Principessa

coffee: always frantic, has a crammed schedule, never stops consuming caffeine, will agree to go to a party even if they have a six a.m. shift the next day

bujo: organized, likes to makes lists and keep track of things, plans outfit the night before, stresses when they get a grade less than a B

oops: stopped caring in the third grade, somehow manages to get okay grades, never studies, kind of lazy, would eat Waffle House at 3 in the morning

sweatshirt: is trying as hard as they possibly can, has to study and work hard for their grades, constantly stressing, has social anxiety, tries to do every extra curricular under the sun

aesthetique: probably vegetarian or vegan, has a “mom jean” 80′s aesthetic, glorifies local cafes, wants to live in Europe, always wants to cut their hair

To prevent it:

1. Don’t procrastionate

2. Make a clear, realistic plan - in my experice it is better it is better to make a broad plan when you are going to study something and then plan day by day. Make a to do list a day before with a few main tasks. It is better to sort of underestimate yourself and then do more if you can

3. Plan breaks and fun activities so you have something to look forward to

4. Examine your former mistakes - before exam season, think about times you when you felt really stressed and anxious and try to figure out the reasons for why and prevent them this time. Also think of times when you weren’t anxious before an exam and try to figure out what you did right that time

In the moment if you are feeling overwhelmed:

1. Meditation - there is a lot of guided meditation apps out there, my favourite is Headspace, as well as tons of videos on youtube. Regular guided meditation can help you learn how to be more mindful and calm

2. Call someone - and importantly talk about something that doesn’t cause you anxiety

3. Exercise - it releases endorphenes

4. Drink tea - something that my botany professor thaught us was to not underestimate the power of plants. Some teas that are proven to ease anxiety and stress are: peppermint tea, rose tea, lavander tea and chamomile tea

5. Play a short game - any game that will get your mind of it for a while. My mom told me that when she younger and was going through a really hard time she spwnt a lot of time playing tetris. Any game that doesn’t require you to think is a good choice. I literaly play dress up games and old barbie.com games because they bring me back to a simpler time and make me think of my childhood

6. Paint your nails, have a facial, do your make up, clean you room- again, so you focus on something else for a while

7. Recognise your dark thoughts and imagine them as a spiral, going into a dark depths of an ocean and imagine yourself swimming out of it - sounds dumb but it works

Stay safe and don’t feel guilty for taking care of your mental health

me: yeah i wanna go to school for mortuary science with an emphasis in embalming and cremation, and a– them: whiGh…. whoah…. A Little Dark, Isn’t It™? wouldn’t you want to do something a little happier/less morbid/ect ect ect? me: :-)

Time to study some vocab.

Moribund/Agonl:  Dying state.  Immediately before death

Somatic death:  Body is dead, not cells

Antemortem:  Before death

Agonal algor:  Decrease in body temp immediately before death.  Going into shock

Agonal fever:  increase in body temp.  may be caused by a full stomach.

Agonal edema:  Escape of blood serum from intravascular to extravascular location immediately before death.

Postmortem: After death

Algor mortis:  Cooling down

Livor mortis/cadaveric lividity:  Postmortem, intravascular, red-blue discoloration, resulting from hypostasis of blood.  Blood settling.

Post Mortem Caloricity:  Rise in temp after death

Post Mortem Stain:  Extravascular color change that occurs when hemoglobin seeps though the vessel walls and into body tissue

Putrefaction:  Decomposition of proteins by the action of enzymes from anaerobic bacteria.  Wet and stinky.  No air to skin.

Decay:  Decomp of proteins by enzymes of aerobic bacteria.  No stink.  Dry.  

Signs of decomposition:

Purge:  postmortem evacuation of any substance from external orifice of the body as a result of gas build up.

I write on my own. Without collaborations with my best friend. It’s been a while since I had the energy to start something on my own.