Concentrate on yourself. Kendall Jenner has opened up about her struggle with anxiety over the years, revealing how she’s worked to keep her mental health in balance.
“I have struggled with anxiety for years and it can have good and bad days,” the Kardashians star told VogueInterview from August 2022. “If I need to wind down, I really make a point to take 15 minutes to meditate to settle my anxiety so I can get a good night’s rest.”
Jenner revealed that she tries to “drink tea and relax by reading a book” or writing in her journal to try and curb the insomnia she suffers during the late hours.
The influencer, who joined her family’s first reality show, Keeping up with the KardashiansIn 2007, Judith has spoken out about her mental health struggles after being thrust into the limelight and working non-stop in fashion modeling.
Talk with i-DIn a magazine interview, Hulu’s star Hulu noted that she still experiences panic attacks, depression, anxiety and other symptoms. However, she started keeping a journal as a way to cope.
“It’s important to have a space that’s just for you where you can let out your happiness. Your anger, frustrations, and stress, the things that are freaking you out, the things that are making you happy and even just ideas,” she told the publication, adding that her journal was an “old-fashioned” diary she locks and puts away when she’s not using it.
The 818 Tequila founder writes about her feelings and also takes the time to read. “I was having a panic attack two nights ago, and I was just like, ‘Oh, but you know what? I’m just going to pick up this book and try to forget,’” she said, adding that she’s in the midst of reading Colleen Hover‘s It Ends with Us.
Jenner has opened up on social networking, sharing her story and her troubles. Jenner often posts videos or photos with captions that are calming and encourage followers to practice mindfulness.
“I’ve had some down time these last couple days and sometimes I find it hard to wind down,” Jenner shared via a carousel of Instagram videos and images of her self-care tools in June 2022. She listed a series of activities that “help me be more present and quiet my mind.”
Her favorites include “workouts/ nature walks, being with my animal children, meditation/ my sound bowls :), journaling” and “organizing.” She went on to encourage her fans to find the rituals that speak to them. Jenny has Pyro and Mew dogs, as well as a snake called Son.
Scroll down to read everything Jenner has to say about her mental health, and how she copes with it.
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