my mental health journey (v honest)~ professional help in new zealand

Kia ora, Hello, Kumusta everyone! Welcome back to my channel. In this video, I walk through my #MentalHealth journey in Aotearoa New Zealand, which I have divided into 3 parts (timestamps at the bottom of the description box).
Part 1 - The timeline. Discussing WHY and HOW I went about getting professional help.
Part 2 - How and where to get professional mental health help in NZ if you want to start/restart your own mental health journey.
Part 3 -Things that helped me get through tough parts - and what might help you as well.
Big fat disclaimer: Take the pointers/advice in this video with a grain of salt. This is NOT personalised help. Some things may be more applicable to you than others. Take the bits that work for you! I am also still on the journey and am always learning better ways to fully live life, and there may be things that I either forgot to mention or didn't think were completely relevant to this video.
Timestamps 👇
~Intro~
1:26 - 3-part video breakdown
2:08 - sidenote: I dislike the phrase mental illness
2:46 - Trigger warning
~Part 1~
3:09 - The Timeline (19:20 TIMELINE TLDR)
3:26 - (2011) Prelude - moving to NZ from the Philippines
4:34 - (2014) officially seeking mental health help
6:27 - uni counselling experience
7:18 - first diagnosis
8:08 - Filipino mental health culture (slash lack of)
9:23 - therapy homework and making active decisions towards my own happiness
12:28 - (2018) hitting a wall
13:24 - symptoms reappearing
15:30 - keeping busy as a coping mechanism
16:01 - getting mental health support again
16:35 - officially started seeing current therapist
17:18 - (2020) getting referred to ACC
18:02 - new diagnoses
~Part 2~
20:05 - getting support in NZ. Links below:
EAP - eapservices.co.nz
ACC - acc.govt.nz
Fresh Minds - freshminds.co.nz
Youthline - youthline.co.nz
Mental Health Foundation NZ - mentalhealth.org.nz
*there are many others!
~Part 3~
22:42 - getting through tough times (outside of professional help)
23:34 - Find community, we are social beings
25:05 - PLEASE reach out, give people a chance to support you
25:47 - be around people who love you and believe in you (if possible!)
26:47 - prioritise peace in your life
27:39 - find things to look forward to!
29:00 - be present, savour things more
32:40 - gratitude does make a difference
33:08 - let yourself enjoy life
~Relevant links/studies for further learning~ 📚
✨Impact of Gratitude on Mental Health, namica.org/blog/the-impact-of-gratitude-on-mental-health/
✨The impact of gratitude on depression andanxiety: the mediating role of criticizing, attacking,and reassuring the self, www.researchgate.net/publication/283045019_The_impact_of_gratitude_on_depression_and_anxiety_the_mediating_role_of_criticizing_attacking_and_reassuring_the_self
✨Mechanisms of Memory Disruption in Depression, Daniel G. Dillon and Diego A. Pizzagalli, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5835184/
#MentalHealthAwareness #MentalHealthAdvocacy #mentalhealthtips

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[@leslietan881]

Thank you for being vulnerable and sharing your journey with us ❤

[@rashiyu]

@@leslietan881 thank you for listening! 💖

[@arifbacchus9]

Great listen. Thanks for sharing. I learned a lot! :)

[@rashiyu]

I'm glad you think so! Thanks Arif ❤

[@Shyulk]

Was a great listen

[@rashiyu]

@@Shyulk aww thank you Kimmy 🥺