For anxiety I recommend something that helps me - a set of wrist bracelet mala beads. The counting with breaths and passing through thumb and finger one at a time really has worked a great deal with me and you can always have them at hand and never feel lost without them.
There's also the worry I have devoting myself to one favorite deck over my life. The possible loss of that deck worries me as to how I might handle that and feeling lost without if it's something I can't replace. I can't explain that but it's an ever-present concern.
@@toadstooltarot I like this way of looking at it Robin, thank you for that. I also like the mala bead idea, I will have to invest in some nice ones and give it a try 🥰
I understand you what you mean Sandra, I love my decks and yes they help me but also I enjoy the artwork and just to look through them helps me. I could not let them go, and yes I have quite a lot but I enjoy them especially looking back at ones I haven't pulled out for a while love & blessings ❤😘
@@suegrant6608 yes just looking through the decks helps me, I love looking at the artwork even if I am not reading them at that particular time. Thank you for watching 🥰💖
Hey Sandra ❤ this was a lovely watch and hearing you talk about your dad got me so emotional ❤️ what a special deck you bought with that money. Thanks for sharing 🥰❤️
Ahhh, Meraki is sooo pretty. I love the peaceful atmosphere in those cards. I have been playing around with Goblins and Gardens. It's really different and fun!
I’ve been exactly the same with collections, as a kid, ladybird books and mister men books, as a teenager, clowns, in my 20s, clowns, in my 30’s Beanie Babies, 40’s Videos, DVDs……. Wonder what it is now. All of those things I took to the max 😍
@@the_hermits_cave oh yes Ladybird books too and omg Beanie Babies! Even now I saw a TY beanie French Bulldog in my local pharmacy gift section and had to get him 😆❤️
I’ve always been a collector too. That was a wonderful way to spend the money your dad gave you ❤ The Meraki is beautiful! I don’t have it but it’s on my list. Loved listening to everything you had to say Sandra ❤❤❤
@@SecondThoughtsAboutTheMission thank you so much Rachel, I will always have that deck as it is a link to my dad with the money he gave me. The Meraki is a very beautiful deck, I hope you manage to get a copy. Thanks for watching and I am glad you enjoyed listening to my rambling lol 🥰💖
Totally understand I too have collected in some form or another all my life Sandra, I am neurodivergent though. I do take comfort from my decks and my books when I'm anxious or feeling overwhelmed x
@@demeldapenkitty7937 yes I definitely get comfort from my cards and books when anxious that’s for sure. As I said, I may have some neurodivergence but it’s never been diagnosed 🥰💖
Greetings from Canada. This was a lovely, calming video. I love collecting tarot; it's so multidimensional. I love the art of of decks ... and tarot readings ... and the community ... and its ability to act as an introspection tool ... as a calming activity... as a form of meditation ... for creative inspiration ... etc.
Ive collected all my life too, I think they are comforting, tarot brings the collector out in many of us. I dont know anything about dead dolls but I did love my Cindy dolls very much. lovely video and nice just to listen to you talk my friend. xxx
@@madwitch9977 I definitely preferred Sindy over Barbie for sure. I loved my Living Dead Dolls, I wish I had kept them. It definitely is comforting to have a collection and in this case, tarot and oracle decks. Thanks for watching my friend 🥰💖
I know what you mean about "they are just things" but things do have certain energies from loved ones or "meaning" energies, and they play such an important part in creating a sacred space. I have many of my mom's things all around me in my space and it is so comforting. I have items from all of my family, and they create calm and comfort. I so love your videos. They are heartfelt and authentic and so helpful to so many. Please keep them coming❤❤❤
@@Marilyns_Musings_and_Tarot Hi Marilyn, awww thank you so much for your lovely kind words, I am so happy that you enjoyed the my videos. Thank you so much 🥰💖
Hi Sandra 🥰That makes a lot of sense to me. I have always been a collector also .I have depression and anxiety and like you i sometimes go into a black hole. I have been diganosed with clinical and situational depression. I believe i have some learning disabilities and maybe adhd or add. A couple of my kids were diagnosed adhd so it is a possibility. Collecting Tarot and Oracle does the same for me. I love to look at them and use them and find it is a wonderful way to relax. I have had the weirdest January ever. I just can't seem to get into the swing of things. My house has been pulled apart and we are trying to sort and re-arrange things. My head is spinning with it all. I also don't like crowds and loud noise's make me extremely uncomfortable and i have brain fogg so bad i can't get my words out a lot of the time. It seems to get worse the days that i'm stressed which seems like a lot lately. I loved your video and your thoughts and enjoyed looking at your cards. Much love and many Blessings to you ❤❤🙏🏻🙏🏻🥰🥰☮☮
@@SunshineDawn7 thank you so much Dawn, it is difficult and I understand. I think when I get depression it is more situational but I do have severe anxiety and I get brain fog so wouldn’t be surprised if I am neurodivergent. I don’t like January at all it is always a depressing month I find with nothing really to look forward to. That’s another reason I love having new decks and why sometimes I wait to open them, so that I know if I can’t afford something one month then I still have a deck waiting. Much love to you 🥰💖
@@SpiritofAvalonI think January is awful too. I may be neurodivergent as well. I forgot to say that i have always been a collector of things also. My husband is a minimalist and i am a maximalist lol so you can imagine we often disagree on what is coming home with us. Now i collect crystal, but not so much lately, Tarot, Oracle, Monster High dolls, Rainbow High dolls, Bratz and Barbie's. Candles etc.I do the same thing you do and save a a couple of decks to open during January and February. I hope this winter treats you kindly and you are Happy and Healthy 🥰Enjoy your decks🤗💖
I haven't watched the video you're reolying to, but I note there are several points in your reply where you're self-disparaging about collecting things or this video. There's nothing sad or silly about joining a collectors' club for something that you tske pleasire in collecting? You're allowed to like things and connect with other people who enjoy collecting the same things you do. 😊 We all have different ways of self-soothing, creating things that make us happy and coping with the stressors of living. Thank you for sharing why your collection helps you.
Jumping in at 4 minutes in to say my hubby loved collecting Lilliput Lane. We still have them (some in boxes and some on display). I loved collecting natural items (especially rocks) and stickers. Then baskets and Boyd Bears and Bearstone figures. Now natural items, books, decks, crystals, etc. Thanks for sharing!
@@raniafowler4599 how wonderful that your husband also collected Lilliput Lane. They are lovely and as I said, I do still have them all in the attic. Thank you so much for watching 🥰💖
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Collecting is a huge neurodivergent trait. We tend to hyper focus on something and really collect it.
@@s.l.wymansrockinwriting6633 yes I thought it was after listening to Christa, I may well be but it’s never been diagnosed 🥰💖
I think collecting is a way of connecting to the physical realm that grounds us and makes us feel more secure. We have something to hold onto.
For anxiety I recommend something that helps me - a set of wrist bracelet mala beads. The counting with breaths and passing through thumb and finger one at a time really has worked a great deal with me and you can always have them at hand and never feel lost without them.
There's also the worry I have devoting myself to one favorite deck over my life. The possible loss of that deck worries me as to how I might handle that and feeling lost without if it's something I can't replace. I can't explain that but it's an ever-present concern.
@@toadstooltarot I like this way of looking at it Robin, thank you for that. I also like the mala bead idea, I will have to invest in some nice ones and give it a try 🥰
@@toadstooltarot I can understand this too Robin, it is a concern
I understand you what you mean Sandra, I love my decks and yes they help me but also I enjoy the artwork and just to look through them helps me. I could not let them go, and yes I have quite a lot but I enjoy them especially looking back at ones I haven't pulled out for a while love & blessings ❤😘
@@suegrant6608 yes just looking through the decks helps me, I love looking at the artwork even if I am not reading them at that particular time. Thank you for watching 🥰💖
Hey Sandra ❤ this was a lovely watch and hearing you talk about your dad got me so emotional ❤️ what a special deck you bought with that money. Thanks for sharing 🥰❤️
@@MysticMand Awww thank you Mand, that deck will always be special and I always think of my dad every time I look at it. Thanks for watching 🥰💕
@SpiritofAvalon it's a very special one to have for sure 🥰❤️
Ahhh, Meraki is sooo pretty. I love the peaceful atmosphere in those cards. I have been playing around with Goblins and Gardens. It's really different and fun!
@@tamipie yes I love Meraki too and Goblins and Gardens is just so fun, I love it 🥰💖
I’ve been exactly the same with collections, as a kid, ladybird books and mister men books, as a teenager, clowns, in my 20s, clowns, in my 30’s Beanie Babies, 40’s Videos, DVDs……. Wonder what it is now. All of those things I took to the max 😍
@@the_hermits_cave oh yes Ladybird books too and omg Beanie Babies! Even now I saw a TY beanie French Bulldog in my local pharmacy gift section and had to get him 😆❤️
I’ve always been a collector too. That was a wonderful way to spend the money your dad gave you ❤ The Meraki is beautiful! I don’t have it but it’s on my list. Loved listening to everything you had to say Sandra ❤❤❤
@@SecondThoughtsAboutTheMission thank you so much Rachel, I will always have that deck as it is a link to my dad with the money he gave me. The Meraki is a very beautiful deck, I hope you manage to get a copy. Thanks for watching and I am glad you enjoyed listening to my rambling lol 🥰💖
Totally understand I too have collected in some form or another all my life Sandra, I am neurodivergent though. I do take comfort from my decks and my books when I'm anxious or feeling overwhelmed x
@@demeldapenkitty7937 yes I definitely get comfort from my cards and books when anxious that’s for sure. As I said, I may have some neurodivergence but it’s never been diagnosed 🥰💖
Greetings from Canada. This was a lovely, calming video. I love collecting tarot; it's so multidimensional. I love the art of of decks ... and tarot readings ... and the community ... and its ability to act as an introspection tool ... as a calming activity... as a form of meditation ... for creative inspiration ... etc.
@@TerryH-c8r Hi and thank you so much for watching and your positive comments. I am pleased you enjoyed the video 🥰
Ive collected all my life too, I think they are comforting, tarot brings the collector out in many of us. I dont know anything about dead dolls but I did love my Cindy dolls very much. lovely video and nice just to listen to you talk my friend. xxx
@@madwitch9977 I definitely preferred Sindy over Barbie for sure. I loved my Living Dead Dolls, I wish I had kept them. It definitely is comforting to have a collection and in this case, tarot and oracle decks. Thanks for watching my friend 🥰💖
I know what you mean about "they are just things" but things do have certain energies from loved ones or "meaning" energies, and they play such an important part in creating a sacred space. I have many of my mom's things all around me in my space and it is so comforting. I have items from all of my family, and they create calm and comfort.
I so love your videos. They are heartfelt and authentic and so helpful to so many. Please keep them coming❤❤❤
@@Marilyns_Musings_and_Tarot Hi Marilyn, awww thank you so much for your lovely kind words, I am so happy that you enjoyed the my videos. Thank you so much 🥰💖
Hi Sandra 🥰That makes a lot of sense to me. I have always been a collector also .I have depression and anxiety and like you i sometimes go into a black hole. I have been diganosed with clinical and situational depression. I believe i have some learning disabilities and maybe adhd or add. A couple of my kids were diagnosed adhd so it is a possibility. Collecting Tarot and Oracle does the same for me. I love to look at them and use them and find it is a wonderful way to relax. I have had the weirdest January ever. I just can't seem to get into the swing of things. My house has been pulled apart and we are trying to sort and re-arrange things. My head is spinning with it all. I also don't like crowds and loud noise's make me extremely uncomfortable and i have brain fogg so bad i can't get my words out a lot of the time. It seems to get worse the days that i'm stressed which seems like a lot lately. I loved your video and your thoughts and enjoyed looking at your cards. Much love and many Blessings to you ❤❤🙏🏻🙏🏻🥰🥰☮☮
@@SunshineDawn7 thank you so much Dawn, it is difficult and I understand. I think when I get depression it is more situational but I do have severe anxiety and I get brain fog so wouldn’t be surprised if I am neurodivergent. I don’t like January at all it is always a depressing month I find with nothing really to look forward to. That’s another reason I love having new decks and why sometimes I wait to open them, so that I know if I can’t afford something one month then I still have a deck waiting. Much love to you 🥰💖
@@SpiritofAvalonI think January is awful too. I may be neurodivergent as well. I forgot to say that i have always been a collector of things also. My husband is a minimalist and i am a maximalist lol so you can imagine we often disagree on what is coming home with us. Now i collect crystal, but not so much lately, Tarot, Oracle, Monster High dolls, Rainbow High dolls, Bratz and Barbie's. Candles etc.I do the same thing you do and save a a couple of decks to open during January and February. I hope this winter treats you kindly and you are Happy and Healthy 🥰Enjoy your decks🤗💖
I haven't watched the video you're reolying to, but I note there are several points in your reply where you're self-disparaging about collecting things or this video.
There's nothing sad or silly about joining a collectors' club for something that you tske pleasire in collecting? You're allowed to like things and connect with other people who enjoy collecting the same things you do. 😊
We all have different ways of self-soothing, creating things that make us happy and coping with the stressors of living.
Thank you for sharing why your collection helps you.
@@twixttarot thank you for watching 🥰
Jumping in at 4 minutes in to say my hubby loved collecting Lilliput Lane. We still have them (some in boxes and some on display). I loved collecting natural items (especially rocks) and stickers. Then baskets and Boyd Bears and Bearstone figures. Now natural items, books, decks, crystals, etc. Thanks for sharing!
@@raniafowler4599 how wonderful that your husband also collected Lilliput Lane. They are lovely and as I said, I do still have them all in the attic. Thank you so much for watching 🥰💖
I enjoyed hearing your thoughts, Sandra, thank you for sharing.
I've always had collections as well !!😄
Sounds totally normal to me 😊
hahaha and me!