I’m in an uncomfortable state of shifting thoughts and feelings lately. I’ve written in the past 6 months about learning to live better with an increased understanding of my needs. But writing about it is easier than the doing of it. It is one thing to process these things as thoughts, and another entirely to live it. Continue reading
Tag: self care
The venom of awareness
Self care looks like “special interests”
My personal Instagram account is full of pictures of my garden. That’s pretty much all it is these days. I like Instagram, because it is a context in which people expect you to post images in themes or topics….. or, if we want to delve into pathologising my use of Instagram, “special interests”. Continue reading
Supporting neurodivergent children with self care
Earlier this year MissG and I were to participate in the annual Autism Positivity Flashblog. The topic was Acceptance Love and Self-Care. I hoped to ask MissG some questions about how she looks after herself and submit her answers, but as you will see the discussion didn’t go as I thought it would. Continue reading
Tired. Anxious. Almost not coping. Or almost doing well.
Some days I’m a weird mix of tired and anxious. I’m not worried about anything in particular, but everything worries me and it’s hard to make a decision about anything. I’m not physically sick, but there is a queasiness in my stomach and a feeling in my chest. I am tired and foggy in my brain, but I don’t want to lie down to rest because that it exactly when my brain will jump into action and I will feel worse. Continue reading
Depression, discontent and the negative thought spiral
I don’t see depression as a bad thing. To me, it is just a part of life. Something to be aware of and something to work with. Continue reading
Floating on the edge of depression
When I look back over the years of my young adulthood I can see clearly that depression and I have co existed for quite some time.
There are periods where, in retrospect, it is quite obvious that I was depressed. Continue reading