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Hit the override button on anxiety
Dont let anxiety control you I wasn’t aware that I could install such a thing as an Override Button in my mind. I realise that some lucky souls seem to come with that Override Button pre-installed and automatically activated when required (and you and I know the type, they appear to saunter through life’s challenges. I like to believe that they are the minority). The price I’ve paid for that little missing tool is steep, and now I need to shell out for the premium Forced Override add-on in order to manage anxiety. It’s too easy to forget that you have a choice over how you feel. Thanks to neuroplasticity…
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Don’t be the girl who fell. Be the girl who got back up – Jenette Stanley
Part 1 – There’s no other way to describe it. It’s insidious, and for the most part, you remain blissfully unaware. A gradual lack of repetition of doing things that you enjoy, tiny increments of what used to take up your time being replaced with less healthy habits, or in my case naps, leaving many things started and very few finished and wondering why I felt unfocused and “off”. My time spent studying, writing, dog-walking, cooking, reading, trail running, hill walking, travelling, housework, music, conversation, and generally having any interest, passion or opinions gradually shrank and days were filled with trying to keep up with the bare minimum required for…