#healing

if you know me and have been following me for a while you know i’ve struggled a lot with my mental health in the past. i have sadly hit rock bottom a few times and done things that could have been irreversible and tragic for the people in my life and obviously for myself. i am very open about mental health and the stigma around it and i can say i am not completely recovered and i don’t think i ever will, although i am in a much better place now than i was two years ago. with this being said, yes i have felt the need to take a break from social media several times and i did so. not only from social media but even from the world and everyone around me. dealing with anxiety and depression isn’t easy (and any other mental illness) and the recovery process is a lot harder than what it looks like to outsiders. the last social media break/detox i did i remember i was at my breaking point, and when you suffer from illnesses like this you constantly compare yourself to people you see on social media and wonder why you can’t be like them, why you can’t look like them, why you can’t have their lives. i remember going on an “influencers holiday” to dubai and i would spend all my days and nights sitting in my hotel room crying and hating myself and having panic attacks while everyone else was out partying and living their “perfect lives”. at that point i felt like nothing made sense. i didn’t even relate to that lifestyle anymore and i felt so out of place and alone. that was effecting me really badly so i had to step away from social media, focus on myself and my healing, my happiness and learn how to love myself again and accept that we are all at different stages in life and that’s perfectly fine, you are not better or less than someone just because you haven’t achieved the same things they have.
remember it’s okay not to be okay and it’s okay to take a break to focus on yourself. you’re not alone and it does get better 🤍

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🎨 Finally finishing my Horseman painting! (I just need to do some minuscule touch ups and photograph it again, but it’s 95+ percent done!

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☕️ Being offered a promotion and being handpicked by the area manager at work

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🌿 Working at the RHS Shows - both Chelsea and Hampton Court - they were both really lovely for different reasons, and there’s such good energy at the shows!

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🎄 Running a Christmas show by myself for three days, which was pretty unusual as the majority traders had numerous folk on hand! It showed to me at least, that I’m good at working under pressure in a really busy environment! Aside from that, it was quite electric and upbeat in terms of atmosphere, and it was lovely to see some familiar faces and meet new people!

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🐾 Codes will always be such a colossal loss as he was my best friend and it brings me peace to continue talking about him at home, but I’m also very grateful for gaining Woody this year. He’s a very mischievous but loving pup, and he’s incredibly sweet!

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⛸️ ice skating with my pals from work was a riot; it was a really good team building exercise! I was happy to make a fool of myself to make the others laugh (not that I tried hard at all, since I can’t skate to save my life 😆).

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💗 I’ve been slowly curating a gift box full of various trinkets and items (and other things that are a surprise!) for @nurbzee and whilst I’m incredibly sorry she’s had to wait so long, I truly hope it’ll be worth the wait! I just need to write my letter and wait for the mail strikes to end, and I’ll be sending it asap! Trekking around London finding items that I think she’ll (hopefully) like has been such a joy ✨

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🙏🏻 It’s not necessarily a happy moment, but this past year I’ve really dedicated to healing and self development, and I finally feel that I’m so close to achieving my goal, of processing a lot of heaviness from my past. I know healing isn’t linear, but I’m also tonnes better compared to this time last year! It’s been unpleasant, painful and gruelling with the pain physically manifesting in my body, but finally having that inner peace will be such a blessing.

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🌊 Last but not least, my family holiday to Devon. It was a much needed respite and we truly lucked out with the weather. Being by the sea is so good for the soul, and I wish I lived closer to there tbh! 🐚

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Yes.
Auryn is a powerful medallion belonging to the Childlike Empress, which protects its wearer from all harm. Whoever wears AURYN becomes the representative of the Childlike Empress. Auryn appears on the cover of the in-universe book Neverending Story.

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The symbol of two intertwined snakes appeared early in Babylonia and is related to other serpent symbols of fertility, wisdom, and healing, and of sun gods. This staff of Hermes was carried by Greek heralds and ambassadors and became a Roman symbol for truce, neutrality, and noncombatant status.

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What do the snakes symbolize?
Historically, serpents and snakes represent fertility or a creative life force. As snakes shed their skin through sloughing, they are symbols of rebirth, transformation, immortality, and healing. The ouroboros is a symbol of eternity and continual renewal of life.
/Alex

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"Healing makes you realize some people don't deserve to be around you, no matter how much you love them. Unconditional love doesn't mean unconditional tolerance of abuse, disrespect, or bullshit it's not unconditional boundaries.

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This is one of the hardest things about healing.

Cutting ties with friends and family, the unhealed version of you always had time for these individuals. The unhealed version of you put all these people first not matter how you were treated in return.

Breaking ties with people, is a part of healing that isn’t talked about enough.

For the person that is cutting the ties or breaking the cycle it is painful, it’s lonely it’s grief. It’s not all roses and butterflies, we are not floating around thinking we are better than anyone else. We are trying to heal ourselves and being around certain people, personalities and traits, is deeply damaging to our mental health.

It’s no fun, it’s not easy but we do it for ourselves. If you have spent a lifetime putting other people first it’s one of the most difficult things you can do. “Put yourself first” it’s does get easier. It is hard, but healing isn’t easy it’s definitely worth it."

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https://www.instagram.com/p/CltpT7hM4ST/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY=v

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*Aw..**Reaper looks really relieved when Geno used the healing items on him, he was doing a lot better now, it was almost as if that battle with Chara never happened, almost..
He still had a scythe wound from Chara that would need to heal on it's own but other than that, he was alright now- can't say Geno won't still be in overprotective mama Geno mode xD - he's probably still freaked out over everything..he deserves a gift basket full of ketchup and Grillbys at this point-*
*Also..it's not the scythe that deals huge amounts of damage, it's the person behind the scythe, if you don't believe in the RT Gods, you can deal huge amounts of damage to them, Renrink said they're weakened against anyone who doesn't believe in them and apparently, Reaper can actually screw the Gods and himself over if he reaps any Souls that aren't on his reaping list- it actually weakens their powers if he decides to misbehave and reap anyone he just feels like reaping since he'd be taking out a good number of people that belive in the Gods..
There are monsters and humans in their multiverse that don't believe in them but the number of ones who do overpowers the ones that don't, so if Reaper decided to go crazy one day and destroy half the multiverse..it might be kiIIing a lot of people who happen to believe in them..
I did not know this until I looked at Renrinks blog posts..Renrink didn't add it in the comic yet but says she plans to and wants to show outside the blog posts how important it is for the Gods to have people who have faith in them, now that I think about it.. their AU is very complex and I can see why it hasn't been dragged into Underverse yet-*

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Part 2 of vitamins and minerals importance:

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Minerals are vital substances for every living being to live a healthy life. They are like little warriors which help the body in regeneration and repair of cells, energy transmission, nerve signaling, strengthening muscle and bone, healing wounds, boosting immunity, and much more. Thousands of mechanisms in our body like performing day-to-day activities smoothly need the necessary amount of different minerals. But are we aware of which minerals are essential and how they play a crucial role in our body? And how can one take minerals via food instead of medicine?

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Vitamins are continually consumed within the body and must be repleneished continually.

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Vitamins are Organic Nutrient- Most of which are not made in the body and mainly obtained through food. Each of the vitamins have specific functions in the body, for example

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Vitamin A: Essential for Healthy Eyes, Healthy Teeth, Skin and General Growth and Development. Natural source: Carrots and other Citrus Fruits– all of which get their hue from the carotene pigment.

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Vitamins B: For Immune Function and Iron Absorption. Natural source: Whole grains, Potatoes, Bananas, Lentils etc

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Folic acid – Vitamin B9: Helps in Preventing Birth Defects in Pregnancy. Natural source: Dark Leafy Greens, Asparagus, Broccoli, Citrus Fruits, Beans, Peas, Lentils, Seeds, Nuts, Cauliflower etc

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Vitamin C: Give Skin its Elasticity, act as an Anti-Oxidant and helps in Iron Absorption. Source: Oranges, Guava, Red and Green Peppers, Kiwi, Grapefruits, Strawberries, Sprouts etc

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Vitamin D: For Strong Healthy Bones. Natural Source: Spending out few Minutes in Sun, Eggs, Fish and Mushrooms.

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Vitamin E: For Blood Circulation, and Protection from Free Radicals. Natural source: Almonds, Sunflower Seeds, Tomatoes etc
Vitamin K: Helps in Blood Coagulation Natural source: Leafy Greens Vegetables, Sprouts, Broccoli, etc

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/The taller skeleton was a bit relieved to see that Shadow was alright, he took the most damage out of everyone there currently, second place going to Allura with her wounds from Nightmare/ W-WOWIE-A-AHEM..I MEAN WOW! I HAD NO IDEA YOU HAD HEALING MAGIC LIKE THAT! MINE..ISN'T CAPABLE OF HEALING ANYONE ANYMORE..I'M GLAD YOUR OK EITHER WAY! I WAS ..A LITTLE WORRIED.. I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO STAND AGAINST FLOWEY LIKE THAT BUT WE SH-/Just as he were about to suggest going to help the others, he hears Shadow ask about his well being and..actually being concerned for everyone else as well? No, he didn't have time to think about that/
N-NYEH..!? I..W-WE SHOULD REALLY CHECK ON EVERYONE ELSE AND MAKE SURE THEY'RE OK, ALLURA IS STILL HURT FROM NIGHTMARE AND DREAM GETS SICK IF HE SPENDS TOO MUCH TIME IN A PLACE THAT ISN'T HAPPY..FORGET ABOUT ME, THEY'RE THE ONES THAT ARE IMPORTANT RIGHT NOW! WE CAN TALK MORE AFTER WE MAKE SURE EVERYONE IS OK!

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