SOULUTION
CREATING CHANGE FOR BETTER DAYS
Category: Anxiety
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To me, crying is therapeutic. I start crying when I see someone else cry. I cry when I watch movies, TV shows, and even commercials. It can be embarrassing. I’ve been this way all my life. One evening, in a church group, the subject of crying came up. This woman in the group, who had…
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For most of my life, I have suffered from anxiety. There were times in my life when anxiety was so debilitating that I needed medication to get through the day. I was ashamed and wished I was a different person. As much as I tried to talk myself out of being anxious, my body took…
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Eighteen months ago, we buried my father. I continue to struggle. I wanted this year to feel more “normal” after my dad’s passing, but it is not. My body screams pain; my mind gives me tormenting thoughts. I am on high alert for anything that looks dangerous. How can I not want to do anything…
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After I had my daughter, I experienced severe postpartum depression. I had a difficult pregnancy with pre-term labor, bed rest, and delivering four weeks early. I was in constant pain and not sleeping. And due to my daughter’s low birth weight, I had to feed her every 2 hours. I could not give her a…
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One year ago today, you left this planet. I cannot bring myself to delete your phone number from my contacts. I keep your iCloud account active. I wished the days got easier, but they seemed to be getting harder. No words or platitudes help me. The first six months were a blur. I was distracted…
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I overhead the the franchise CEO at my real estate brokerage firm tell someone I was a broker’s assistant. I’m actually the marketing manager of the group. I was upset that he did not know that. I mentioned this to my co-worker and she told me I should not care and it doesn’t matter. It…
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I expected 2022 to be better. I had great expectations for this year. I planned to write every single day. I wanted to use less plastic and commit myself to being fully minimalist, eating healthier, exercising and doing all that is good for the environment. Instead, my father passed away unexpectedly on January 31, 2022.…
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My dad is currently in the ICU due to Covid. Even being fully vaccinated and boosted, he is immunocompromised, so Covid is still overtaking him. The last week has been a whirlwind. Besides the nerve wracking experiences of watching someone you love deteriorate, I have to learn about the finances of a 46 year married…
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Secretly, I enjoyed the slowness of life during the quarantine in 2020. I didn’t feel rushed or over-scheduled. However, since life has resumed since July 2021, I feel like a chicken with its head cut off. Although, if I am honest, I don’t want life to go back to the way it was, I want…
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Hustle over here, hustle over there, get a side hustle. Hustle. Hustle. When will it ever be enough? Covid forced our lives to come to a screeching halt. Many of us didn’t want to do anything but snack and take naps. As places begin to open up and many go back to work, the hustle…
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