The really way to get over stress

So I just went through a really stressful week and I kinda sorta just had a mental breakdown. I had been looking online for how to features but it just said boring stuff like exercise and read and stuff, but that didn’t help me at all. I had been feeling depressed all day. But my mum came and talked to me and made me feel a hell of a lot better. She got me to open up, about my stress and my typical teenage little sister and how I felt like we weren’t the same and my life is just one big messy cycle, but she told me that I was a perfect daughter, that she appreciates me, that she is always there for me. She told me my sister is a typical teenager but I never was. Anyway I wanted to share this feeling with anyone who is suffering what I am. Just talk to someone. Anyone. Trust me, it’ll be worth it. Cry it all out, vent, do what you want. It feels like a weight has just been lifted off my shoulders. A weight I didn’t even know was there. When you are feeling down, just look up. Literally, look at yourself in the mirror and say “I am beautiful. I am smart. I am me.” And don’t just say it. Mean it. My stress is caused from me putting to much pressure in myself to be perfect at everything that I do and stuff like eating healthy, drinking lots of water, reading, drawing, meditate, practise flute, workout, as well as homework and work. I now know that I just need to relax a little and let go sometimes, to not feel guilty when I don’t finish everything on my to do list. I will now designate at least 45mins if my day to relax, and I think you should too, if you don’t want to have a breakdown like me. Trust me, it’s not pretty. So overall, talk to someone and relax more, cut yourself more slack and cut out whatever might be weighing you down. Anyway if you got to the bottom then I’m impressed, and I hope this helps more than the other boring stuff in the internet. I just thought it would be better for y’all to hear it from someone who is struggling. I already feel better, but I’ll give updates to tell you how I’m going.