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Getting ready for the big move
Leaving my old life behind and starting completely anew in a new place is scary, but I’m trying to think of it as exciting as well. Neurologically they say fear and excitement are very similar, so maybe I can trick myself into being super excited about it instead of afraid? Might be worth a shot….
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My Island Adventure Awaits
It’s quite emotional leaving behind your home of 10+ years but at the same time it’s quite exciting. To set out on a new journey and start building your life again in a more quiet setting might be just what I need. My family has been extraordinarily supportive over the past couple of weeks of…
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Is a takeaway self-care?
There’s been a bit of a mini discourse on Twitter, regarding takeaway foods in the last couple days. Some people are passionately of the opinion that it’s ableist to say people who aren’t able to cook for themselves deserve to have hot food delivered to their door, whereas others opt to make fun of people…
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Accidental Cognitive-Behavioural exercise
I thought I’d share a bit about an exercise that me and my wife came up with to help me with some challenging thoughts I have been struggling with. I think it’s sort of based in cognitive-behavioural therapy principles – maybe you could think about it as a simplified form of the ABC technique, useful…
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The light at the end of the tunnel
Feels like there might be some light at the end of this tunnel after all. I’ve been not having as many dark and bad thoughts today. Today marks in fact the first day I’ve not broken down crying since last Thursday. The dark and gloomy mood has been replaced with something approaching nervous apprehension about…
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Stress and dealing with it
Had quite the stressful end to last week, to say the least. Probably not going to post too actively on here for a bit, due to having to deal with a lot of things just now. Just need to re-focus and concentrate on myself right now. The NHS booklet “Steps to deal with Stress” likes…