Today I'm going to talk about mental health. It's something I think is so damn important and something that is not talked about nearly enough. And also whats next for the Sasses..
Over the past 4 years I've been taking steps to concentrate on my own mental health. For majority of my life I've battled anxiety and for a lot of my adult life depression. With the help of my amazing therapist I have learned some wonderful ways to cope and I am forever grateful to her. She's a wonderful person who I really don't know where I'd be without her today. However, a giant part of coping with my anxiety is setting healthy boundaries. I've felt my anxiety creeping up since COVID hit. I'm sure people who have never even dealt with anxiety have felt this way are having issues with it as well. As the past 3 months have gone by it's gotten to me in so many different ways. There are a lot of things I cannot control right now but one thing I can control is social media, Facebook in particular.
When I look back over the years I can't even tell you how many times Facebook has caused me a headache. I used to really enjoy Facebook. Now? I just don't.
It doesn't serve me, it doesn't grow me and it doesn't make me happy.
And when this happens its time to move on.
I'm not saying this as a way to get attention, this is more for my family and friends who might wonder where I've been. I've decided to get off Facebook completely and occasionally use instagram. At this point instagram is a happy place for me and a positive thing. So I'm going to stay on there. Time will tell if that continues.
As for the blog? I really do not know. It feels kind of silly to be writing about fluff when the world is in such an awful state right now. My kids are also getting older. I think it's time I let them choose what they want out there. I won't be posting any pictures or stories unless approved by Kamryn and Logan. I'm so incredibly proud of my kids and that's why I share so much of them with all of you, but the truth is...it's not my place. Kamryn is already 10 and a half and before I know it (years from now but time goes fast) she will have her own online presence and it's not my job to put all her business out there. For that reason I am going to ask all my family and friends to not post any pictures of the kids online. I know you too are all very proud but we had an incident recently that left me with a really terrible feeling and I don't want to risk that again. Please, do not worry...it was not serious and I'm not upset but it was enough to make my Mama Bear syndrome pop up and remind me of how the internet can be very scary and how it could've been much much worse.
With all that being said, I am going to link this to my facebook page but I will not see any likes or comments as I'm not using facebook anymore. (At this point I've decided to keep up my page because I want all the pictures on there.) You can always comment here or find me on my instagram page
@kristen_sass
I hope you all are happy and well.
Take care of yourselves..
xoxo,
Kristen
