WIP & Chat #13 || Mental Health Struggles - Hyper Focus and Obsessive Thoughts || Winter Girl Kit

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Thank you for watching this WIP & Chat! I hope to upload these weekly to catch up with you all and fill you in on any happenings in my life. In this video I talked about securing an interview at an old job, getting fixated on how to do that job better if I were offered a position there, and my self-diagnosis speculations. Do you struggle with mental health? What are your biggest tips for seeking diagnoses as an adult? If you’re reading this, leave an emoji related to doing chores 🧹 🫧 🧺 in the comments! Anything fun or exciting or even not so great happening in your life? I’d love to be able to offer emotional support (for the good and bad!) to you in the comments below. I hope we will get to know each other better and we can all offer each other support as I continue to post more WIP & Chats.
This kit from Enabler’s Outpost (Winter Girl) is no longer available on their website. This means I won’t be able to link to this kit directly, but I will still link to the Enabler’s Outpost website below so you can check out their available kits.
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Hello all!
For those of you that are new here, my name is Sarah, a self proclaimed hobby hopper. Thank you all for joining me for this chapter of my hobby exploration! I hope you’ll join me for more hobby content in the future and will stick around even when my focus hobby changes (as it inevitably will!). See ya in the next one.
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Links to any products or diamond painting companies I used are below.
Enabler’s Outpost - kit and purple tray
enablersoutpos...
Firefly Diamond Art - diamond painting Element tray
fireflyda.com/
Dreamer Designs - tweezers (from standard tool kit)
dreamerdesigns...
Diamond Art Club - release papers, diamond painting pen, and single placing tip
www.diamondart...
Elizabeth Ward trays (Amazon)
www.amazon.com...
Glue Dots (Amazon) - in this video I’m using the “micro” size
www.amazon.com...
Clear hair ties (Amazon)
www.amazon.com...
Michaels yellow floral washi tape - this patterns is discontinued but the pastel Recollections set listed below is similar
www.michaels.c...
Any affiliate connections or sponsored products will be noted as such. Currently I do not have any affiliate codes or sponsorships from these products or companies.
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Music for this video from the TH-cam Audio Library.
Song: Limousines
Artist: TrackTribe

[@Erika_Kandel]

😴 I am definitely no dr but my daughter has a lot of hyperfixations. It could be autism (she has), ADHD, OCD, depression or anxiety. Basically, anything 😂 That said, *I* have what you have in regards to cleaning, cooking, eating. I also have autism (high functioning, most people wouldnt know I have it) and some anxiety and depression. The depression is what causes the lack of will to clean, cook, do basic things. I dont present my depression in ways I assumed it showed it self. I don't necessarily feel "down" and didn't even realize I had it until diagnosed. I'm now on a low dose of medication and don't struggle as much with daily living. Since the dr bit isnnt an option for you right now, maybe you can try and keep a little list if that doesnt overwhelm you? Do just one chore a day. Monday you can vacuum, tuesday you can do some laundry, etc. I find having lists is a little less overwhelming and helps me so that Im doing just bits and pieces here and there instead of wondering what to do and knowing I have soooo much to do. Then I do nothing. Keeping in mind sometimes I keep lists and look at them and still do nothing. haha.. that's when I give myself grace and tell myself the dishes will be there tomorrow and it's ok to rest and do nothing,. Try too be easy on yourself. Mental health is hard! (so is keeping my words to be a minimum, apparently).

[@New_Chapters_Official]

I greatly appreciate you commenting and sharing your experiences! Eventually I’m going to need to get true diagnoses because I know some of my “signs of xyz” are definitely forms of masking for my underlying issue(s). I wish breaking chores down into a daily list was more helpful for me, but every time I’ve tried, I just find that my accountability to myself doesn’t exist! I’ll stick to the list for a few days, maybe a week, but then I go back to avoiding all of the necessary chores again. The thing that truly motivates me is procrastination haha When I have other tasks that I’m avoiding is when I am the best at tackling a long cleaning to do list! I think the giving myself grace part is where I need to focus some more energy-not feeling guilty about not getting a task done when I told myself I should/would. But I have to be careful to not go too far and let that be an excuse for myself to lounge around for a week (or more) avoiding the chores until I literally can’t avoid doing them anymore. But I am glad to know I’m not alone in this regular struggle (which from the outside looking in often seems so easy for others to overcome, if they experience it at all)!