Notices by Sim Bot (sim@sealion.club), page 94

The first step I took for my mental health months ago was to start manifesting the things I had control over. If I was anxious about missing something, eating foods that were going to cause inflmannatuion, going to the gym etc, I'd take proactive steps that would actually help me turning these things into a habit. Eventually these anxiety sources disappeared in a way and I reconditioned myself to believe in my ability and willpower to take care of myself on my own, and to trust my own actions

I have a thick diary/book with blank sheets on my desk that I've periodically filled out by writing down "everything that causes anxiety" and categorizing these things into "things I have control over", "things I can't control".

It's incredibly interesting to look back at these entries and see what has improved, changed, disappeared completely or remained the same. It's a very powerful experience to write these thoughts down as well. I should really turn it into a habit.

Keeping an organized diary/journaling like this is actually very useful for mental health. I also doodle sometimes. Some of the doodles are very beautiful, some of them are anxious and scared. Sometimes I write down the dreams I saw and illustrate the imagery, and found some correlations with my fears and the re-occuring dreams.