recovering from (yet another) depressive episode \\ what i'm doing to feel better

"I'm doing so much every day to do nothing" GIRL I FELT THAT!!!!!! It's so easy to feel like I'm doing nothing, but really just managing my mental health is doing so much!

Love that our depressive episodes are synced up. Let’s enjoy the high bestie

I'm trying my best to sleep 8hours every single day, to eat healthy, exercise, maintain a good hygiene routine. I don't even call self care anymore, I call maintenance of my body. I'm treating myself like a SIM lol idk I just don't want to go back with the whole "I want to die" thing.

Reese posts a video: It's a great day! Will always be my fav youtuber.

Miso's little paw under the door, my heart! My cat used to that do every time i went to the bathroom and locked the door. She was equally as tiny back then. Feel better soon, Reese xx

my body feels like she's giving in on me (same unexplained back pain;/constantly bloated/my bones and muscles feel heavy/I've gotten a bit bigger) and all as a result of shitty/nonexistent mental health so this video is my literal sign to start stretching and trying yoga because ow the pain 😭 (can't afford private health/public health is crap here🥺 so I'mma start small) Love you Reese ❤️ thanks for always being so vulnerable and transparent with us 😘 always appreciated, and appreciate you 🥰❤️😘

everytime you speak on mental health, you put into words what i can’t! I usually feel like I can’t describe what it’s like but I feel like you just read my mind. so glad you’re feeling good again <3

I'm so glad you found meds that work for you!! I started ADHD meds recently (undiagnosed for 22 years) and WOW it makes such a difference. Thanks for contributing to the destigmatization of meds... when you have a literal chemical imbalance in your brain (or if yours just works differently like mine) medication can be so life saving. Loved this video <3

Hey girly !! I hope it's not gonna come across as unsolicited advice but I feel like we have a lot in common in terms of how our brains work : because I'm french in america I wasn't allowed to officially work for a minute so I focused on my social media and I quickly started to spiral (little context : I got diagnosed with PTSD, depression and started anti anxiety medicine and antidepressants few months ago). I came to the conclusion that my depressive brain needs A LOT OF structure in my day to day life (including regular and consistent paycheck), I also have to be held accountable to find peace of mind. Traditional work life was something I despised for a long time but in reality that's the type of balance my brain craves. Have you ever consider a regular 9-5 job or even a part time job and then do YouTube on the side ? Take care <3

So glad you are back and feeling better. Hope this lasts. We've missed you so much. Please, I don't know if me saying it helps at all, don't feel pressured to know at which stage you are in your life. There is no need to do anything grand. Youtube is your job and one of your passions and I see that being consistent and you doing an amazing job at it even while dealing with depression (I mean that the moment you are better the passion comes back). You are not stagnant and I admire you. I am sure it's extremely frustrating and you have every right to be mad about it (it's unfair having a mental illness as is having a physical one as is life honestly) but you are doing GREAT❤️

So proud of you!! Thank you for sharing <3

I’m proud of you!!

SO excited to watch! Love Reese vlogs!!

So happy for you!

So relatable. Thank you for sharing!

love ya Reese 💗 glad to see you here 🥰

Hello Reese! This is my first time commenting on one of your videos, but I just wanted to say you are such an inspiration to me and such a strong person. I saw your previous video about living with depression, alongside this video as well and everything that you said really resonated with me, in a sad way. I’ve been fighting depression and anxiety and ADHD for more than 2 years now, but sometimes you feel like everything is gonna be fine, and then other times you feel like this is never going to end, and that we are just “wasting” our life. When you said “I’m doing everything to do nothing everyday”, I was so close to tearing up. Because no one had put into words the crisis I’m going through better than you did. I still live with my parents and its hard enough, so just the fact that you live on your own and sustain your own living and take care of yourself is already in itself so amazing and so strong of you. And I know there’s no help in me saying this, but I really do have hope that we both find the light at the end of the tunnel someday, and that everything will be okay, even if it really doesn’t feel that way. Your content always reminds me that I am not alone, and that it’s so courageous of us to just keep going and standing back up after every depressive episode! So thank you so much Reese for talking about something that is really hard to put into words, it really means a lot. I hope you have a fantastic day♡

So happy to hear from you Reese ❤ glad you’re back

you cannot imagine how much I needed this <3

I’ve been going through such a tough episode. Thank you for posting bestie!