Career | Family | Tip 3 for Poor Mental Health
On Tuesday my partner went to the job centre as he does every week except this time, something else was proposed - that he considers starting his own business. Who knows where that will go but he has a meeting in 3 weeks time to discuss it so that is definitely something to look forward to.
For my career, I would love to work as a counselor or in another role which helps people. I have a very caring family and I had a very caring Mum. I want to follow through with this and do a similar thing. All of my educational life, I have studied in these sort of areas. I have a Level 2 in Counselling and Understanding Behaviour That Challenges, a Level 3 in Health and Social Care and I then went on to complete my foundation degree in the same subject. I have done work experience/ volunteered and had paid employment within schools/ nurseries and care homes and its been tough but I have loved the feeling it gives me that what I have done has actually helped another human being. I know what it feels like to feel alone and like everything is against you. If I can help someone feel a little less like that, I will be thrilled. So, earlier this week I decided to pop to a Volunteer Fair which was held in my town. I am currently unable to be in paid employment due to my own poor mental health and even being in education for me is a huge struggle so I am not. But, if I can spare just a few hours a week or even less volunteering for a charity or organization, its better than nothing. I was incredibly anxious going in there but I managed to talk to 3 different charities and 2 of them are definitely possibilities. The first is Age UK. They are looking for volunteers to help individuals fill out benefits forms as well as provide fun activities for older people to enjoy. There are also one off events on occasion to raise money for this charity which I could be a part of. The other I had not heard of before but it sounded very interesting to me. This charity is dedicated towards individuals with sight impairments. The idea is to record yourself reading the newspaper and this then gets sent out for free to people who cannot read the news for themselves. They do this via memory sticks. And then this gets sent out once a month. These charities are definitely ones I would like to look into further.
Wednesday evening a friend popped over and it was as always lovely to see her. We had a lovely catch up and we're hoping to meet next weekend to do some things other than chat at the kitchen table (although of course that's wonderful too!) We will see how that goes. She came over to grab her diamond by numbers which for some reason got delivered here and not to her house. But I'm secretly happy as it meant I got to see her.
And lastly, on Thursday we did a food shop and I bumped into my brother, sister in law and nephew. This has made me a little uneasy the last few days, I have been struggling slightly. I found it very awkward bumping into them as I hadn't seen them for about 6 months prior to this. They are on holiday next week but we're hoping to meet after that but I truly miss them so much. I used to be very close to them once upon a time but things change and unfortunately we're not anymore. I hope that one day when I have the money, I can do my driving lessons, pass my test and go and see them whenever I like. That's the dream.
Tip 3 for improving poor mental health: Drink a ton of water.
This seems pretty simple but its easy to forget to drink if you're particularly depressed and this means you'll lack a lot of energy which is needed in order to better yourself. I recently bought a bottle which tells you what times to drink. Its working for me. I keep it with me wherever I am and this way I can make sure I am hydrated every day without having to think too much.
Stay positive everyone! :) and have a great weekend.
For my career, I would love to work as a counselor or in another role which helps people. I have a very caring family and I had a very caring Mum. I want to follow through with this and do a similar thing. All of my educational life, I have studied in these sort of areas. I have a Level 2 in Counselling and Understanding Behaviour That Challenges, a Level 3 in Health and Social Care and I then went on to complete my foundation degree in the same subject. I have done work experience/ volunteered and had paid employment within schools/ nurseries and care homes and its been tough but I have loved the feeling it gives me that what I have done has actually helped another human being. I know what it feels like to feel alone and like everything is against you. If I can help someone feel a little less like that, I will be thrilled. So, earlier this week I decided to pop to a Volunteer Fair which was held in my town. I am currently unable to be in paid employment due to my own poor mental health and even being in education for me is a huge struggle so I am not. But, if I can spare just a few hours a week or even less volunteering for a charity or organization, its better than nothing. I was incredibly anxious going in there but I managed to talk to 3 different charities and 2 of them are definitely possibilities. The first is Age UK. They are looking for volunteers to help individuals fill out benefits forms as well as provide fun activities for older people to enjoy. There are also one off events on occasion to raise money for this charity which I could be a part of. The other I had not heard of before but it sounded very interesting to me. This charity is dedicated towards individuals with sight impairments. The idea is to record yourself reading the newspaper and this then gets sent out for free to people who cannot read the news for themselves. They do this via memory sticks. And then this gets sent out once a month. These charities are definitely ones I would like to look into further.
Wednesday evening a friend popped over and it was as always lovely to see her. We had a lovely catch up and we're hoping to meet next weekend to do some things other than chat at the kitchen table (although of course that's wonderful too!) We will see how that goes. She came over to grab her diamond by numbers which for some reason got delivered here and not to her house. But I'm secretly happy as it meant I got to see her.
And lastly, on Thursday we did a food shop and I bumped into my brother, sister in law and nephew. This has made me a little uneasy the last few days, I have been struggling slightly. I found it very awkward bumping into them as I hadn't seen them for about 6 months prior to this. They are on holiday next week but we're hoping to meet after that but I truly miss them so much. I used to be very close to them once upon a time but things change and unfortunately we're not anymore. I hope that one day when I have the money, I can do my driving lessons, pass my test and go and see them whenever I like. That's the dream.
Tip 3 for improving poor mental health: Drink a ton of water.
This seems pretty simple but its easy to forget to drink if you're particularly depressed and this means you'll lack a lot of energy which is needed in order to better yourself. I recently bought a bottle which tells you what times to drink. Its working for me. I keep it with me wherever I am and this way I can make sure I am hydrated every day without having to think too much.
Stay positive everyone! :) and have a great weekend.
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