Mental health and food
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- čas přidán 4. 01. 2018
- As a sufferer of Borderline personality, depression and anxiety i have found that growing my own food has massively improved my mental health and here i talk about how, and why i urge anyone suffering to give it a try.
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this video should be recommended to , quite literally, everybody. we all have issues in our own way. well done, Amanda...............brian
allotment life thankyou Brian
The allotment definitely helps me to de-stress and unwind from all of the other crap that builds up in my head over the course of the week. I do find it very cleansing if I've been up there for a few hours... green is a soothing colour so when everything is in flower and the trees are in full leaf... I guess it kinda revitalises me. So yeah, the allotment is an important form of medication for me. Top marks for this video. Cheers Adam
Hi Amanda , very brave of you to talk about this. I definitely find my time on the allotment is important to help me destress. I have also found the CZcams gardening community so supportive. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Keep up the great work. Take care. Nick
Nick's Allotment Diary thankyou Nick :)
Great video.Shalom
Hello Amanda, I can totally understand everything that you have said and it is true. Getting out into the garden helps me to connect with my immediate surroundings. And I never thought of it before as being in the moment. Thank you for your courageous share. Great video and I look forward to joining you on your gardening journey. Happy Gardening! Catherine
My Hillside Garden hello catherine and thankyou for joining :)
Its very brave of you to put yourself out there well done, it is so important mental health is talked about. You are absolutely right gardening and allotments have been proven to improve the lives of so many people with mental health conditions.
Well done amanda and happy new year
Aj's allotment plot 78A thankyou and happy new year to you too :)
Hey lady - I watched this a few days ago, and didn’t have the words to comment then.
Firstly - thank you for standing up and speaking out for mental health issues, it is such a taboo, as you say, but the more we talk about it the better that gets.
Secondly- I totally agree with you.
I have acute anxiety - now medicated, but not so much so that I don’t cease to function sometimes.
I also cared for my father through cancer this year and lost him in December - on both counts the plot has, and will be a sanctuary. I always say no matter what is going on, the rest of the world stops at that gate!
Finally - best of luck in your own journey, you are ace and an inspiration. Cheers. X
Ophelias Allotment im so sorry to hear about your dad! Losing someone so close is extremely hard. Anxiety also is cripling at times and i too am medicated however my garden and my chickens im hoping eventually will enable me to come off meds but 1 step at a time. This explains why i havent seen much from you of late. Stay strong and i hope to see you soon on here when you are ready xx
Good day to you Amanda !! As you my be aware I suffer from agoraphobia, anxiety and depression for over 12 years now and you are exactly right in what you are saying. My garden is my only access to the outside world and even then I only can do 10 minutes at a time but I'm lucky I've got two good friends who help me !! Iove to sow the seeds and happily watch them grow in to seedlings and pot them on until they are ready to go into the ground. Then I get the enjoyment of watch my friends plant them !!
50 shades of green nature is a wonderful thing and im so glad you have good friends to support you :)
Nice one Amanda, I know it sure helps me keep my mind balanced..Love the video. Very brave to bring this to light, it can be tough at times. I have been through depression and anxiety,,I believe it actually set off my Dystonia which I am now on top of.
Enjoy your tea.
Lots of love from Australia
Marty & Karin
martysgarden thankyou so much :)
Your welcome my friend,,have a lovely day in the garden.
Well done,so brave for speaking out. I have shared many of your issues,and find my garden and,allotment such a panacea. It is important that people seek help for mental health problems.
Kenneth Toulson thankyou and yes so many ppl hide it for fear of being judged, well i know i certainly did but i think the more we talk about it the more aware others will become and hopefully the stigma will eventually be no more. Thankyou for watching :)
Could not agree with you more, I suffer with stress and anxiety but find being on the allotment is better than any medication out there. Great video, keep up the good work. 👍Richard.
Richard's Allotment thankyou so much :)
Good helpful video. Love your allotment journey. Happy new year.
Chrissy Loran thankyou, happy new year to you
Hi Amanda and thanx for this video.I too was diagnosed with anxiety issues and depression and I find it extremely helpful to "live the moment",so much so that I actually moved away from town to a rural area and I'm very fortunate to be working in the horticultural business propagating fruiting and ornamental trees.Look forward to seeing more of your vid's and all best wishes for 2018
Andrew Penwright thats great news that you have found something you love doing. And taking the step to move away town too. Thankyou so much for watching :)
Hi Amanda,this processed food has a he'll of a lot to answer for........... like you say growing your own, you know where it's come from and what's in it.We love to see what your up to on your plot and like l said your a breath of fresh air a little ray of sunshine.Hows them chicks doing...... We were just talking about that video you did for Halloween and how you scared the crap out of me and my cuppa almost went all over the place haha exalent 💕👍👍joyce
Joyce Hennequin thankyou that means alot and i will do a chick video hopefully sunday x
Hi Amanda just started watching your videos and think they are excellent this one is the best by far ,I support people with mental health and recovering from various addictions. We have 2 large polytunnels and a number of plots ,I would like to show them this video as I believe this would be a big help xx
John Conroy please do. I think thats fantastic and hope it helps them. I wish i had realised how theraputic it was years ago
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Hi Amanda I have been following you a while now, and although I don't suffer from depression when I'm on my plot, if only to check up on it or water in the summer it gives me a sense of calm. Quite often I just go and make myself a drink down there and sit in the shed and I suppose practice mindfulness (didn't know what it was until you explained it!).
I think you have achieved such a lot down there and with all your bottling etc and of course the chickens and you have have inspired me to try growing a lemon tree, although mine will have to stay in the polytunnel as I haven't a greenhouse. Looking forwards to seed planting again. Jane
Frugalling Along hi jane the lemon tree will do just fine in the poly tunnel and do keep me updated how it goes. I also love to make a cuppa and just sit on my bench (more so in the summer months) thankyou for watching and commenting and happy seed sowing :)
I could not agree more! It has really helped me the last few years. I am glad you brought this up, most don't want to talk about the subject. I find it awkward to bring up as a guy, to be honest. I don't mean to be sexist, but it is far more common for women to talk about how they feel. All the best in 2018:)
A little dirt never hurt yes i do understand it is harder for men to talk about deep stuff like this so im really glad growing your own has helped you. Thankyou so much for watching
Hi you a very brave girl but very well worth it there are more of us out there than you would think but don't say anything . I've had my allotments 12 years now and has helped me know end . keep up the good work girl all the best bill
Bill Braddick thankyou bill :)
I have found that my crafting hobby helps me in the winter months. I have been very inspired though watching you and seeing how well you have done and how well it has helped you. I have just this week got in some soil, seed trays and a few packets of seeds... in readiness for the growing season. I thought I'd get started now instead of leaving it until it's almost to late. I could't see any shallots, is it to early for shallot seeds in the shops? tfs. xx
Inventeddoor shallots are usually planted out in october/november and overwintered but you can still do them now, have you tried the garden centers? X
Excellent vid, thank you. I have bipolar and tourette's syndrome and have found having my allotment so helpful in manageing both those conditions. Although today has been a bot of a struggle I know there's things I need to do when the ground has warmed up a bit.
Catherine Mosey i find its always good to know you have something to look forward to, the planning, the seed sowing, the planting out to the harvest. Winter is always a difficult time for me but we havent got too long to wait now till it all gets busy lol :)
thank you so much for posting this,im not on my own ,i keep thinking im gonna do my own vids,im gonna do it now, thank you
chris's alloment j you definately are not on your own and i look forward to watching your vids :)
thank you
Very uplifting #me too
Ray Murray thankyou
Hi Amanda I totally agree with you ,I have suffered from depression and anxiety for years and couldn't see away forward until my therapist suggested growing something and like you I started with a tomato plant .I thought it was going to be a total waste of time but as the plant grew I could feel my self getting excited to see the changes every week and taking care of it .Since then I have never looked back and my love for gardening and growing veg has stayed with me and it's been 5 years now .I still take medication but I know that if I can't cope with something I can just walk away to my garden and give my mind some peace .It really is truly amazing that something as simple as gardening can make such a positive difference when everything seems so dark .Thank you Amanda for doing this video x
Natasha Baker its the best therapy isnt it. Thankyou for this inspiring comment and for watching :)
Always like your videos and totally agree with what you say in this one
Anneli Leiegård thankyou so much. I was very nervous about putting this one up so im glad to have the good feedback