Hello to Highschool

When I was little, I didn't even know what the word calories meant. Food didn't have the word calories labeled on every item. I didn't care what I looked like.  At a certain age and point in your life, you'll start looking at each food and wondering “what amount of calories are in this?” It's a bad habit and I would recommend everyone to skip this stage. This post is about body positivity. I'm going to tell you how to stay positive! Letting people influence you on being “the right size” is awful. People's opinions shouldn't get to you. Whoever is saying anything about your size or anything they find to pick on you, it's usually because they are insecure about themselves and they aren't happy with the way they look, or they're jealous.  I was always insecure about my weight, it started in middle school. Girls got their growth spurts first. One day my mom and I were going to the doctor to get my physical done and, I would always look at the cha...

This is a personal topic for me, I struggle to do this myself. I have been having these episodes where I lash out for 2 minutes. After a few minutes, I'm okay. But, my friends and family always say that “I'm being rude” or “I have such a bad attitude”.They don't understand what is going on. Especially my parents. This post will tell you what I do when mood swings kick in!  Some reasons you might have mood swings are:  Poor diet  Stress and anxiety  Trauma  Low-stress tolerance  Learning disability  Separation anxiety  Poor coping skills  Sensory processing  Too much sugar and carbs  ADHD Overparenting  Poor executive functions  Mood disorder  Bullying  Finding what works with coping your mood swings can be difficult, some different ways to cope with your mood swings are: Make time to sleep Talk to your friends about what's going on and how you feel  Adjust your diet Try to exercise regularly  It is hard...

Everyone has different levels of stress and everyone handles it differently. Being stressed might be from school, family, drama, sports, or college. The things that stress me the most are school assignments and family: my mom.  This weekend, my mom and I were fighting and stressed out to the point where I was ready to cry. I had no idea what to do. I stopped what I was doing, took a few deep breaths, and did what made me calm and forget about everything. That consists of: Talking to your close friends about what's going on and what is making you upset/ mad.  Crying. Trust me, you will feel better.  Sleeping makes me forget about everything Showering calms me down and relaxes me Being stressed out makes your mental health not healthy. I’ll share some tips on what I do in situations to help you down below. When I get overwhelmed or stressed, I do something that I enjoy to distract my brain from something else. For example, If I'm home, I go for a run when I get stressed, or...