mental health

Assigning silly identities and voices to those various thought streams that might pop up as invasive, and with a dark tone around them, can be helpful in riding out the process back toward peace. If you're able to step outside the thought when it pops up, recognize it as that, and not identify with the thought, it can almost end up being a game of sorts. Is the conspiracy theorist with the panicked strain piping up again from the back corridors of your mind? Maybe. 

This quick and informative Tumblr thread shares some strategies adopted by a wholesome mother for raising her kids with ADHD. Stepping outside to chop some wood does sound like a great way to blow off some steam, and recenter oneself if that brain starts racing around. If you're looking for more fun stuff from Tumblr, check out this gallery of Brits and Americans repeatedly clashing on Tumblr.

Someone on AskReddit got a thread going about people's most indispensable mental health tips. There's no denying that these are trying times. Many of us have had our worlds turned completely upside down. Such a situation can really do a number on one's mental health. Thus, these effective mental health tips might be just what you need to put in your back pocket. 

For a lot of people, daily life doesn't look like how it used to, and it won't go back to normal tomorrow or the next day. Aisha Ahmad explains that part of getting through it is having a strategy to deal with that 6 month wall and learning how to adapt to a somehow stagnating but also everchanging reality. If it's worth anything, here are some wholesome memes.

This quick and enlightening thread made waves on Twitter for its effectiveness when it came to breaking down what the grieving process is like. If anything this is painfully accurate. Just helps to remember when you're in the middle of muddling through a difficult time that it too shall pass. 

This comprehensive rundown of just what it's like to live with ADHD made the rounds on Twitter because of how accurate it is. That being said, individuals will always vary, and not every experience is exactly the same. It's just nice to see some mental health awareness going on, on social media. 

Got to love it when the Tumblr community takes a break from the random rabbit holes to offer up some helpful mental health advice. This particular advice definitely makes sense. It's easier to get over one thing that you're preoccupied with getting over, by throwing your attention into a completely different activity that you enjoy. Check out some more random Tumblr gems to tumble through over here.

Now more than ever the world is grieving. Lauren Herschel does a beautiful job at breaking down what the grieving process actually looks like. 

Someone's cutting onions in here, man. It's fun to take a break from the typical madness of Tumblr, and just have a post that's all good feels. 

Andy Richter decided to call out a Twitter troll after their insensitive remark regarding depression. He handles the glaring display of ignorance in glorious fashion. Saying "cheer up" to someone living with depression is on par with telling a person who has asthma to "just breathe." 

This quick and helpful Tumblr thread provides some tips for dealing with anxiety. It's all about giving that overactive brain and imagination something to play with. As it turns out, things like sucking on ice cubes or biting into lemons, are quite effective in alleviating those waves of anxiety as they pop up. 

Check out some more gold from the brilliant minds of Tumblr with this Tumblr monster prompt that invokes the feels.

Nothing like a batch of shower thoughts to occupy the mind and fill the void. For whatever reason our brains churn out all kinds of nuggets of half-baked wisdom when we're in the shower. Whether it's the sobering realization that our tongues have the hardest job, and are constantly avoiding being chopped off; or something more innocent like the fact that taking crumbs away from an ant could make said ant look like a liar to the rest of the colony; shower thoughts are a swell time.

Positive psychology-certified coach Alexis Rockley hooked it up with a helpful, informative Twitter thread that explains the trippy rollercoaster many of our brains are on right now, amidst these strange times. 

For some reason wrapping stuff up in bubble wrap has a way of deconstructing people's most monumental levels of anxiety. There's that, or you can do things like hide under the covers, and away from the world. That's always a solid approach too. And if that doesn't do it, take a "me day" and sleep in until you can sleep no more. 

Twitter users are sharing their most cherished lessons they've picked up from therapists over the years. The following collection of insights might speak to you on some level. We can all use a couple calming tips to keep in our back pockets, for when the world throws a curveball our way.