#glowingup

Hey guys,

I guess I should catch you up on what I’ve gotten up to with this journey while procrastinating writing this blog. Starting with my anxiety. I realised that I needed a lot more help that didn’t involve Kalms. I know people who are reading this might say that ‘it must be easy to realise that you needed help straight away.’ But to be honest, I knew this for a long time. I just thought that I could handle it myself. I realised that it’s harder to do that.

I used to be so confused and frustrated as to why my friends were scared to see someone about their mental health but at the same time, I was also avoiding the same problem. The pot calling the kettle black, right? The idea of having to talk to someone professionally would send me running for the hills. But then my friend did and I was like if she can do then I can as well. So I did and I’ve been on Sertraline for about a month now. It’s helping me feel normal but I do get days where my anxiety come back at full force. I’ve gotten past most of the side effects. The only side effects that I have is bruising on my legs. I was worried at first but my best friend, who is on the same thing, said she’s getting them as well. That we’re twinning, which is cute.

Apart from this, I’ve also started exercising. I’ve started doing Chloe Ting Summer Shred 2021 challenge. Let me tell you something, The first day was sooooo hard. I nearly collapse at the end of the 2nd video cause my legs were like jelly. I had to skip the 3rd video. Normally I would beat myself up with that but I reminded myself that I just did 20min h.i.t exercises on the first day and It’s okay if I’m struggling with it. As long as I keep up with it, I’ll get better. That’s it so far, I’ll keep you updated.

Em

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Me three years ago

Me now.