Tag: Coping Mechanisms
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If they eye offend thee pluck it out, or in my case it was my uterus
I had a hysterectomy yesterday. It’s been in the works for almost 9 months, well really almost a year and a half now. When crap hit the fan in 2023, one of the things I wanted was a hysterectomy just so that my period, which has been painful for years, was one last thing I…
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Learning how my muscles work
Have you ever known you were doing something wrong, but no one has been able to tell you how to do it right? I have, especially with exercise and posture. Last year I went to a migraine clinic that worked a multiple prong approach. Parts of it worked, but one part didn’t, and that was…
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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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The Energy Balancing Act
I’ve had some personal introspection going on lately. Allow me to set the scene. When I was a mom to 3 young toddlers I was an outdoorsy playing mom. Walk to the park regularly. Check. Monthly beach trips. check. Walk to the grocery store, also check. Regular swim days, another check. Our tv broke and…
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Is Self-Castigation Helpful?
Is self-castigation actually helpful? Well, I didn’t get around to exploring the comparison between “my parents beat me as a child and I turned out fine” and “should”ing on myself in my post about “should”. I think I need to explore it though. Feel free to join me as I write things down in order…
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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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Writing instead of Talking
When I’m under stress I lose my train of thought easily or have a hard time coming up with the words I need. Stress can come from anything: something exciting, something scary, something painful, something important, etc. Writing my thoughts down helps me process my emotions, and remember everything that I need to communicate. Now,…
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Laundry
Laundry. I feel like it is a necessary evil. The easiest solution is for everyone to become a nudist and then there would be no more laundry. I don’t think that it is the most practical solution for a myriad of other reasons. Frostbite comes to mind. When my kids were younger I just did…
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Unschooling
Last week we went on a cruise. It was wonderful, relaxing, and warm. We got home late Saturday night. Sunday night Butterfly spiraled into school anxiety. Some comments included that I don’t like school. School is hard. I can’t learn. The kids are mean. The whole week we were on the cruise she did not…
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