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For the days when everything feels too much

  Some days feel like a nightmare — full of pressure and rush. On those days I feel tired, overwhelmed, chased by tasks. It feels like my head is going to explode. Everything slips through my fingers and I lose control, unable to do anything and forced to do everything at the same time. The pressure squeezes me in a deadly hug, trying to drain all my energy and leave me barely breathing on the floor. It feels like there is a fog around me and my mind tries to see through it. Everything becomes too loud, too fast, or sometimes painfully slow. Anxiety fills my body like poison. When I feel that I’m losing the present from my sight, I try to stop and breathe. I take a small moment for myself — closing my eyes, trying to find the safe space in my soul, the refuge inside my body — and I tell myself: Everything will be fine. This will pass. You are strong enough. I try to return to the present by focusing on one task, just one thing I can do right now. Finishing that one small thi...
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Importance of sun

 

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During one of my difficult periods in which I could not go out of my apartment, my mother convinced me with great effort to get out on our balcony and sit there for 5 minutes to enjoy the sun.

It caused me so much stress, but I had heard that sunshine helps with mental health. I have read before that people who live in areas with more sun are happier and calmer. I was counting the minutes sitting on the floor next to the door of the balcony so I could go inside fast and prayed the sun did its job.

I found an interesting article the other day from PubMed Central about the sunlight exposure and mental health. The article states “people living in areas with longer and higher sunlight exposure levels exhibit fewer depressive symptoms and were less likely to report suicidal thought. Additionally, seasonal increases in sunlight duration are associated with decreases in mental health distress.”

Furthermore, according to Tri-city Medical Center the sun helps by “increasing vitamin D, improving the mood, providing higher quality sleep, makes your bones stronger, lowers blood pressure.”

This is how important the sunlight is. I always feel better when the day is clear and there is a lot of sun. I admit that during the summer I feel at my best. Even having difficult periods they pass faster. On a sunny day, I try to spend at least 10 minutes outside to get some benefit from it. Do not forget to put some sunscreen!

 

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