Issue 7

March 2018

Birthdays

We have a lot of birthdays in March! Here's an edit for all of you!

Burning Red - March 1st

glitteringswift - March 2nd

HappyFreeConfused&Lonely - March 12

Blueberry Swiftie - March 16

Taylor's Pink Gown - March 18

taybae - March 18

Tayleena - March 19

You're So Gorgeous - March 28

WannaBeAussieSwift - March 30

xTaylor x Is x My x Queen - March 31

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Advice

Here's some advice on anxiety by LoveMadeMeCrazy :tm: .

Anxiety. Our most common enemy. Most of us are familiar with it. And most of us will agree that it sucks! You often must have heard people say "anxiety isn't that bad!". And they should know that they couldn't be more wrong. Anxiety makes you sit and overthink every single thing. At times, it makes you think that people you love are leaving you. You feel abandoned and worthless because the most important people/person in your life don't want you. So you push away, cut yourself off from others, because of the fear of getting hurt. You push everyone away to discard them from hurting you. But the reality is, none of it is true. No one is leaving. Anxiety this bad, makes you leave people you love. Ergo, it sucks. So, as an advisor, I'm here to help all of you who are fighting anxiety.

Let me start by saying that I completely understand how you are feeling. I understand that feeling of drowning and nobody being there for you to hold on. I have been there and to be honest, I'm completely not over it. I have realized I have anxiety for almost a year ago. And since then, I have tried everything I could to fight it. And I should also say that it's really hard getting over or fighting anxiety. Because, you know, you're anxious. And anxiousness never helps you positively. But I have noticed the immense progress I have done to get over it. And I will tell you how. If you feel anxious anytime, do any of these things and believe me, it really helps (I study psychology. You can believe me).

1. Meditation

Meditating and trying breathing exercises really helps you to calm down and focus. You might have noticed while you're having anxiety attacks, you breathe heavily and sweat immensely. You lose your focus and chill. And meditation really helps you to cool down and think clearly.

2. Distraction

Distracting myself from the anxious situation has helped me a lot! An there are many ways you can do that. For example, doing something that you love. It could be listening to music or dancing to your favorite tune, reading your favorite book or watching your favorite movie or series. If you do something that you love doing, it distracts you from the stressful situation and makes you focus on something else.

A few more things that you could try to do include, coloring and drawing, solving puzzles, going for a jog, etc.

3. Relaxing

The most important thing to do if you are anxious. If you don't try and relax, you might do something that you will regret. You can relax in any way you want. A few examples will include taking a bath or shower (relieves a lot of stress), trying yoga, step outside for some fresh air, watch light-hearted videos to make yourself laugh (I watch hilarious animal videos. You're welcome), get on the phone or talk with your besties, etc.

4. Let It All Out

It is okay to cry. Whether you're a guy or a girl. Crying helps. Helps you relax and calm down.

You can also try writing your feelings in a journal. It is also a very effective way to let your feelings out. Another way is venting to someone you trust. Your boyfriend or best friend or your parents. Talking to someone makes you feel better. As they say, "sharing eases the pain".

Exercising heavily also helps. Like running and stuff. But don't hurt yourself while doing any of these.

5. Positive Thoughts And Acceptance

It's okay to accept your feelings. It does not make you inferior or different. Acceptance is important to change. I know it's a little hard, but you gotta make an effort.

Say positive affirmations to yourself. Positive thoughts is VERY IMPORTANT. Whenever you feel stressed or anxious, stand in front of the mirror and say positive things to yourself. Positivity is the key to happiness. So, just be positive. It's going to be a little hard. But, as I said, you gotta make an effort yourself.

The most important thing is to believe in yourself and people you love. It's okay to ask for help. Your loved ones will be more than happy to help you. It's okay to cry and vent. What matters is that being positive and believing in yourself.

This is all for now. Talk to you in next issue.

All the love,

Sweety :heart:

Hey guys, it's Vanessa (aka RedLipClassic) and I'm talking about depression.

First off, your feelings are valid. If you're depressed, you're depressed, and don't let anyone tell you that you 'don't have anything to be sad about' or 'shouldn't feel that way'. Sometimes things are out of your control and you can't handle your natural reaction to it. If you're experiencing this, it's okay.

Now, ways to treat depression. These are some tips I've learned from experience, I hope they can help you too.

1. Talk to someone. Getting it off your chest is the first step in my opinion. Bottling it up doesn't help.

2. Vent. Write a story, song, poem, or just journal. If you have to scream, cry, or beat up a pillow, do what you have to do to get out these emotions. Take the steps to calm down and release the energy.

3. Find happiness wherever it is and cherish it. Treat yourself. If laying in the grass and cloud watching makes you happy, go outside and do it. If music brings a smile to your face, listen to it. Try not to wallow in your sadness, do whatever it takes to grasp it and allow yourself to be happy in that moment. It's those moments of joy that will help you last until you can escape the emotional cancer that is depression.

I hope these tips help you and that you can regain happiness again (if you're going through depression). Good luck! :purple_heart:

A lot of us have to deal with some friendship related problem and issues, in some periods of our lives. As a member the advisors team, I'm here to give you some advice upon the friends issues.

“Betrayal”

A betrayal makes you feel down, like you have done something wrong, but especially angry about the traitor and their attitude. It hurts a lot, but there are always ways to cope with occasions like this.

What you should do:

DOs

• Try not to be angry. The traitor usually wants to make you feel mad, purposely. You should not, because in this way you show them you are not as weak as they believe. :warning:

• Take your time away from them. Now that you have understood that they are not your friends anymore, it would be really good for yourself if you forgot about them for a while and if you relaxed after the incident. :blush:

• Get closer with your other friends and family. There are always people who you and love you for who are you. Don't forget it! You will feel much better. :blush:

• Cry, cry and cry. Crying is a way your body and soul expresses feelings that your brain can't put into words. Cry, because a betrayal does hurt. A betrayal hurts your feelings, your relationships with people and your dignity. Definitely cry. Crying even in front of a crowd is not a shame. Cry silently, alone at your bedroom or out loud with a person near you who understands you.

Believe me, after crying, you will feel so much relieved. :blush:

• Talk with someone. Don't hesitate to tell them to help you with how to cope with it. Express everything that there is inside of you. Imagine how things would have been if nothing had happened. Listen to music, take up a new hobby and at the end, you will see that you haven't lost a friend, but you have got rid of a weight in your soul. :blush:

• If you can't resist in letting go, approach the person in a different way. Don't act the same as before, for example, don't be easily influenced by their apologise, unless you make sure they really mean it and try to make them understand that they were wrong. All left to do is to hope that the situation will be just like it was. :blush:

• Surround yourself with positive people! After a hurtful incident all you have to do is to feel happy again! No one will bring you down, unless they let them to. :blush:

DON'Ts

• Do not send threatening or rudely teasing message at any ways! This attitude would be completely wrong for you, and it would worsen the traitors' as well. :warning:

• Taking revenge isn't the best way to deal with betrayal. I would advise you not to choose to do so. As mentioned, keep in touch with understanding and loyal people, and don't give much attention to the traitor. :warning:

• Do not overract! You might be bad-tempered or angry or sad or all together! However, that doesn't mean you should be the centre of attention because everyone feels like you overract and that it's annoying. Control yourself and keep as calm as you can. :blush:

:hearts: I hope this post was helpful. It's my pleasure to give advice and help people around me :hearts:

~ • ~ • Goodbye Swifties! All the love, Dimitra. :hearts:

Profile

Here are some names that EverythigJustStops put together.

HeardAboutMe

LikeTheBadOnesToo

ProtectYouWithMyLife

YouAllOverMe

FirstString

ReputationPrecedsMe

AfterTheStorm

JustAnotherXO

BigEnemies

HitYouLikeBang

BuriedHatchets

TruthFromMyRedLips

Profile Pictures

Picture Behind Profile Picture

Background Picture

What about bios? Well, here's a template just for you!

Games/Challenges

One of our games is brought to you by Mango!

Clues:

1. The city where Taylor was born

2. The person with whom she co-wrote most of the songs from her debut album

3.The first song she has ever written

4. The name of a friend who is mentioned in the song Fifteen

5.A Taylor Swift cover which was later added to the platinum edition of one of her albums

6. A song from the album Speak Now

7. Her father's first name

8. The last name of her guitarist from 2007-2015

Challenge

This month's challenge is brought to you by HappyFreeConfused&Lonely.

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Updates

KCA

We have some major news to cover today. Taylor is nominated for 3 Kids’ Choice Awards! She is nominated for Favorite Female Artist, Favorite Global Music Star, and LWYMMD for Favorite Song. One of our updaters, Chris (My Drug Is My Baby), asked 5 people if Taylor will win 1 or more awards. Here’s what they have to say:

“Yes, if she doesn’t I’ll probably cry.” ~SpruceMooseInc

“I think she will win female artist for who she is going against, global maybe first or second bc BTS has a really big fan base so yeah, and fav song might be hard bc other than swifties not a lot like LWYMMD and also ready for it was more popular than that and Despacito was very popular.” ~t.swiftcat

“I DO think she will win at LEAST one. I think Taylor definitely has Global Music Star in the B A G. She is known literally EVERYWHERE and even if you don't like her you know her name. She is also the most searched female globally (not sure if its recently but I think for 2017).” ~taylor's reputation :tm:

“Probably not. As much as I would like to see her win, I don't think her music is as impactful to the younger generation as it was 5 years ago. The kids voting for KCAs are generally like 6-10 and I think there's a different group of music (like Disney Stars and such) for that group. If that makes sense?” ~ShakingOffCenturies

“I think she will definetly win Favourite Female Artist and Global Music Star. Don't see why she wouldn't win Favourite song but it's a tough category.” ~TheFearlessSwiftie

Instagram

On February 27, Taylor posted a video of Meredith and Olivia, the caption saying “In this house, there is no correct or incorrect way to relax.”

Delicate?

One of our 2 final news stories for the day is that Delicate is becoming a single!!! It will be the 4th single from reputation. Its set to release on March 12th. And if you think that’s just a rumor, then look at Joseph Kahn’s tweets.

Reputation Update

Our final news story is that Camila Cabello and Charli XCX are going to be the openers of the reputation tour!!! How exciting is that?!?!

Community Updates

Chris (yeah, him again) has reached 700 followers!! Mathew (aka TheFearlessSwiftie, and yes, him again as well) has reached 2 years and 4,000 followers!!!!

As a bonus, here's a March calendar for you to use as a wallpaper if you'd like!