 What's up guys Friday after Ozzie here. I'm at the plus life media set where we just did our first recording our first filming session for this season of Videos that we're doing. I do a little fitness segment the host interview guests every episode First one went amazingly here. Check out the set And then this is also Here we are I Wanted to check in and update you guys because in my last video. I talked about dealing with anxiety and depression Which is still very real. It doesn't just disappear overnight as many of you know, so One of my goals in my last video was to finally be able to secure a therapist I did some digging after I figured out how to do it for my insurance. It's not that hard It was just a matter of finding it in the first place that was kind of difficult So I got a therapist She is a woman and she's a lesbian and she is clinically blind I bring that up because initially I wanted to be able to do virtual, you know from my Computer to theirs and be able to do it kind of like a face-to-face and she told me that and at first I was kind of like, okay It's not exactly what I was looking for but I'm open to it Let's try it did it and went really great actually and it was kind of nice kind of comforting just to have Her in my ear and it was almost like she's speaking in my mind And I'm in my my office or my room or whatever in my home talking to a friendly voice in my head So it worked really well. We were vibing It's really comfortable and easy to talk to her and I think that's really important when you're finding someone to speak with That you're comfortable and it's casual at least for me I like it to be kind of like friends and she is the wiser counterpart who can You know, help me reflect and give some helpful advice. She did mention the term CPTSD It's like PTSD, but with a C in the front stands for complex I'm not fully versed in CPTSD So I'm this is a learning thing and so she wanted me to look up a CPTSD workbook. I'm checking it out an audio book I do a lot of commuting and driving so I can listen to it then as well as at home while I take notes and do things like That I just really love audio books lately. I don't read as much. It's really helpful I can be in the shower listening to an audio book. So it's my jam. So I'm gonna be doing that Then let's see. What else did we talk about? She mentioned that anxiety Tends to lodge in our muscles and our musculature So it's really important to do something physical in order to release it like animals when they have anxiety They shake it off after they've had a traumatic moment We as humans because our brains are more complex and we tend to overthink we don't always do that so Namely since I have a passion for working out It's important that I not only do what I'm passionate about but just the physicality of that might help in addition to Guided meditation she wants me to check out through like different apps like the calm app Yoga was her number one suggestion for doing something physical to release anxiety So, you know, I don't know. I don't think I've ever really tried yoga. It's not really my I don't Gravitate toward it and that was the other thing that she said that I really liked is that she's gonna offer up a bunch of tools and exercises and different things that I can do to help myself and it's kind of throwing spaghetti at the wall seeing what sticks What do I like? What do I gravitate towards? What do I benefit from the most and then just sticking with those things? I don't have to go with everything she suggests the other thing that she suggests that I look into without giving me any kind of like recommendation specifically because she can't Do that with her with her degree in her background, but she wanted me to look up court court is all managers court is all has to do with stress hormone stress management Supplements, so namely those supplements would have ashwagandha and alfionine And those help regulate cortisol in your body so that you're not overly stimulated with anxiety all the time unnecessarily which has so many detrimental effects which can affect your gut I have digestive issues and Constant gas and acid reflux. I'm tired a lot lethargy It can all be as a result from having constant chronic anxiety So that's really cool looking into that as well and yeah, so I'm just gonna take notes on each session and then share them with you and Just share my journey overall Okay, I just realized that I was so bright and that when I when you Take the angle out The picture ends up getting brighter and I didn't realize how bright it got so this video might be a little more bright than I anticipated This comment of the day is from 8th house Angie 8th house Angie says rave Just being able to come here to verbalize how you are feeling is good for purifying and overcoming negative thought patterns You're doing the right thing I'm experiencing a low point as well I tend to suffer from that horrible Analysis paralysis syndrome. I am seeking the services of a spiritual counselor prayer helps as well blessings to you So I just love this comment I agree being able to talk about your feelings and that's why therapists can be so helpful for so many people or Counselors or psychologists or whatever it is in your life a mentor a coach Just verbalizing it out loud in of itself can be a really healing therapy in of itself So if you don't have something like that in your life consider it it's important so that we're not holding on to everything inside She's experiencing a low point as well. Thank you for sharing. I always love you guys for being Vulnerable as well in contributing to our community where we all share with each other and we got each other's back And then she mentioned analysis paralysis syndrome. That's something I've definitely dealt with a lot of my life I overthink I analyze if I don't know what the outcome of an action That I want to take it might be then I have to think of every single possible outcome. How do I react? What if that happens? What am I gonna do? What if that happens? What if I don't know how to handle that reaction? What do I do? I don't know what to do if I don't know what to do Then I'm not gonna do anything and that's a problem sometimes We just got to dive in do stuff without knowing what's gonna happen exactly and then just trust the process Trust that we're gonna be able to find the answers eventually or we're gonna slip up and fail and fall on our Asses and that's okay too as long as we learn so that next time we don't incur the same problem Okay, and then finally she said she's seeking the services of the spiritual counselor prayer helps as well so I really like that comment because Prayer to me isn't just about saying hey big guy Can you help me prayer is being vulnerable and real with yourself and honest and open and connecting to some form of And I feel like prayer is a form of gratitude. We're expressing gratitude that there's a plan there's a purpose There's a meaning to everything and in that knowing of purpose is a form of reverence and appreciation and And so much good comes from gratitude gratitude helps us shift our perception That's why I do gratitude journaling and I highly recommend it. Okay. That's the comment of the day Thanks guys for watching stick around. I'm not nearly done with this whole journey So I have plenty more to share always appreciate your comments. Please like this video It really helps me get the views up and get more exposure to a wider audience of people who especially during this time Can you use content like this? Subscribe if you haven't already hit that bell so you get notifications. Hopefully when I post these videos I know my boyfriend doesn't even get notifications even though he has obviously hit the bell And I'll see you guys