Kenlee Reigh

[Kenlee Reigh]

[Kenlee Reigh]

[Kenlee Reigh]

[haleystudies]

This is a matter very close to my heart. I have bipolar I disorder and ADHD as a result of bipolar. There aren’t many big posts about studying with mental illnesses so I figured I would compile a huge list of tips and posts! I’m going to be making a video about this very soon. I hope for all of you struggling that this can help or at least remind you that mental health is more important than school sometimes. Take care of yourself in any way you can. lets get started…

Studying with Mental Illness

• Take things slowly. Don’t be afraid to take a week doing one assignment. Making sure that you can focus on assignments can be draining so breaking them down day by day can truly help you. Make a task list with each portion of an assignment mapped out so that you can see exactly what you need to do. I know that i get overwhelmed very easily and seeing smaller things is less daunting then having a list full of HUGE things like research papers and midterms. Seeing it as “write paragraph one” or “review unit one vocab” makes everything less scary. 
  
• Nothing has to be pretty. Notes don’t, papers don’t have to be perfect, study guides don’t need to be colorful and cute. What really matters is getting things done. My mom always tells me “even an F is better than a zero” which is so true. Turning things in late is not shameful because you are still turning it in. You still did it and that is something to be proud of. 
  
• Study somewhere other than your room or your house. Make sure there are people there. Surrounding yourself with others will allow you to feel less isolated and sometimes more motivated to do things. You can’t take naps when you’re at a Panera or Starbucks either. People can be motivating, they can remind you that you are not alone, they can hold you accountable for what you have to do. Get out of your bed where you can sit and stare at the wall and go to a coffee shop or the library where other people are doing work. This always helps me get on track. 
  
• Study in short bursts. Don’t wear yourself out with work. Find out when your concentration peaks and go with that. I usually work the best around 2pm so I have to make sure that I have eaten and showered before then so that I can capture that time to focus on my studies. 
  
• Don’t beat yourself up. Studying just takes a lot more effort other days when depression hits you the worst. There might be days when you can barely get yourself out of bed but know that you do have the ability to succeed and that depression just has to suck sometimes. 
  
• Get yourself out of bed. Shower. Change your clothes. Read a single page. Look at only one thing you have to do so you aren’t overwhelmed. That is something to be proud of and know that I am proud of what you did!
• Study in a routine style. Let yourself have a routine that you can fall into. Try pomodoros or study games, Create a routine that you can stick to
• If you don’t feel like doing anything… work for 5 minutes. You may feel more motivated or up, or you will at least be able to say that you have done something. 
• HYDRATE. I’m really awful at drinking a lot of water, but it helps so much with both anxiety and depression. Water keeps you moving and awake. SO drink that H2O guys
  

Helpful Links

Staying Sane on Campus

Tips to stay mentally and emotionally healthy while you study

How to school when mentally Ill

A student’s guide to coping with PTSD

Study and Mental Health 

Back to School with Mental Illness

Depression

Studying with Depression

Depression study tips

Studying through Depression

6 Tips To Get Motivated When You’re Feeling Depressed

Five Ways To Deal With Depression During Exams

Anxiety

Anxiety in Grad school

Dealing with Stress and Anxiety

Studying with Anxiety

Get Ready for School If You Suffer From Anxiety

Living & Studying with Anxiety

Tips on studying with Anxiety

Exams & Anxiety

ADHD

How to succeed with ADHD

10 Study tips for ADHD students

ADHD Studyblr masterpost

Apps for ADHD Students

I couldn’t find any resources about OCD, BPD, PTSD (found one jk), or bipolar for that fact so keep on the lookout for any additions to this post if I find anything more! If all else fails, just google things. That always helps me. Message me personally if you have any questions about my struggles or need some specific advice! I love you all so much and I am so proud of you!! xx Haley

UPDATE: I’ve added quite a few new links!!! 

[Kenlee Reigh]

to all the 13 year old girls that follow me

[peachtrick]

• if you think her skirt is cute, tell her
  
• the guy that you have a crush on probably doesn’t take enough showers
• liking 1D or taylor swift isn’t embarrassing. dont hide it
• draw draw draw! you’ll be happy to have the skill later on
• do your homework it’ll help with stress
• when you’re overwhelmed you should run. it makes you feel better
• don’t start cutting no matter how afraid you are
• if that shirt doesn’t fit you it doesn’t matter
• hug the people you love
• know that your life is weird right now and it will get better

[girls-and-theirmagic]

reblogging because I wish someone told me this when I was 13

[smellslikeateensblog]

- don’t talk shit about people
- if you wanna experiment with your hair/makeup go for it, find what suits you.
- if you start to feel sad alot, tell your parents/friends talk about it
- be the best you can be
- learn to love yourself 

[punkdadsclub]

-don’t be embarrassed of anything you like.
-clothes from Hollister and Abercrombie and Fitch only fit a certain type of body. Don’t let their narrow-mindedness make you cry in the dressing room
-don’t starve yourself. Please don’t.
-there’s a reason you don’t look like people in magazines and on TV. You look like you and that’s wonderful.

[will-ansmeer]

-Be yourself, no matter what other people say
-Don’t start smoking or drinking alcohol, IT’S NOT COOL
-Don’t waste time on judging others

[moritzfer]

Thats not only for the 13 years old!

[prongs-and-prejudice]

- don’t stay friends with someone who makes you feel shitty inside

- don’t be afraid to be friends with people in different grades

- your worth is not defined by what you can afford

- do what you love as often as you can, because that’s how you get better

- forgive yourself

[squidwurd]

-drink milk for strong bones

[witchlatte]

-you might end up liking girls and that’s okay

-you might not end up being a girl and that’s okay too

[Kenlee Reigh]

[Kenlee Reigh]

[br0ken-and-lost]

Pll

[Kenlee Reigh]

[Kenlee Reigh]

10 Reasons to Hate Donald Trump

[genderfluiddreamer]

1. His ex wife admitted that he forced her into sexual situations.

2. He wants to spend billions of dollars of our already dwindling budget to build a wall to stop Mexicans from coming into the country.

3. When asked hard hitting and relevant questions by a female he avoided them and went on to blame it on her period.

4. He gave out a senators private number out of spite.

5. If he can’t fix his hair how can we expect him to fix our economy?

6. He accused all immigrants of being rapists.

7. He believes immigrants stealing jobs is actually a thing.

8. He believes that sexual assault is to be expected when men and women are put together.

9. He’s disgusted by breast feeding.

10. He’s overall just a sexist, racist bully who uses his money in order to push people around. 

[punkrock-astrology]

I’m not even american but oh my god don’t let this scumbag be your fucking president

[sagetheone]

11. He wants to shut down all mosques, though he knows that it may be illegal

12. He wants to make all Muslims wear a badge and carry an ID that says that they’re Muslim

Remind you of anything?

[ana280]

Reblogging again for that^

[nado-the-knight-of-the-wind]

13. He said that autistic children just need to be properly disciplined and that people suffering through depression and PTSD are acting as though they’re the first generation to struggle with these issues.

[dreamingintheclouds35]

everyone needs to see this

[that-one-medic-tho]

14. He wanted to set up a “humane deportation force” That would rid America of Illegal immigrants.    

Eerily enough, the Nazis had proposed a similar idea of wanting the Jews out of Europe; to set up a deportation force to exile the Jews from Europe. (source)

Wake up America.You are literally voting for the modern Adolf Hitler

[sixteenandvintage]

@hokaay for your mom

[flawlessastrology]

@sixteenandvintage oh my god thank you so much

[Kenlee Reigh]

[jim-morrizon]

Please watch this video if your sad.

(No kitties were hurt.)

[roo-tee-ah]

“you’re probably two days old”,

[scarlet-vision]

“this is the flower crown I wear when shit’s about to get deep”

[jonut2]

i love this

[inthislife--ndthenext]

Oh my god. I needed this.

[Kenlee Reigh]

[lah-disputes]

I decided to create a masterpost that would help you with what you are struggling with. Hopefully any of the links below will help you!

Reminder; You’re going to be okay. What you are going through will pass, just remember to breathe. 

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Distractions;

Here are some distractions to help keep your mind occupied so you aren’t too focused on your thoughts. 

• -Draw something
  
• -This website translates the time into colours.
  
• -Create your own galaxy.
  
• -Play flowing.
  
• -Make a 3D line travel where ever you like. 
  
• -Listen to music.
  
• -Calm.
  
• -Ocean mood, do nothing for two minutes.
  
  
  

Sleep issues; 

• - 8 hour sleep music.
  
• -Rainy mood. 
  
• -Meditation.
  
• -Coping with nightmares.
  
• -How to cope with nightmares, 11 steps.
  
• -Calm
  
• -Foods that can affect your sleeping, both positive and negatively. 
  

 

Uncomfortable with silence; 

• -Rainy mood.
  
• -10 hours of rain and thunder.
  
• -3 hours of rain and thunder.
  
• -Human heartbeat.
  
• -Rainforest.
  
• -Sound of rain on a tin roof.
  
• -Autumn wind.
  
• -Rain on a tent
  
• -Traffic in the rain.
  
• -Soft traffic. 
  
• -Fan.
  
• -Train.
  
• -Simply noise.
  
• -My noise.
  
• -Rainy cafe.
  
  

Anxiety; 

• -How to stop worrying. 
  
• -Tips to manage anxiety and stress.
  
• -The 10 best ever anxiety management techniques. 
  
• -Self-help strategies for anxiety. 
  
• -Helping a friend with anxiety. 
  
• -All about worrying.
  
• -8 myths about anxiety. 
  

Sad, angry and depressed/depression; 

• -“I’m always sad”
  
• -Feeling sad.
  
• -Going through trauma.
  
• -“I’m always angry”.
  
• -Anger management. 
  
• -All about anger.
  
• -National helplines and websites.
  
• -Self-help strategies for depression.
  
• -Dealing with depression at work.
  
• -Dealing with depression at school.
  

Isolation and loneliness; 

• -Pets and mental health.
  
• -All about loneliness. 
  
• -“I feel so alone”
  
• -10 more ideas to help with loneliness. 
  
• -How to deal with loneliness.
  

 

Self-harm;

• -Alternatives to self-harm and distraction techniques.
  
• -146 things to do besides self-harm.
  
• -More alternatives to self-harm.
  
• -Self-harm alternatives.
  
• -How to take care of self-harm wounds/injuries.
  
• -Getting rid of scars.  
  

Addiction; 

• -How to help a friend with a drug addiction.
  
• -What is addiction?
  
• -All about alcohol and addiction.
  
• -The facts about drug addiction.
  

 

Eating disorders; 

• -Helping a friend with an eating disorder.
  
• -Eating disorder treatments. 
  
• -Support services for eating disorders. 
  
• -Self-help tips with eating disorders.
  
• -Eating disorder recovery. 
  
• -Recovering from an eating disorder. 
  
• -100+ reasons to recover. 
  
• -Understanding and managing eating disorders. 
  

 

Dealing with self-hatred;  

• -3 ways to ease self-loathing. 
  
• -How to turn self-hatred into self-compassion.
  
• -Self-hatred resources.
  
• -10 step plan to deal with self-hate. 
  

 

Suicidal; 

• -International suicide hotlines (1)  (2)
  
• -Preventing suicide. 
  
• -Reasons to stay alive.
  
• -Dealing with suicidal thoughts and feelings.
  
• -Coping with suicidal ideation.  
  

 

Schizophrenia;

• -All about schizophrenia.  
  
• -Helping a person with schizophrenia.  
  
• -Understanding and dealing with schizophrenia.  
  
• -Delusions and hallucinations.  
  

OCD;

• -Managing your OCD at home. 
  
• -Overcoming OCD.
  
• -How to cope with OCD. 
  
• -Strategies for dealing with the anxious moments. 

Borderline personality disorder; 

• -Helping someone with BPD. 
  
• -All about personality disorders.
  
• -Treatment for BPD.
  
  
  

Abuse; 

• -Healthy relationships VS abusive relationships. 
  
• -Emotional abuse
  
• -Overcoming sexual abuse. 
  
• -Hotlines services. 
  
• -5 ways to escape an abusive relationship. 
  
• -Domestic violence support. 
  
• -Signs of an abusive relationship. 
  
• -What do to if you’re in an abusive relationship. 
  
• -Surviving abuse. 
  
• -What you can do if you’re sexual harassed. 
  
• -Sexual assault support.
  
• -What to do if you’ve been sexually assaulted or abused. 
  

 

Bullying;

• -How to stand up against bullying.
  
• -How to protect yourself when it comes to cyber bullying.
  
• -How to help stop people bullying you. 
  

 

Loss and grief; 

• -How to cope with a suicide of a loved one.
  
• -Grieving for a stranger. 
  
• -Common reactions to death. 
  
• -Working through grief.
  

(Other loss and grief)

• -Moving away from friends and family. 
  
• -Coping with a breakup.

 

Getting help; 

• -Seeking help early. 
  
• -All about psychological treatments. 
  
• -Types of help.
  
• -All about age and confidentiality. 
  

Things you need to remember; 

• - Don’t stress about being fixed because you’re not broken.
  
• -Remember to remind yourself of your accomplishments. Tell yourself that you’re proud of yourself, even if you’re not. 
  
• - This is temporary. You won’t always feel like this. 
  
• -You are not alone. 
  
• -You are enough. 
  
• -You are important. 
  
• -You are worth it. 
  
• -You are strong. 
  
• -You are not a failure, 
  
• -Good people exist. 
  
• -Reaching out shows strength. 
  
• -Breathe. 
  
• -Don’t listen to the thoughts that are not helping you. 
  
• -Give yourself credit. 
  
• -Don’t be ashamed of your emotions, for the good or bad ones. 
  
• -Treat yourself the same way as you would treat a good friend. 
  
• -Focus on the things you can change. 
  
• -Let go of toxic people. 
  
• -You don’t need to hide, you’re allowed to feel the way you do. 
  
• -Try not to beat yourself up. 
  
• -Something is always happening, you don’t want to miss out on what’s going to happen next. 
  
• -You are not a bother.
  
• -Your existence is more than your appearance. 
  
• -You are smart. 
  
• -You are loved. 
  
• -You are wanted. 
  
• -You are needed. 
  
• -Better days are coming. 
  
• -Just because your past is dark, doesn’t mean your future isn’t bright. 
  
• -You have more potential than you think. 
  
• - Your value doesn’t decrease based on someone’s inability to see your worth.
  

Please remember to look after yourself and know that you are more than worth it and you deserve to be happy. Keep smiling butterflies x

 

[runrunrun-asfastasyoucan]

God bless the person who made this