Tag: #anxiety
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Knitting
My anxiety treatment is getting expensive, if we are now adding the cost of knitting as part of my therapy. Yesterday afternoon at around 4:45 pm, I had this sudden urge to knit something. A scarf to be specific, I wanted to knit a scarf for J. The days are getting shorter and the tree…
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World Mental Health DAY
October 10. Yes, that is TODAY! Today is World Mental Health Day. It is ridiculous and sad to know that people, on average, wait 8 to 10 years before seeking help for mental illness largely due to stigma. “Oh, you are just lazy.” “You are just weak and whiny.” “It’s all in your head and…
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Therapy II
Woah my first ever sequel! And thank you for waiting so patiently for this my seven dedicated readers! Sitting on her couch, I reached for a long woolly pillow and held it on my lap. The giant ceiling-to-floor window was right beside this comfortable couch. A line of birds (probably the signature Canada Geese) were…
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Fear of Traveling
As soon as I dipped my toes in the pool, with a chilling glass of champagne in one hand and a chocolate covered strawberry in another, I knew this was all worth it. A month before this moment, J booked our flights. “United? We are going to be flying with United?!” Not surprisingly, I started…
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Alcohol
Disclaimer: To all my alcoholic readers, you are still loved but this article might trigger you to some extent. So please proceed reading with caution. Also, excessive drinking is bad, very bad for your health. Please drink responsibly. Ok. Alcohol saved my sanity yesterday. The fuzzy peach Schnapps with vodka shooter was especially deeeeeelicious. I…
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Green Lantern
“In brightest day, in blackest night, no evil shall escape my sight. Let all who worship evil’s might, beware my power, Green Lantern’s light!”-Hal Jordan. The green represents the power of Will which eventually defeats the yellow power of Fear. Yes, you got me. I netflixed and chilled on some Green Lantern power last night.…
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Stress
My thoughts were clustered; words became gibberish; I could feel my heart beats in my throat and I kept on gasping for air but the suffocation wasn’t going away. I put on a smile, a flowy blue dress, a bright shade of lipstick and a pair of 7 inch heels. My fearless looking armor hid…
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