I'm NOT Disordered: books

Sunday, 22 December 2024

AN AMAZON MENTAL HEALTH CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE FOR YOU | IN COLLABORATION WITH AMAZON UK

“When you recover or discover something that nourishes your soul and brings joy, care enough about yourself to make room for it in your life.”

Jean Shinoda Bolen

Now, something a bit different to the typical Christmas Gift Guides that are likely all over the blogs you read/follow. I’ve said before, I recognise that I’m NOT Disordered readers don’t come here for Gift Guides and I’m 100% confident that there are Bloggers who do Gift Guides a hell of a lot better than I do! I do, however, also recognise that a Gift Guide like this – items and products which I believe could help your mental health – is so relevant and appropriate for readers and that it could very well prove to actually be helpful for a lot of people! So, I’ve scoured Amazon and have gotten creative with some insight and ideas into the variety of things that people find helpful for their mental health; but I recommend you consider purchasing something from this post for yourself. And know that this isn’t, at all, being selfish; it's about self-care and recognising the importance of your own emotional wellbeing, especially at this time of Year…

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MY NECESSITIES THIS NOVEMBER

I wanted to put a piece together that I enjoy; one which doesn’t build into an emotional rollercoaster the more I type! So, I was going to put together a bit of a list of necessities for November, but with the gravity of my blog’s readership in mind, I knew I couldn’t fit appropriate things for everyone in it, so here’s what I’ll be needing to get me through November…

Weekend Collective Sweatshirt: £22.00

Kingsley Ryan Star Bracelet: £12.00

Wednesdays Girl Rib Knit Jumper: £18.00

Slider Slippers: £10.00

Day Dreamer Sweatshirt: £28.00

Matte Sheen Legging: £16.00

Weekend Collective Sweatshirt in Slate Grey: £32.00

Long Woven Scarf in Black: £12.00

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MY 30TH BIRTHDAY AMAZON WISHLIST

SHOP MY WISHLIST

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BLOGMAS 2020 WITH I’M NOT DISORDERED | RECOMMENDATION NINTEEEN: BOOKS | IN COLLABORATION WITH WATERSTONES | AD

Hello and welcome to recommendation nineteen of Blogmas 2020 with I’m NOT Disordered!

Today, I’ll be talking about the importance of books and reading for your mental health, as well as recommending a few of my absolute favourite books, with the help of Waterstones!

So, I’ve picked six books which I think illustrate six of the benefits reading can have on your mental health (these are in no particular order):

1. Escape

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald Screenplay by J K Rowling: £6.99

“I’ve chosen my side.”

I think that all of the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts books and films have hugely had this component to them and that a lot of people who have read and watched the series have also felt that doing so, provided them with a huge opportunity to escape their reality.

Something I especially love about this series is that everything around magic is written in a believable, trustworthy way. Like, it had me thinking ‘that could actually happen!’ It’s a brilliant way to encourage the reader to let their imagination really run wild and to envision a whole alternate world. And doing that, means your head isn’t in this world and experiencing the difficulties and hardship you might be going through.

In Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) you’re taught to use distraction and mindfulness as a method to cope when you’re struggling with your mental health. The distraction part is pretty obvious, but mindfulness in regard to distraction is all about putting all your energy and focus into doing this one alternative activity. And it’s about bringing your mind back to the activity if it starts to ‘wander.’ You will most likely use these skills in reading in general, but I think it’s especially easy to use them in reading this book in particular.

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MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS WEEK 2020 POST TWO | READING AS KINDNESS

“Once you have read a book you care about, some part of it is always with you.”

Louis L’Amour

Welcome to the second post in the Mental Health Awareness Week (MHAW) series of blog posts. Today, I want to talk about how reading can be an act of kindness towards yourself and in connection with that, I thought I’d share with you my favourite books which cover kindness…

I’ve always enjoyed reading – to the point where my teacher at First School wouldn’t give me reading books for a long time so that the other pupils could catch up to my level! When I was little, I really loved the Sheltie book series because I was absolutely obsessed with horses, so I saw reading as a way to indulge in my hobby and passion. Seeing reading as a brilliant and enjoyable way to learn about something I was interested in, really motivated me to continue to read when I was younger.

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TWENTY OF MY FAVOURITE QUOTES

“What’s broken can be mended, what’s hurt can be healed. No matter how dark it gets, the sun’s guna rise again”

- Meredith Grey, Grey’s Anatomy

“By the time I’m finished, they won’t even know your name”

- Ke$ha – Pray

“I used to think, what if there was a button; that I could push and, all of the things that’ve complicated my life would just unhappen…?! I would push it and all of the people that shouldn’t have died would still be alive, I wouldn’t have hurt anyone or disappointed them, and no one would’ve hurt me, or lied to me and this whole mess would just be cleared up! But if I push that button; I would be gone too. I’m me because of what has happened, what I’ve done and because of who I love. I like that person. That me. Mess, and all!”

- Aria Montgomery, Pretty Little Liars

“You’ve got the words to change a nation, but you’re biting your tongue, you’ve spent a life time stuck in silence, afraid you’ll say something wrong, if no one ever hears it how we gunna learn your song?”

- Emeli Sande – Read All About It (pt 3)

“It never occurred to me that I’d have something to give. A way to contribute.”

- Liv Moore, iZombie

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