This too shall pass.
In a strange way that too is comforting.
2.If you have body image issues, find one even very small thing you like about yourself.
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My starting point was a freckle in the middle of my left hand.
Whenever youre feeling bad about yourself, remember you like that ONE thing.
Find a new small thing to like about once a month if you could.
It becomes easier to find things, and eventually easier to like yourself, in my experience.
Thanks for that advice, Mom.
3.Changing something about your appearance to gain confidence/self-esteem (getting a haircut, going to the gym).
4.Once begun is half done.I am a terrible procrastinator by nature.
5.This too shall pass.
Someone once told me, Tomorrow may not be better, but at least itll be different.
In a strange way that too is comforting.
6.Keeping my shoulders back.
It was a suggestion I saw for preventing panic/anxiety.
Works for me, could work for you too.
Sounds stupid but works wonders.
9.Not taking your cellphone into bed with you.
Plus I have all this extra time to do stuff because Im not sleeping all day.
11.Youre not hungry youre thirsty!
I would eat a big meal and wonder why I still felt hungry.
It is because I wasnt drinking a glass of water with my meal.
14.In regards to dating: Youll find someone when youre not looking.
Sounds like total bs, but its proven true for me a few times.
15.Pull up your socks.
I belittled this forever until I tried it.
At the time I thought it was a terrible advice.
When I was mowing the lawn at 7 1/2 months pregnant I got what she meant.
17.Giving small compliments to people right when you think it makes both them and you happy.
Think that girls skirt is cute?
19.Put on your own oxygen mask first.
You cant help anyone effectively if youre not OK yourself.
I was always self sacrificing to the point of being hospitalized for exhaustion.
you’re able to get a lot just from a simple smile.
Im emotionally stable, so I thought it was a pointless idea.
I learned so much about myself and got some amazing life advice.
I finally bought good not cheap shoes and life was SIGNIFICANTLY better.
They last so much longer and my back and posture improved too.
Shes not wrong about tires and a mattress either
23.Drink water.
Never stop drinking water.
24.I had a problem looking at peoples shoulders while they were speaking instead of their face.
Life changing, seriously, no one can tell the difference.
25.I suffered severe insomnia for years.
Seemed ridiculous, but I decided to try it for a month.
Havent suffered insomnia since.
Have way more energy, sleep better, feel better.
26.Wash your dishes immediately after using them.
It really helps avoid unnecessary clutter.
27.Do the practice problems in the textbook.
You think its a total waste until you actually try it.
28.When youre texting/emailing between colleagues, friends, etc.
dont put anything you wouldnt say to their face in writing.
If you have it in writing theyve got something physical they can hold against you or gossip about.
29.Flip a coin and choose the one youre hoping for.
I dont even have to flip a coin now and Im way more decisive!
30.If you feel like quitting then just tell yourself that the story doesnt end this way.
Sounds cliche, but you decide when your story ends when you stop trying.
You may fail, but you will not fail today.
Dont let the story end this way.
Grateful people are happy people.
32.Its better to lose a second of your life than to lose your life in a second.
People on the road need to just slow down a little.
Itll preserve your life.
33.Exercising helping with depression and anxiety.
34.Bribe yourself with fun things to do the not so fun things.
35.Give up caffeine to help with anxiety.
Im still anxious as fuck but Im not reacting to it like a hummingbird on cocaine anymore.
36.Go to the bathroom first thing after having sex.
37.Try killing roaches with soapy water in a spray bottle.
38.One day at a time.
Its been helping me stay focus in the NOW.
39.Life is really much easier if you clean your workplace/room.
I clean my room often and it makes me feel calm and clears my head.
40.Unclench your jaw, open your hands, drop your shoulders, and breathe in.
41.Fans on my old MacBook died.
42.Cleaning your house before leaving for more than 5 days.
Nothing is better than coming to a clean house.
She said the harsh smell is enough of a distraction to keep your mind off the needle.
44.If you have a clogged nose, doing 8-10 pushups will temporarily clear it up.
45.If you could tell that someone is going to hit you, tilt your head down.
Teeth dont grow back.
Your jaw is lights out.
If they punch the top of your skull, they will probably break their hand.
46.Putting cold water on freshly shaved skin will make it so you dont get ingrown hairs.
Some of the best advice Ive ever received.
47.Your gums bleed when you floss because you dont floss enough.
Turns out if you floss enough, your gums wont be inflamed so they dont bleed when you floss.
If you wanna open a distracting app, youd have to kill your tree.
All your trees, dead or alive, appear in a little forest.
I havent killed anything yet and Im surprised at how much I can care about a small virtual tree.
49.My grandfather told me this and I never understood it until I had my own place.
50.Theres what you need, theres what you want, and theres what you cant afford.
Now I have, and my money is far easier to manage.
