Aren’t you tired of feeling like you're living a real-life chaotic episode of "Euphoria"?? Are you passionate and expressive, but sometimes feels like your emotions take over?? If so, this blog post is for you….

Hi 👋 - my name is Mallory Grimste, and I'm a mental health therapist.

But before I was the calm, cool, and collected therapist you see today, I was an overwhelmed, stressed out, busy overscheduled teenager who was totally emotional. My emotions would take over all the time, and the only way I experienced some major relief was through stress crying.

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Now, crying in and of itself can be a really healthy, happy, healing, emotional experience. But stress crying doesn't really have that same sort of benefit. It tends to kind of burst at the seams, never at a convenient time, and always when it's going to be most embarrassing. Sound familiar?? 👀

But here's the good news:

I went from stress crier to finding relief in self-care and coping skills.

And I'm here to tell you that Self-Care and Coping Skills changed everything for me…

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Let's do a little time traveling back to when I was a wee little one...

Did you know that YouTube was not my first start to being on video? It's true. I got an early start in Kindergarten when I was featured in a commercial for my school, and that's because I was crying.

They happened to be filming a commercial for the school that I went to, and they were passing by and they saw through the window on the door this little kid just crying uncontrollably at one of the tables.

Now when I think about that now, it's really hysterical that I am a mental health therapist because, from a young age and all the way through elementary school, high school, college, grad school, and beyond, I was quite the stress-crier. I was often referred to as overly sensitive or emotional, or I took things too seriously or too personally. Can you relate??

Because I struggled with stress-crying so much throughout most of my early life, I just assumed that this is just who I am, and it was part of what I had to deal with.

But what served me well as a young child did not serve me so well as I grew older. I needed to figure out a way to express and feel my emotions in a way that I wasn't going to be an exploding stress crying mess all the time.

Self-Care and Coping Skills were the answer.

Once I started to prioritize my self-care in small ways and use coping skills with intention I noticed a major shift in my stress levels: I was sleeping better, thinking better, and best of all people were taking me seriously!

I wasn't struggling to stop the tears from flowing or getting into trouble saying things I'd regret later. My passion still came through, but it was the message people were hearing and responding to, not my frustration.

Some of my favorite self-care and coping skills I found most helpful include mindfulness, exercise, and journaling. These skills not only helped me cope with stress, but they also gave me a sense of control over my life, which was empowering.

I hope that by sharing my story, I can inspire and encourage others who are struggling with stress and overwhelm to take care of themselves and learn coping skills that work for them.

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