Advice for the Anonymous

Hey, everyone - you can call me Books. :] I'm a realist and I take pride in being able to attempt to see all sides of a situation. I won't give you just a simple response - I'm going to give you the best response I can give. I want to help so I won't bullshit you. You deserve better. One of my goals in my responses is to create a "conversational" tone. I want you to feel as though we've just sat down for a cup of coffee and after venting your worries/stresses, I'm telling you my thoughts. In fact, when I write my messages, this is often where my imagination takes me - which is why I write more like I speak. Advice for the Anonymous supports a healthy community - I want to see you safe, happy, and living life to the fullest. [: All questions of any nature will be answered in a timely manner or as soon as I am able. But please keep in mind that if you are looking for an answer to a problem occurring in an hour/the same day, I may not get to it in time. You can even submit your experiences or wisdom to Advice for the Anonymous~! Thanks! Enjoy - and take some ice cream! [:

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[IMAGE DESCRIPTION: Two manatees on open water, one appearing to kiss the other’s forehead. TEXT: “Basic care is not something you need to earn. You deserve nourishment and rest, no matter what.”] I know some of you can treat food and sleep like a low priority, especially when things get busy or stressful. Please remember to eat, go to bed, and drink enough water. They are important things that you need, not things you have to earn. If you haven’t eaten, drunk water, or are putting off going to sleep, let this be a reminder for you to do those things right now. (Image credit to Laurel Canty-Ehrlich)

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[IMAGE DESCRIPTION: A photograph of a manatee, front on, illuminated against the dark. TEXT: “Even if you do not believe in yourself, remember that I believe in you.”] (Source)

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[IMAGE DESCRIPTION: A photograph of a manatee in open water, half-side on to the camera. TEXT: “It is not your duty to live in the service of others. Help and be with others because you want to, not because you feel you have to.”] (Image credit to Carol Grant)

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[IMAGE DESCRIPTION: A photograph of a manatee, mostly upright with one fin outstretched. TEXT: “We all need help sometimes. It is okay to say you are not okay. You are still so good and smart and strong.”]

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[Image description: A photograph of a baby manatee’s face, facing the camera on a green background. Text: “It is okay if you have made some bad choices. You can start making good ones now. Do not listen to anyone who says you can’t.”] (Image source)

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[Image description: A photograph of two manatees, both facing the camera. TEXT: Being scared doesn’t mean you aren’t still brave. Giving up is the opposite of being brave. And you are so brave. We are all rooting for you.”] (image source)

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[IMAGE DESCRIPTION: A photograph of two manatees. One is only slightly in the frame, the other is slightly left to the camera. TEXT: “Sometimes you will do everything right and things still go wrong. I hope you are proud of what you did, even if it didn’t work out. You did the right thing. I am proud of you.”] (Image source)

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[advicefortheanonymous]

Hello everyone!

It’s Books! I bet you never thought I’d pop up on your dashboard again! 

I’m sorry about taking some time off but I’m back and I’ve missed you! How has everything been going? How are you? Catch me up on all the good and the bad! :] 

If you have something on your mind you’d like to discuss, something on your chest you’d like to release, or a problem weighing you down, I am here for you. 

With ice cream, of course~ :] 

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We may not be able to control life’s circumstances, but we always have a choice about how we use our minds to respond to them.

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Cranquis Mail: "Learning when feeling bad"

@thealexanity submitted:

Not sure if you find it as medical question or something (but hey, I have doc and I have therapist, and I trust them both, so it’s not “second opinion” thing). I’m asking you mostly becouse you needed to study lots of stuff in the med school, not becouse you are a doctor. Probably you also had to study even if not feeling well. So maybe you have some tips or something.

I am depressed now (not suicidal, not desperate, just… if breathing was depending on my motivation, I would be in ICU - I feel so hopeless with no reason, so weak… It was hard to get my ass and quick up psych appointment when, hey, I don’t feel so dramatic, it used to be dramatic… now it’s not, thanks, lamotrigine.) AND MY CONCETRATION IS PURE CRAP.

I’m studying animal science, and I mostly love it. But now every exercise sounds like “You have 10 apples and 11 ice cubes, how many pancakes will fit on the roof?” (Answer” purple becouse aliens don’t wear hats” :P) I have no idea how to get over this, how to learn, when I can’t focus and damn understand. Had you ever had to study when having any kind of condition making it damn hard? Had you found an way to actually understand something, not only spend some time staring at your textbook?

Best wishes and sorry if I made some grammar mistakes- English is not my first language.

Ok, so obviously the standard obviously-depressed-person advice/disclaimer applies here: be sure to honestly update your psychiatrist with how you’re feeling and how the meds/counseling/etc are (or are not) helping you fight this.

But you’re not asking for advice on handling your depression (exactly) — rather, “How do I continue functioning as a student in the face of depression, anxiety, illness, or whatever else life has thrown up onto my shoes today?”

Well friend, obviously each situation will be different and bring unique challenges, but here’s the techniques that worked for me Back in the Day… *cue rippling harp “dream sequence” music* 

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