Are you a tigger or an eeyore?

   This is the true question of life. Are you a tigger? Are you a happy go lucky, glass is half full type of person who sees the bright side of things? Or are you an eeyore? A sluggish, sad, glass is half empty type who doesn't really know what to do with themself. Sometimes you don't fully get a choice, you want to get out of bed, dress nice and smile at strangers; but depression and anxiety makes that hard for some people. Depression is the hardest mindset you can ever overcome. You could be a tigger, who gets out of bed at the crack of dawn and puts on a suit in the morning and holds the door for a whole line of people at Starbucks. When you decide for yourself that you want to change, you want to be happy when you have depression or anxiety. You might need help, like seeing a therapist. It's hard to do it on your own, but I think with help (if needed) you can truely change your mindset. Maybe you even need medication, but ultimately; you have to want change to accept it and move forward. Sometimes the only true motivatiors are yourselves. 

Depression and anxiety in pop culture today -

         In modern day society, people have a tendency to glamorize depression, self harm, eating disorders, and anxiety. Pop culture has a huge impact on the way children and teenagers view life and themselves. Growing up in the era of vanity, I get this. Looks and fashion and weight have always been a huge issue in media growing up. I've never not looked up to a celebrity in my life. Also in society, we have a tendency to base our personal happiness on the amount of things we buy and how much we spend on those things. We live in a very materialistic culture. If teenagers can't afford the same things are the celebrities they look up to, they feel like less of a person. Celebrities are people just like us who just so happen to get paid ungodly amounts of money to do what they love (or, don't love. Just do.). Referring back to my post about celebrities with depression and anxiety, those celebrities struggle just like everyone else. This article is a good source to talk about how material culture is really affecting teenagers today.

Music post

A lot of times people turn to music to help them through situations, or to cushion them when they're down. As a person who listens to every type of music imaginable, I seem to have something different to fit every mood. When I'm feeling extra down, happy, angry, or anxious I have something different for each. Sometimes when I'm angry it might be Metal, pop punk, grindcore, hardcore, or anything like that, which also might apply if I'm happy with music like pop punk or hardcore bands. When I'm calm or mellowed out I like to listen to indie a lot of the time. I have playlists for different moods I'm in and I generally am always listening to music. I find that music has a way of helping me through a lot of issues, and bands have a way of being huge role models in my life. Currently I have around 80 GB of music on my computer at home, which if you can imagine, is a lot. My suggestion is that you turn to music before you turn to hurting yourself. But be weary that songs can make you sad too.

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