The Baking Spot

Official Tumblr of "The Baking Spot", a community + mental health Discord server! We post about recovery, mental health and positivity (...and food). Read reviews?

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About The Sunflower Community Project

We are a small group of qualified humans wanting to give mental health support to those who want it, need it, seek it. Working one to one and within groups, our goals are:

The relief and rehabilitation of persons suffering with mental health disorder, in particular issues linked to stress, anxiety and depression, by the provision of counselling and recovery support 

To advance and develop counselling, complimentary therapies and recovery support services for all persons in need of mental health support 

To promote the social integration within the community of persons in need of mental health support and to educate the public in matters relating to mental health

https://sunflowerproject.org.uk/

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Update

Hello! The mental health resource masterlists are slowly being updated. I need your help though!

You can submit:

websites, blogs and YouTube channels for mental health awareness and education

self-help books

local centres or facilities

local or international charities/non-profit organizations

hotlines, helplines, warmlines

and more!

Any kind of resource is truly appreciated. There is only one person behind this whole blog and it is very difficult for me to find anything useful in other languages.

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[thebakingspot]

The Baking Spot, a community and mental health server since 2017

Close-knit, Fun, Safe. Community + Mental Health. Est. 2017. 

Hello! We’re a relatively small, but welcoming community and mental health server with a cute bakery/café aesthetic. 

The Baking Spot is the optimal place for people who want to make friends, have fun, learn more about mental health, and be there to provide support or listen to each other. 

We strive to provide a nurturing environment that’s free from toxicity or drama, in order to foster meaningful connections. The server is well-moderated, and is looking for new active users (lurkers are always welcome, as well!).

+ Anime and videogames channel  + Cooking and baking channel + K-pop, J-pop and C-pop channel + Studying and languages channel + Art and creativity channel + Disorder-specific channels (e.g. anxiety) + Self-help and mental health resources + Numerous and diverse events and activities + Opt-in pings to remind you to take your meds + PluralKit for systems 

Join here! https://discord.gg/rAEEMrqZCs

Help us by reblogging this post!

[thebakingspot]

The Baking Spot, a community and mental health server since 2017

Close-knit, Fun, Safe. Community + Mental Health. Est. 2017. 

Hello! We’re a relatively small, but welcoming community and mental health server with a cute bakery/café aesthetic. 

The Baking Spot is the optimal place for people who want to make friends, have fun, learn more about mental health, and be there to provide support or listen to each other. 

We strive to provide a nurturing environment that’s free from toxicity or drama, in order to foster meaningful connections. The server is well-moderated, and is looking for new active users (lurkers are always welcome, as well!).

+ Anime and videogames channel  + Cooking and baking channel + K-pop, J-pop and C-pop channel + Studying and languages channel + Art and creativity channel + Disorder-specific channels (e.g. anxiety) + Self-help and mental health resources + Numerous and diverse events and activities + Opt-in pings to remind you to take your meds + PluralKit for systems 

Join here! https://discord.gg/rAEEMrqZCs

Help us by reblogging this post!

[lifeafterpsychiatry]

Learn to articulate how you're feeling without accusing anyone of having bad intentions. You can say "I'm afraid of being alone" without saying "you're just going to leave me like everyone else." You can say "I need some reassurance" without saying "you probably don't love me anymore." You can say "I'm afraid I've hurt your feelings and I'd like to talk it through" without saying "you don't even like me anymore." You can say "I want to spend more time with you" without saying "you've gotten tired of me." You can say "I feel misunderstood" without saying "you always judge me." Try not to let your emotions get the best of you. Have a conversation focused on finding solutions instead of escalating the conflict.

[sunshineysprinkles]

you matter so much! you have significantly more of a positive impact on the world than you know. with how big and busy it is, it can be easy to feel insignificant or irrelevant. but you’re not! think of all of the years you’ve been alive and interacting with your surroundings. all the people you’ve met and passed, all the animals you’ve pet, every tiny act of good you’ve committed. holding a door for someone, picking up a piece of trash off the side of a road, complimenting someone on their hair or outfit. you’ve kept plants alive and influenced someone into experiencing a new media that they turned out to love. you’ve made some poor retail worker’s day with your patience and empathy, boosted a stranger’s low confidence, stripped away even just a twinge of anxiety from a fretting friend. every little thing you’ve done for people has had some effect. and if you weren’t here, it wouldn’t have happened. heaps of people are grateful for your existence, you matter so much!

[thebakingspot]

The Baking Spot, a community and mental health server since 2017

Close-knit, Fun, Safe. Community + Mental Health. Est. 2017. 

Hello! We're a relatively small, but welcoming community and mental health server with a cute bakery/café aesthetic. 

The Baking Spot is the optimal place for people who want to make friends, have fun, learn more about mental health, and be there to provide support or listen to each other. 

We strive to provide a nurturing environment that's free from toxicity or drama, in order to foster meaningful connections. The server is well-moderated, and is looking for new active users (lurkers are always welcome, as well!).

+ Anime and videogames channel  + Cooking and baking channel + K-pop, J-pop and C-pop channel + Studying and languages channel + Art and creativity channel + Disorder-specific channels (e.g. anxiety) + Self-help and mental health resources + Numerous and diverse events and activities + Opt-in pings to remind you to take your meds + PluralKit for systems 

Join here! https://discord.gg/rAEEMrqZCs

Help us by reblogging this post!

[mentalhealth]

(source: @amy_lee)

[youarerad]

Here are some things that may happen when you begin to heal. ❤️

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[foodffs]

[foodffs]

Rustic French Apple Tart

Follow for recipes

Get your FoodFfs stuff here

[anniespositivity]

You're not too sensitive. You're not overreacting. If it hurts you, it hurts you.

Source: selfcareisapriority via Instagram

[sensible-tips]

Mindful Monday- Affirmations for Anxiety

Some very helpful affirmations to help combat anxiety.

[drumshoww]

I learned about 6 categories of coping skills in the hospital, and here they are with some examples! (Transcribed below the cut)

Distraction coping skills are good for when you need to push a thought or feeling away until you can safely deal with it

Grounding coping skills are good for dissociation or panic/anxiety, to bring you back into the present moment.

Emotional release coping skills are good for when you’re in a safe space to let out your feelings and process them.

Self love skills are good for everyday coping, when you’re feeling unworthy, worthless, or really just feeling down on yourself.

Thought challenge skills are good for when your thoughts are heading down a bad place, and you need to change your way of thinking or challenge those bad thoughts.

Accessing your higher self basically means anything that is giving back to the world or to someone, or anything spiritual. Something that gives you purpose.

Keep reading

[onlinecounsellingcollege]

Remind yourself of what you’ve been able to overcome. All the times when you thought you weren’t going to make it through, and you proved yourself wrong. You are more powerful than you feel

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