If you don't feel in the mood to read you can just sit back, press play and watch the video instead. Are you interested in everything mental health? Or do you live with or know someone who lives with mental health illness? If so please pull up a seat, get nice and comfortable and join me on Cassie Talks - Mental Health. Whether you have stumbled here by accident or have intended to drop by I would like to thank you for your time. My name is Cassie and I am a mental health blogger and advocate from the UK. I have lived experience of mental illness with a diagnoses of Bipolar Disorder, Emotional Unstable Personality Disorder and Anxiety. I am so passionate about raising awareness of mental health and mental illness and do so by blogging in hope it will help those who maybe struggling right now to realise they are not alone, to encourage people to speak out and reach out and to stand up and be counted whilst raising awareness to help end the stigma which so many of us experience th
Let's talk glimmers!! Recognising our glimmers can help us soothe our nervous systems, helping to take us out of the fight or flight mode that triggers cause whilst helping to improve our mood. But what are glimmers and how can they make us happier? The concept of glimmers is part of Polyvagal theory. Coined by behavioral neuroscientist Stephen Porges and introduced in 1995, A glimmer is the opposite of a trigger: Triggers are danger cues that make us feel threatened, leading us to fight, run away or freeze. They are things (e.g. memories, objects, people) that spark intense negative emotions. Whereas Glimmers are small moments that spark joy or peace, which can help cue our nervous system to feel safe and well in the world, calm or connected. This tends to feel good in our bodies, creating a gentle, warm shift within. Often these micro-moments can happen without us really taking note of them. By recognising and noticing a glimmer and savouring the moment it can boost our mental