Regulation List

I am sorry, I was unable to post last week, I am in the mists of my exams and therefore spending the time I have revising. However, I wanted to take a break away from work to share a post with you.

Last week on my daily hot girl walk,  I listened to a new podcast called Inside Anna's Mind by one of my favourite fitness influencers Anna Archer. In the episode, she spoke about her struggles with mental health and eating disorders, but one part stood out to me in particular. She spent some time talking about how she controls her mental state through emotional regulation stimulation tasks. This made me think deeply about what I do to maintain my mental state when studying and in this week's post I created a list of things that reduce my stress and anxiety and help me focus on reasons to be happy. This is such an important tool to learn for yourself as it is needed in all parts of your life. You need to be able to look after yourself and this list may give you some guidance when you need to walk away from a stressful environment or situation. 

1. Take a bath 

2. Bake or cook 

3. Read

4. Watch a movie 

5. Take a walk 

6. Exercise

7. Call a friend 

8. Spend the day with a friend or family 

9. Play with your dog 

10. Go to the shop 

11. Meditation 

12. Sleep or nap

13. Write a letter

14. Journal 

15. Painting or drawing 

16. Go off for coffee 

17. Clean your house 

18. Organise 

19. Therapy 

20. Give a hug to a loved one

21. Pick flowers 

22. Wardrobe clear out 

23. Plan something for the future 

24. Make a to-do list 

25. Listen to music 

26. Listen to a podcast 

27. Go off social media 

28. Make a cup of tea

29. Yoga 

30. Sing in your shower! 

Love, Aria 

XO