Mental Health Moments
What is a Mental Health Moment?
A Mental Health Moment is when you take time out for you. What a concept... We have become so busy we don't take time out for us. It is no longer socially acceptable to take care of ourselves and this is what makes us as American's, unhealthy. One of my favorite lines in the movie "Eat, Pray, Love" is when Luca Spaghetti tells Elizabeth "you American's, you get a six pack of beer and sit in front of the TV and drink the whole thing and feel guilty about it." It is the truth too.
The commercials say, "you deserve a break today", and we feel guilty about it. Why do we feel so guilty about taking a break? We are conditioned to work, work and more work? I am just as guilty as you are. Right now my good friend is in Taos fulfilling a 'check' on her bucket list. Why do we not have a bucket list? And if you have a bucket list, why are you not checking off that bucket list? I want to spend some time on Canyon Road in Santa Fe. It's AN HOUR AWAY!!! Why have I not done it? I intend to take a couple of hours and spend it on Canyon Road very soon!!
Your mental health is a very important component of your physical health. Take good care of it.
And this is my MENTAL HEALTH MOMENT
Danni Andrew, DTM
(c)copyright 2018
www.danniandrew.com
Friday, May 25, 2018
The Art of Moving Forward
I have been contemplating the year just past of 2017 and while I call it a “bad” year it was so much more than that. It was a learning process, a purging of sorts which has brought me to a place of peace. Too many times we look at these times with anger and even rage when in reality they are necessary for our survival. Getting rid of what doesn’t work or what is no longer serving you is necessary in my life and your life. We cannot move forward with the baggage of yesterday and it has to be removed. While this is a painful process it is a necessary process, this amputation of activities and sometimes even friends that will not go with us into the next chapter of our lives.
The longer we try to hold onto these reminders of the past the more time it will take to transition to a new and better life. It feels like grasping onto a twig during a hurricane and the process is just as futile, we might as well let go early in the game and let ourselves transition into the next stage of growth as this will allow change to happen more quickly and smoothly. It is a lesson I did not learn well the first time I went through a major change but it has become easier with time as I want to see what happens next. I want to embrace the changes in my life and grow as a person more quickly. May your journey be fruitful and less painful.
And that is my MENTAL HEALTH MOMENT
Danni Andrew
(c)copyright 2018
Originally posted on my Facebook Page Mental Health Moments: May 15, 2018
Who Am I?
I am in your face sometimes and sometimes I am quiet as a church mouse quietly slinking into the shadows hoping not to be seen. I am loud and I am brash and I am quiet and unseen. I am the healer listening to what hurts you the most, hopefully offering a kind word or two to help you out of a tight spot. I am the broken child sitting alone in the darkness wishing the phone would ring but not daring to pick it up and making a phone call.
I am broken with cracks that will never quite heal but it is through those cracks that a morning sun can shine the brightest. Because-of that brokenness I understand the loss of others and I understand grief and depression. I have walked the road of solitude and I have felt the pain of loss. But I kept walking and I never gave up because there is a strength buried deep inside of me that believes in the goodness of this world and knows that somewhere out there is another person who is just as quirky as I am. People are typically busy not mean. If they are mean then they do not belong in my circle of friends and I will quietly remove them.
Life is too short to dwell on the hurt and the drama of yesterday. Even though I may not have every moment filled with love and bliss, I am me and I love who I am.
And this is my MENTAL HEALTH MOMENT
Danni Andrew
(C)copyright 2018
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This Post was originally posted on my Facebook page Mental Health Moments: April 28, 2018
Doing things extremely well. I am an artist, an author and a speaker. I write well and I paint well and yes I can bring you to tears with my speaking. Those are my gifts. I am a good friend and a good mom, I will fight for my children.
There is an opposite side to this equation and I suppose this comes from my bipolar OCD side. I will not do something if I cannot do it well or should I say, extremely well. I suck at relationships and staying married so I have pretty much given up. My plants in my apartment struggle to stay alive and my finances are always a mess. While I am good at painting, writing and cooking I also cannot promote myself. So I struggle in poverty while I sit on a gold mine of wisdom and masterpieces which I hesitate to share with the world because I cannot blow my own horn. It’s just too exhausting. But, I can promote YOU! I can tell you how fabulous you are.
And that is my MENTAL HEALTH MOMENT
Danni Andrew
(C)copyright 2018
(C)copyright 2018
This was originally posted on my Facebook page Mental Health Moments: April 25, 2018
My Perfect Life?
Life happens!! No one grows up in a perfect life! You can’t just decide everything is wonderful and what went wrong in your life isn’t going to affect you anymore because it does! Someday it all comes out somehow. You snap at a friend and you don’t mean to or your stomach starts to bother you or you develop health problems and the doctors can’t tell you what’s wrong with you... All because of internalized anger and sadness. How do you fix it? You work through it! The key word is “through”! You can’t pretend it doesn’t exist or it doesn’t matter. No matter how much you tell yourself it doesn’t matter, it does... walk through the pain! Dig it out by talking to a therapist or your pastor or... someone. Just deal with it so it doesn’t affect your life anymore. Because YOU are worth it!! It’s time!
And this is my MENTAL HEALTH MOMENT
Danni Andrew
(C)copyright 2018
(C)copyright 2018
Originally posted on my Facebook page Mental Health Moments:
Let’s Talk Food
I recently posted someone else’s picture showing Cheetos made up like rice crispy treats. The collective comment was “eww gross”, which I agree. Several years ago my curiosity would have gotten the better of me and I would have made a batch just to see if they were good or not. My son actually thought they looked interesting which coming from the Cheeto kid, well I expected that.
I posted another picture comment about what would you give up? Wine, coffee, chocolate or cheese. Most people said wine or coffee. Most people who answered were self-proclaimed Christians who probably don’t drink wine or don’t want you to think they do. Let’s be honest we don’t post who we really are on Facebook.
The truth of the matter is what we put into our body is going to define so much about us that it should take more time to decide what to eat. I asked one lady who constantly talks about eating powdered sugar covered donuts if she might consider giving those up instead of the occasional glass of wine and she said “no”. The truth is sugar is bad for you for many reasons but it is also addictive. See number eight. https://www.healthline.com/…/10-disturbing-reasons-why-suga…
What you put into your body can cause depression, anxiety, pain and a host of other health problems. Please think about your health before you reach for another powdered sugar donut. January of this year when my Papa passed away I was forced to start eating better even though I thought I was. I have lost thirty pounds and my pain levels are going down. Next post, I’ll tell you what I did.
And that is my MENTAL HEALTH MOMENT
Danni Andrew, DTM
(C)copyright 2018
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Originally posted on my Facebook page Mental Health Moments: April 10, 2018
Trust
I am not the most trusting person. Trust is earned and my distrust of people is not exactly unfounded. When I meet someone who displays trustworthy characteristics it shocks me and I find that a little bit sad. Not that the person is trustworthy, but that more people are not trustworthy themselves. I want to trust more and I have met one such person who has displayed trustworthy characteristics. I am grateful and I am intrigued to know more about this person. Why are not more people like this? Or have I just not met them? I try to be a trustworthy person and am glad to have found someone worthy of my trust. I can count on one hand the people I trust! What a joy! Trust is such an important commodity to have. I have not always been the most trustworthy person and in my younger years my word was not gold. I worked hard to change that part of my life. Trust is very important to me. It’s been an interesting afternoon to say the least.
And that is my MENTAL HEALTH MOMENT
Danni Andrew
(C)copyright 2018
(C)copyright 2018
Originally posted on my Facebook page Mental Health Moments: April 2, 2018
Confessions of an Introvert
It’s exhausting to love to be around people while at the same time it wears me out. I feel bad when I just want to get away from them all but the sweet smiling faces are exactly what I need in my life. The war between wanting to be around people and the weariness of being around people, well it wears me out. I try to find some kind of balance to this drama like I will go out 3.63794 days out of the week and I will stay home behind closed doors the rest of the week but sadly anymore than that makes my anxiety so incredibly high I almost cannot function. Staying home makes me anxious too... But I have bills to pay so there comes a time when I have no choice but to go out anyway. This idea of becoming filthy rich from my bedroom is not working.
The battle with anxiety and simply being an introvert who loves being home and maybe a touch of some sort of phobia will not stop me from pursuing my goals and my dreams but it makes life rough sometimes.
This is my MENTAL HEALTH MOMENT
Danni Andrew
(C)copyright 2018
(C)copyright 2018
Originally posted on my Facebook page Mental Health Moments: March 4, 2018
Food
You take it all too much for granted. Until what you eat is supposed to sustain your life starts making you sick. First it’s sugar and soda pop, next it’s gluten. Now it’s just about everything but salad and grilled chicken. What do I do now? I just keep trying. There was a time when food was the center of my life and I wanted to be a chef. I don’t think this a possibility. No matter what I am faced with I still have talents and I won’t starve to death, there are still things I CAN eat. While it doesn’t make me happy, I will be ok. Life has a funny way of making life interesting.
This is my MENTAL HEALTH MOMENT
Danni Andrew
(C)Copyright 2018
www.danniandrew.com
www.danniandrew.com
This post was originally on my Facebook page Mental Health Moments: February 26, 2018
The Olympic Spirit
Many years ago my Mom, my Papa and my grandma and I used to watch the Olympics. We loved all the sports but ice skating was our favorite. We would choose our favorites and root for the USA. Sadly I am the only one left to watch the Olympics this year but I am reminded of happy times as I choose my favorite skaters and I am reminded of the Olympic spirit and what my mom always said to me “I expect better from you”! So I wipe away a tear and keep moving forward in search of the gold.
And this is my MENTAL HEALTH MOMENT
Danni Andrew
(C)copyright 2017
(C)copyright 2017
This was originally posted on my Facebook page Mental Health Moments: February 17, 2018
My Life's Work
This post was originally posted on my Facebook page Mental Health Moments: on February 10, 2018
This post was originally posted on my Facebook page Mental Health Moments: on February 10, 2018
I have struggled a lot with ‘what is my life’s work?’ This is a continual merry-go-round. Writing is real work. Painting is real work. My book that I published in September has not exactly taken the world by storm but those who have read it have given me rave reviews. I considered quitting writing and just focusing on painting. Last night I watched the opening ceremonies of the winter games and they were commenting on the drums and the significance of the two-sided drum. We all have a two-sided drum in our life. Everything is important and “real” work. We just need to balance it out. God will help me figure it out I just need to trust Him and I need to trust myself!
My Grief Plan
Originally Posted on my Facebook page Mental Health Moments: January 29, 2018
Originally Posted on my Facebook page Mental Health Moments: January 29, 2018
Grief doesn’t work itself out on its own. You must have a plan!
I have attended griefshare twice and I highly recommend it. Here are a few things I also recommend.
-See a good therapist once a week until you are feeling better and smiling more.
-Go to lunch with a good friend and talk about nothing or something!
-Go for a ride in a convertible with a friend or ride a motorcycle it’s a blast!
-Watch comedy!
-Join a class on something that interests you that meets at least once a week.
-Volunteer doing something helping others.
-Go to church once a week.
-Read books on Spirituality or Christianity or something that interests you. Try not to read books on horror or gore right not... It’s not good for the soul.
-Listen to really good music. I prefer classical music when I’m really feeling down but I have a list of songs that get me going with an up beat when I really need that push. Once again heavy metal doesn’t help me.
-don’t drink too much. A glass of wine now and then is ok but heavy drinking just makes the problem worse.
-Talk to someone!!! After my mom passed away I told everyone I came into contact with that my mom died!! I’m sure there were a few waitresses and grocery clerks who were surprised and not sure how to respond. But it’s ok.
-Keep talking to someone but it’s better to talk to a Pastor, a therapist or a Priest. The waitress and the grocery clerk aren’t qualified. After my mom died I shut down. My boyfriend was tired of hearing it after a few months...
-If the first therapist isn’t right keep looking! I found a “good” Christian therapist or so I thought and he said to me. “you could run my groups, I don’t have anything I could teach you”! I left and felt guilty for not being able to handle my grief. I became so shut down I could not function and became a shell.
-Go to lunch with a good friend and talk about nothing or something!
-Go for a ride in a convertible with a friend or ride a motorcycle it’s a blast!
-Watch comedy!
-Join a class on something that interests you that meets at least once a week.
-Volunteer doing something helping others.
-Go to church once a week.
-Read books on Spirituality or Christianity or something that interests you. Try not to read books on horror or gore right not... It’s not good for the soul.
-Listen to really good music. I prefer classical music when I’m really feeling down but I have a list of songs that get me going with an up beat when I really need that push. Once again heavy metal doesn’t help me.
-don’t drink too much. A glass of wine now and then is ok but heavy drinking just makes the problem worse.
-Talk to someone!!! After my mom passed away I told everyone I came into contact with that my mom died!! I’m sure there were a few waitresses and grocery clerks who were surprised and not sure how to respond. But it’s ok.
-Keep talking to someone but it’s better to talk to a Pastor, a therapist or a Priest. The waitress and the grocery clerk aren’t qualified. After my mom died I shut down. My boyfriend was tired of hearing it after a few months...
-If the first therapist isn’t right keep looking! I found a “good” Christian therapist or so I thought and he said to me. “you could run my groups, I don’t have anything I could teach you”! I left and felt guilty for not being able to handle my grief. I became so shut down I could not function and became a shell.
Then my Papa died and I became a sobbing mess. It will all come out eventually. Either you will be angry and rage or you will internalize and your emotions will eat your insides out. I began to throw up everything I ate and had very bad sciatica. You will have to deal with your grief eventually. Deal with it proactively.
Grief is a hard road but you can learn to live again. I’m working on it.
Danni Andrew
(C)copyright 2018
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A Broken Heart Sings
This was originally Posted January 29, 2018 on my Facebook page Mental Health Moments:
A broken heart does not sing because the words are lost. The words are down there somewhere it just takes too much energy to find them. Take the step even though it hurts. Sitting still will get you nowhere and the pain will not leave on its own. Reach your hand to the person nearest to you, you may be surprised when they grab ahold and pull you one step closer to sunshine. Grief is a choke hold that must be loosened one greedy finger at a time. It won’t do it on its own.
This is my MENTAL HEALTH MOMENT
Danni Andrew
(C)copyright 2018
(C)copyright 2018
Love Instead of Hate
What if we started sharing love instead of hate?
What if we started looking for ways to bridge the gap instead of ways to spread hate?
What if we shared hope instead of hurt?
What if that started with me?
What if we started looking for ways to bridge the gap instead of ways to spread hate?
What if we shared hope instead of hurt?
What if that started with me?
This is my MENTAL HEALTH MOMENT
Danni Andrew, DTM
(C)copyright 2018
(C)copyright 2018
Posted on my Facebook page Mental Health Moments on January 25, 2018
Drama or No Drama
Originally posted on my Facebook page Mental Health Moments: January 15, 2018
I’m tired of the constant drama here on Facebook as well as on the news. I’m tired of it but it’s everywhere. How do you get away from it? You can’t! But you can choose to not participate as much as possible. Someone put an ugly comment on my Facebook feed the other day. I really wanted to say something in response. I crafted a really good one too!! I was going to put that guy in his place!!! ... But I didn’t. I changed my mind. It’s a free country to speak my mind and it’s a free country to shut up too. I chose the latter. Even though what he said still kind of burns me up a bit, I’m a bit more peaceful just staying out of the drama. Wise choice.
Danni Andrew
(C)copyright 2018
(C)copyright 2018
Healing Open Wounds
Originally Posted on my Facebook Page Mental Health Moments: January 10, 2018
Originally Posted on my Facebook Page Mental Health Moments: January 10, 2018
Healing Open Wounds
With the passing of my Dad I have realized I never really finished grieving the loss of my Mom. I have held in the hurt of losing her and all of the pain of family drama surrounding her passing. Now I get to face it all.
The beauty of this chaotic situation is I finally get to put it all to rest for good. Yesterday I realized just how angry I really was. I also realized I had a RIGHT to be angry but I also have a responsibility to let it go. I don’t want to spend the rest of my life like this. I have already wasted six and a half years of my life being angry. There are things I cannot replace and people who will probably never be sorry for what they have done, but I have to let it go. I really don’t want to live my life like this anymore. It was very sobering to realize just how angry I was. I want the time I spend with the family I have left to be positive and fun. I am over fifty years old so I want the rest of my life to be as positive as possible too. It was eye opening. Today I plan to work on digging that anger out and leaving it behind once and for all. Life is precious and the things are not worth the drama.
This is my MENTAL HEALTH MOMENT
Danni Andrew
(C)Copyright 2018
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Worst Year Ever!! Or not...
Originally Posted on my Facebook page Mental Health Moments: on January 5, 2018
Originally Posted on my Facebook page Mental Health Moments: on January 5, 2018
Worst Year Ever... or not?
I need to stop referring to years as “the worst year ever” as there seems to be a trend going on here. I had hoped 2017 would quietly go away but it has tumbled over into 2018 with the passing of my Papa Sam on December 28. What a way to start the new year with grieving the loss of my Papa and the loss of an era. He and I were very close and while he suffered so much with Multiple Sclerosis and I am glad he isn’t suffering anymore, I really miss him! His life made a huge impact on mine.
I have a decision to make. I was reading Lance Miller the World Champion of public Speaking’s blog this morning and he was talking about not quitting in the face of adversity. How easy it would be to simply quit. But I can’t, I have to keep going. It’s ok to take a few days and grieve. I actually slept most of the day yesterday because I was exhausted. Today I have bills to pay and I need to clean my house. I can’t just check out with the remote and a bag of chips beside me for months at a time, I have done that before. I made a conscious decision not to do the check out of life thing in 2018 again. I miss my Papa and yes I’m very sad but I’m not going to do it this time. Not for even one day because one Day turns into two and the merry-go-round starts again. This year is going to be a better year because I am determined it’s going to be. Rest In Peace Papa Sam! I told you I was doing good and I didn’t lie, I am doing good and I am going to continue doing good even if I have to make myself!! I am going to have a good year because I am going to work at having a good year.
Danni Andrew, DTM
(C)copyright 2018
www.danniandrew.com
www.danniandrew.com
Power of Prayer
Originally Posted on my Facebook Page Mental Health Moments: December 23, 2017
Originally Posted on my Facebook Page Mental Health Moments: December 23, 2017
I am a firm believer in God and the power of prayer. I try very hard not to plaster my personal business across Facebook as I don’t think it’s necessary to print all details as God knows. To be more specific when I ask for prayer maybe it’s because I have done something or found myself in a situation where I would prefer not to tell the whole sordid story because it’s embarrassing. Recently I found myself in one such a situation and I didn’t give many details I just asked for prayer. I received over 100 wonderful prayers from sweet Christians lifting prayers to the heavens for me. But I have this friend who is not the praying type, but more of the type that questions the whole God thing. Instead of praying this friend simply called and asked what I needed. I don’t mind telling what the problem is I just don’t post it on Facebook. This friend set about helping me solve the problem. I’m a firm believer in prayer but I think maybe we should spend more time “doing” as well. This friend may not believe in God but I think this person understands more than many of the believers do. I’m taking a note out of that notebook! Thank you!
This is My MENTAL HEALTH MOMENT
Danni Andrew
(C)Copyright 2017
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#AztecStrong
This post was originally posted on my Facebook page Mental Health Moments on December 10, 2017
This post was originally posted on my Facebook page Mental Health Moments on December 10, 2017
My heart was in my throat as I digested the reality of how close my own granddaughter came to his bullets. She goes to school there and was inside one of those locked classrooms. I’m so thankful she was safe in her seat that day. So sad for the families of those who lost children. Two vibrant, young people who had their lives ahead of them and one very troubled young man whose life had stalled.
All have grieving parents and family members today. Sadness prevails no matter the method of exit from this travesty! I am a parent too and I love all of my children no matter what they do.
My heart is heavy as I am sad for the loss of life. I always ponder the mental health aspect and how much was known. I cannot point fingers at the shooters parents and condemn them although I am troubled with the news he crossed paths with the FBI in recent history. Bitterness solves nothing and we must work towards a resolution.
We cannot know what wanders the halls of the human mind. What drives a madman to still the scream within his own head by wreaking havoc on another human being? My own journey into madness turned out quite differently. Less than five percent of persons with a mental illness actually pick up a weapon and harm another human being. The rest of us scream for answers. Our world is not conducive to allowing those answers to be heard nor is it conducive to those questions to even be asked. Mental illness is shunned to a dark corner and the fear continues to grow.
It’s ok to take medication because you are depressed! It’s ok to talk to a therapist about the problems within your home. It’s ok to talk to your therapist about the late night sneaky uncle and it’s ok to turn that late night sneaky uncle in to the authorities if he is doing things to you and touching you where he shouldn’t be! It’s time to stop hiding the secrets and share them appropriately. Not all over Facebook! Share them with your therapist! Talk about it! Go see a good doctor and take the hurt and leave it on the psychiatrist couch so you can walk out of there with a calmer mind, body and soul. Because we are only as sick as our secrets! Secrets kill people and sick people pick up a weapon and hurt other people, innocent people. It’s time to stop the bloodshed and be honest about where the drama starts with mental illness. Before it gets to someone picking up a weapon.
I don’t know the shooter from Aztec High school and I don’t know his history. But I have studied this type of behavior and I know what caused my own mental breakdown in 1995. I did not pick up a weapon I internalized most of my rage or took it out on my family by being angry, acting out with credit cards and other ways of being irresponsible. Mental illness destroys families. Get help before picking up a weapon and killing another person please!
If you or someone you love has a mental illness I have some answers. I just published my third book Bipolar Disorder Doesn’t Have to be Depressing. I have two websites and am available to come talk about my own journey from mad woman to functional adult.
(C)copyright 2017
Danni Andrew
Danni Andrew
Hub of New Mexico
Published December 8, 2017 on my Facebook page Mental Health Moments
LISTEN HERE: The HUB of New Mexico Christian Internet Radio Station www.thehubnm.com had author Danni Andrew on with us to share her life story and tell us all about her new book Mental Health Moments. You can get more info about Danni and her book at www.danniandrew.com or you can go to amzn.to/2hlPJzc to purchase a copy of her book.
Published December 8, 2017 on my Facebook page Mental Health Moments
LISTEN HERE: The HUB of New Mexico Christian Internet Radio Station www.thehubnm.com had author Danni Andrew on with us to share her life story and tell us all about her new book Mental Health Moments. You can get more info about Danni and her book at www.danniandrew.com or you can go to amzn.to/2hlPJzc to purchase a copy of her book.
Ask For Help?
Posted December 5, 2017 - On my Facebook page Mental Health Moment:
Posted December 5, 2017 - On my Facebook page Mental Health Moment:
How hard is it to ask for help? I’m in a situation where I have no choice but to ask for help. Sometimes the urge to fight has kept me going to the point where I cannot go anymore. I am no longer able to fight. I have asked myself is the battle lost or am I just so tired that I can’t think anymore? I think it’s the latter. In my case I am so tired I just can’t think anymore. It’s time to rest and restore myself to who I am supposed to be. The best part about this process is to finally be who I was created to be. Taking time to rest doesn’t mean you are lazy it means you care enough about yourself to make sure you aren’t dragging yourself into the ground. Rest is the root word for restoration.
This is my MENTAL HEALTH MOMENT
Danni Andrew
(C)copyright 2017
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Decisions! Decisions!
Originally posted November 24, 2017
Posted on my Facebook page Mental Health Moments:
Originally posted November 24, 2017
Posted on my Facebook page Mental Health Moments:
Recently I made a decision to walk away from a job I dearly loved. It was a simple equation, the stress was killing me and I was not getting done what I needed to do for my own life. I literally agonized for eight months to the point of making myself sick. Now that I have made the decision to walk away I am glad I did. I will miss the people and will keep in touch with many of them but I know I made the right decision. You are not any good to anyone else if you don’t take care of yourself!
Change of Plans:
Originally posted on my Facebook page Mental Health Moments: https://www.facebook.com/Mental-Health-Moments-1159515324137800/
November 17, 2017
Originally posted on my Facebook page Mental Health Moments: https://www.facebook.com/Mental-Health-Moments-1159515324137800/
November 17, 2017
Today is a hard day for me. I’m supposed to be speaking at a conference and I’m not, to make matters worse I’m in pain from a sciatic flare up so I’m in pain. That’s why I wasn’t able to go to speak. I am feeling pretty sad about it. I can wallow in the sadness or I can do something about it. It’s ok to be upset it’s only normal but I can’t stay here too long. Get up and find something fun to do to take my mind off of being sad. Sure I’m disappointed but it’s not the end of the world. There will be other opportunities. The problem is when I stay stuck. It is better to go do something fun, go to lunch with a friend, paint or read a good book for awhile. I need to do something to take my mind off of what is making me sad. Tomorrow WILL be a better day.
This is my MENTAL HEALTH MOMENT
Danni Andrew
(C)copyright 2017
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Resting
Originally posted on my Facebook page Mental Health Moments:
November 13, 2017
Originally posted on my Facebook page Mental Health Moments:
November 13, 2017
I usually plan on resting after a weekend of busyness, but today I can’t. Instead I have taken it a little bit slow this morning instead of getting ready quickly I have lingered over my breakfast and sat in my chair just a bit longer than usual. It is important to stop and rest once in awhile even if it is only for a few moments to savor the morning before rushing off into my day. You are not any good for anyone else if you don’t take care of yourself.
No!
Originally Posted on my Facebook Page Mental Health Moments: https://www.facebook.com/Mental-Health-Moments-1159515324137800/
On November 3, 2017
Originally Posted on my Facebook Page Mental Health Moments: https://www.facebook.com/Mental-Health-Moments-1159515324137800/
On November 3, 2017
No doesn’t have to mean never. It can mean, not now or later. You really don’t know what a decision really means at the time you make it but you have to decide what is best for you at the time.
I recently decided to put a decision on hold which meant my long term planning strategy would change. The moment I said the words I felt a huge weight lift off my shoulders and I knew I had made the right decision. Does that mean I will never come back to this possibility? No it doesn’t it only means that right now in my life I cannot entertain the idea because I have enough on my plate already. End of story. This is called taking care of yourself.
This is my MENTAL HEALTH MOMENT
Danni Andrew
(C)copyright 2017
www.danniandrew.com
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www.danniandrew.com
Originally Posted on my Facebook Page Mental Health Moment: https://www.facebook.com/Mental-Health-Moments-1159515324137800/
#MeToo
#MeToo
Me too...
The latest cut and paste going around social media. If you post this on your page it means you were molested as a child. I posted it on mine. I lost count at twenty of my friends who posted it on theirs. This is gut wrenching! Heart breaking! Sadly it is in epidemic proportions of how many people who have suffered the consequences of another persons thoughtless actions. It is not a game and it is not funny and I wrote a book about my own struggles. Both men and women suffer in silence. If you wrote “me too” and have not asked for help, please do. #Metoo
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