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@outlander sending support to you 💐
I'm glad you're also a bit skeptical of this concept of a "normal" life- the older I've gotten, the more I've questioned this idea that there even is such a thing. I think everyone has things that they go through which are challenging, in one way or another- we're just not necessarily open about everything with everyone so there can be illusions that people might have ideal or completely happy lives.
I'm hearing that you've been struggling for a while- I'm really sorry that things have been rough. It sounds like you've probably learned how you can manage distress and risk in that time, though- I encourage you to draw upon your strengths and resilience from how you've coped before 💗
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21 Jan 2021 04:54 PM
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I agree with @Sans911 , although I haven't suffered much from allergies I believe stress exacerbates them no-end @outlander, so this won't likely be how they are once your life circumstances change, and they do ...... things don't remain always the same ......
Stress has affected my health in different ways than allergies, so I work at stress reduction, and that helps tone down everything else. Easier said than done, of course ...... but I am adding my voice to say "take courage" too.
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Hi @Sans911 @Snowie @outlander @Faith-and-Hope @Former-Member and all wonderful forumites here.
I would just like to thank you all for reading my earlier post and giving me support with what I wrote earlier on. A big thank you to @Sans911 for your advice on colouring in and so forth! I did manage to speak to a uni counsellor yesterday and speak to them about my issues. She told me I had to put in some time each day just for me, away from my uni work, family/friends issues, volunteer work, etc as I need to have some time to just do my thing. I told her about my writing and she told me to try and get back into that as well as try some pleasure reading away from uni texts. She also suggested I do some knitting or craft project specifically aimed at me. That's why I've decided to knit myself a 'Wellness Blanket' which I've adapted a pattern of a blanket from a Spotlight project sheet and plan to work on. It has 20 squares plus a border which will make a small blanket - 65 x 80cm - but I'm planning on making that and then maybe extending it, depending how I go. It's a small project but I've managed to knit 2 squares over last night and this morning which is an achievement and I feel proud of myself. That also helped me feel good about myself as I got knocked back for a rental property yesterday afternoon which made me feel upset- the owner decided they didn't like our application despite the real estate agent doing reference checks and so forth. Better luck next time!
Please keep holding on and remember, each of you are special, wonderful, deserving, fabulous forum people! No matter how tough things get, please stay strong and remember that I am here for you thinking about you here in forumland. I regard each of you as special people and I enjoy your company☺️!
Take care and stay safe😎
Judi9877💐🍀🌈
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