Tag: Anxiety
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Too Many Glass Balls
To reuse Amelia’s metaphor, I’ve dropped the plastic balls, which includes this blog. My slow down in posting started by me living in the moment and enjoying life and my family. I wanted to soak the good in not try to process it in words. I had the energy to participate fully in life, which…
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Goals
One part of my migraine treatment was to set personal goals for myself. The doctor explained to me that he has everyone do this so that treatment does not regress. Being chronically sick for a lot of his patience is a part of their identity, and when it gets removed if it is not replaced…
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Car Rides Can Be Awful
It’s funny as life marches on you slowly forget things from the past, until something triggers the memory. This week I was reminded how hard car travel can be with littles, especially when everyone in the car is neurodivergent. The first trigger was when my mom called and said she was coming to my house…
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You Are Beautiful Because You Are You
I have an uncle whose standard greeting is “Hello Beautiful!”. I love it. He genuinely means it because he understands thr idea that you are beautiful because you are you and it comes across whenever he greets me. With that I have had a lot of thoughts about beauty, body image, and self worth lately…
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A Day in the Life of a Neurodivergent Family
I’m taking a brief interlude from explaining my migraine treatment to tell you about the day I had last week. It started like any normal day. I woke up around 7:15, but had a hard time getting out of bed until 8 or 8:30. I went upstairs to work on the large amount of dishes…
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Story Time!
It’s story time! Before I start my story though, I must let everyone know that I can see God’s hand through this journey. There have been many tiny miracles along the way. He has sustained me through the hard times and led me to the information I needed when I needed it. The story starts…
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Inner Analyst
Inner analyst Amelia and I have had a few discussions lately about our inner critic. As we have been discussing it I realized that at some point in my life my inner critic has turned into an inner analyst. What is the difference between an inner analyst and an inner critic? I’ll start with how…
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Rabbit Hole
Today I was going to write about how I perceived the difference between perfectionism and being prepared as possible so you can do your best. Well guess what? NOT TODAY! Instead I went on Instagram and saw a reel about a family remodeling a school into a home. I thought that looks cool. I wonder…
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The “What If” Game
Some people can get away with playing the “what if” game and come out okay. Those people tend to be optimists. “What if something remarkable happens today?” “What if I land the job of my dreams?” “What if I met someone today who would change my life?” That’s not how I play the “what if”…
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Individual Experiences with Anxiety
Several years ago, I had an enlightening conversation with one of my sisters. We were commiserating over our common experience of living with anxiety. Amelia: “I don’t know what to call it when that happens. It’s not really a full-blown panic attack, but it’s like an anxiety attack.” Jessica: “Oh, you mean when a massive…
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