Okay so i can't believe that i'm gonna share this with you guys but... Hey guys what's up welcome
back to my channel if you guys are new here welcome my name is Caitlyn and in today's video in
honor of Veterans Day today and me being a veteran myself i figured that I would just share some ways
to help with anxiety and depression me personally i've struggled with anxiety depression and PTSD
so I understand the struggle so i want to share my ways with you guys so that's what today's video is
going to be about but before we get into the video if you guys are new here and you guys would like
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that being said let's get into the video i've got my Pique tea right here i'm sippin on some earl
grey so go grab your tea grow grab your coffee and make yourself comfortable and let's get started so
for those of you who don't know i served in the air force for six years i just recently got out
two years ago and during that time i struggled with a lot of anxiety a lot of depression it was
at its worst so something that's really helped me a lot and my weeks just aren't the same without it
is meditation don't sleep on meditation i know it sounds boring and like hippie dippy [ __ ] but it
really is a game changer it helps you to learn about yourself and just grow as a person what i
like to do is just a guided meditation i've been using headspace for the last two years
and it's just about 10-15 minutes a day and they have a whole bunch of different courses that you
can choose from i've done the self-esteem course managing anxiety appreciation managing conflict
happiness acceptance a whole bunch of different courses there's a whole bunch that you can choose
from and even you can find free guided meditations on youtube but i feel like that's really what has
helped me to become my best self another thing that's really helped and i'm really big about is
moving your body you don't have to go do anything intense even if it's just a walk around the park
or some light stretches but endorphins are a real thing let me tell you i always feel so amazing
after i work out i feel like the hardest part is getting to wherever you're gonna go work out
so have your workout clothes already laid out ready to go and while you're putting on your
clothes have some good music on because you're going to feel so much better after
you go work out like i said you don't have to do anything intense you just have to move your body
okay so i can't believe that i'm going to share this with you guys but so at the worst of the
worst of my depression there would be days when i didn't want to shower and i didn't want to do my
hair so i would just go days without showering days without doing my hair days of wearing the
same clothes like i was literally in such a bad place in life and i feel like practicing good
hygiene is so important and it really changes how you feel i can totally understand that it
can be so easy to be depressed and just not have the motivation to do it but literally just force
yourself to do it i know there was so many days after i finally did my hair i was like oh my gosh
like i feel so much better about myself like it's not going to change what's on the inside but it's
still going to make you just feel better about yourself so just force yourself to do it speaking
of changing what's on the inside let's talk about it so another thing that's really helped me is
going to therapy no you're not crazy if you go to therapy therapy is something that has
been life-changing for me i've been going ever since i got out for the last two years i've been
going and it's really been helpful for me it's just someone to talk to who's not biased and
they're there to listen they're there for you to vent so might as well take advantage of that and
get a therapist because they're super helpful i worked with a couple of therapists and some
of them i just didn't mesh well with so i had to keep on searching until i found one that i could
really be honest and open and vulnerable with so i can get the help that i need but that's really
been life-changing for me honestly i don't know where my life would be without therapy because
it's just given me so much insight and learn a whole bunch about who i am so if you guys are
wondering whether or not you should go to therapy go to therapy you're not a crazy person everyone
deserves someone to talk to something else that's really been helpful and it's gonna sound so cliche
but eating healthier foods really makes a big difference i feel like you don't only physically
feel better but you mentally feel better i feel like i have more clarity i can think better and it
just helps you in so many aspects you're getting the nutrients that your body needs so just try to
make healthier food choices you don't have to eat healthy 100% of the time that's just unrealistic
but just try to find ways to make eating healthy and cooking good food fun i have a whole bunch of
videos about that so if you guys want you guys can check out those videos but it doesn't have
to be hard just make it fun something else that's really helped me is cleaning up my instagram feed
don't let irrelevant people waste space in your brain if you find that you follow someone and
they're starting to annoy you with the things that they post mute them block them unfollow them you
got a whole bunch of different choices to choose from but don't continue to see that negativity if
you don't have to start following accounts that motivate you and help you to become the person
that you want to be and you don't know anyone an explanation if someone's like oh you unfollowed me
oh well it's an instagram follow don't think that you have to owe anyone an explanation because you
don't want to see it it's your life your brain your choice got a little passionate about that
okay so something that i love and feel is important and really helps to ground me is having
some nice calming scents in your house we're already spending a whole lot of time at home so
might as well make it smell good for me i like to use my diffuser i use it daily
and i'm usually diffusing this mountain high blend and i feel like it's just so me it smells so
outdoorsy like in the best way possible kind of smells like fresh rain fresh trees
or i will usually diffuse peppermint or i'll mix them both together and they're just so refreshing
and so grounding and at night i like to use this aromatherapy mist it's coconut and eucalyptus
oh it smells so good it's so refreshing and i'm just obsessed i spray it all over my bed before
i go to sleep and i love it and for the rest of my house i'll usually just have a candle going
the diffuser is for my room so i like to use this cedar magnolia candle from target
and it's just a very woodsy and grounding smell so i love this one too and lastly something else
that's really going to help with your anxiety and depression is taking time to do something for you
every single day whether that's calling a friend taking a warm bath drinking some tea or even just
going on a drive i've been obsessed with going on drives lately i've been going on a drive every
single day i don't have any destination i just drive around and it really just helps to clear
my head and i just feel so much better and so much more relaxed afterwards but that comes to the end
of my video but before you go if you guys are a veteran let me know down in the comments below
what branch you served in and how long you served i want to know so let me know down in the comments
below and if you guys have any questions you guys can let me know down in the comments below or over
on my instagram @Caitlynlindsayxo i love talking with you guys and connecting with you guys and if
you like this video be sure to give it a thumbs up it really helps me out and if you made it this
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love to see you guys here next week i love you guys so much and i'll see you guys next week bye