Example: Coping skills, talking to a family member or a friend, and/or therapy, mediations… (Just to name a few).
Honestly, I still find it super hard to develop healthy coping mechanisms to deal with these things. It’s a lot easier for me to go straight for the unhealthy ones, but I know in the long run they actually make things worse. When I’m having a panic attack or feel one coming on, I always take my prescribed Propranolol immediately to lower my heart rate. When I’m anxious, I have a trick where I try to turn the anxiety into excitement. They’re both very similar emotions, so it can really help.
Prompt #2 Pick One or Both The Photos/Pictures and explain how it makes you feel?
Example: In any format you choose! (Poetry, Short Prose, etc…)
This image makes me feel extremely content, comfortable and peaceful. Heavy rain mixed with sun is so beautiful to me.
This image makes me feel happy and positive.
Let me know your answers to this prompt down in the comments! I’d love to hear them!
Lots of love,
Soph. xx
girl vs world 
Hi, Sophie! I’m so pleased you joined us again on “Working on Us” and utilizing all the prompts this week.
Just curious… You mentioned that you go for the wrong choices when it comes to coping mechanisms, what might that be? (If you don’t mind me asking, that is). I can also appreciate your view of anxiety and excitement having that they are similar. That is certainly one positive way of looking at it, not one that I ever thought of before… But, you know something, I’ll try that the next time I get hit with an anxiety attack. Maybe, I’ll add a bit of confetti into the mix to level me out. LOL! That is a good point though… I use to be thrilled, scared, and/or experience an adrenaline rush when riding rollercoasters… I really should try to view it as that.
I agree with both of your answers to the picture prompts. I personally love sunshowers, for they also create the rainbows. Great answers to all of the above!
Thank you so much again for participating in this week’s “Working on Us”
God Bless! 💚
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REBLOG: Sophie of “Girl vs. World” responded to all the prompts in Week #8 of “Working on Us” – I enjoyed her take on how to view anxiety. 💚
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First one brings a calm feel mixed eitg happiness when it rains with summer,Second one it brings only happiness and joy it will make us jump around and scream happily ✨
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Aw! I feel the exact same about the second one. Thanks for the comment! x
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I love your trick of trying to turn anxiety into excitement.
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It’s probably the only trick that honestly works for me!
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