#I think he might have to be like 3 degrees more mentally unwell but he might

[arospecsyourblockdudes]

The existence of sqq’s mushroom body raises the obvious question of “can binghe eat the mushroom body”. I think that he can and should, but we’re all overlooking the bigger picture. Could and would binghe eat sqq’s original body if he were able to stay in the mushroom body afterwards

[autisticlassiedog]

ADHD asks taken from here

I decided to just answer all of them since no one is sending me any lmao

1. what is one thing you wish more neurotypicals understood about adhd?

That it’s not just a childhood disorder! ADHD kids become ADHD adults! And it has serious consequences if left untreated!

2. a hot take/untalked about issue about adhd that deserves more attention?

According to the book Taking Charge of Adult ADHD by Dr Russell Barkely, the criteria in the DSM (pre-DSM V at least?) was written with children in mind. Adult ADHDers may present a bit differently, and they symptom threshold is slightly lower. He even said that a lot of studies supported that an adult could have a minimum of 4 out the 9 symptoms in either category and still count for a diagnosis.

3. do you have any comorbidities?

Anxiety, seasonal depression, OCD

4. what is ur adhd subtype?

Ok, official diagnosis is ADHD-C, but I think they’re focusing too hard on my childhood presentation of symptoms. I was def combined as a kid, but I only have like 2 hyperactive symptoms, at most, as an adult. So I’d say that I’m inattentive type.

5. do you have any adhd study tips?

Nope, lmao.

6. what’s ur current/most recent hyperfixation?

Honestly it’s been a while since I last hyperfixated, truly hyperfixated. So I dunno..... might have been Sonic.

7. your most embarrassing/weirdest hyperfixation?

Alvin and the Chipmunks? lol..... though that changed from a hyperfixation to an actual mental-health-damaging addiction, so.....

8. what’s your mbti/enneagram type (sorry it’s my hyperfixation lol)?

INFP :)

9. favorite stim/stim toy?

Ooh, I love my stim toys! Idk.... I recently got like..... a “click and snap” I think? I love it. I also love my fidget cube.

10. any experience with ableism you want to share?

Welllll, plenty of people have Opinions about ADHD I’ll tell you hwat..... but one of the most notable? My mom believes, or used to believe, that it’s a made up disorder to sell pills. I would probably have been diagnosed as a kid if she didn’t have that mindset.

11. did you get a diagnosis? if so when.

Yes, was diagnosed at age 24 in 2018.

12. do any of your relatives have adhd?

My bio father was diagnosed with ADHD at age 6! This was like.... in the 1970′s. Honestly, I suspect my mom has it, too. She’s always losing things! And is always late for everything! And she says that my grandma was just like that, too!

13. any good adhd/neurodiverse representation recommendations in media?

I dunno. I heard Percy Jackson uses ADHD almost like a superpower. But I don’t read that series, so.

14. that one character you just KNOW has adhd?

I actually kinda think Neptune from Hyperdimension Neptunia probably has ADHD.

15. do you have sensory issues?

To a degree, yes. I think I experience sensory overload at work. When it’s busy and crowded, I feel physically unwell. Like my body is buzzing. It’s terrible. I also can’t wear socks, they are uncomfortable!! The texture feels bad on my skin!!

16. i can’t believe i almost forgot this question do you take meds, and what is your relationship with meds (whether you’re on them or not)?

Looking into medication! I want to see if they’ll help me.

17. kinda weird question but do you think being neurodivergent had any affect on how you figured out/are figuring out your gender/sexuality (if you are lgbtq+)?

Probably not. (I’m bi-angled grey-aroace.)

18. what’s the hardest thing about having adhd?

Honestly..... knowing that I have such a hard time dealing with anything without external structure. And feeling like it’s very likely I’ll end up homeless one day, because of that. It’s classified as a developmental disability for good reason.

19. what’s the best thing about have adhd (if there is one)?

Well, it’s not all bad, for sure. I think it makes me who I am! I would be a completely different person without it! My mind is funny, too.

20. what is the biggest difference you notice in friendships with other neurodiverse people vs neurotypical people?

Hard to say.

21. if you could tell everyone on tumblr with adhd one thing what would it be?

Remember you are valuable and loved! 

[ikilledamoth]

'How I thought my boyfriend was dead for three years straight.'

Hi.

So this post might be incoherent, a mess and also also might not be of interest to anyone but I want to write it down and let it out.

I am not a good writer so the timeline might be a mess especially since its been years after some events and my memory tends to fail me.

I'll try to document as much information as I can here but there might be gaps. The post might also be quite long.

Before I start, trigger warnings for:

depression, suicide mention, drug and alcohol abuse mention, abusive family mention.

1: Introduction to Past.

I used to be here on a different account however, I've lost access to it. (old email, no longer remember it, it's been years after all and I never thought I'll use this app again.)

My boyfriend's name on here was @slightly-depressed-niko-boy. Do excuse the content there as it's rather depressive, having been written in a quite bad period of time for him.

Niko is neurodivergent and at the time of using this app (2017) pretty mentally ill, and been in a rather abusive household for his whole life. His parents are physically and mentally abusive. They have always been extremely manipulative and controlled his life to the point where... Well... He had basically no autonomy. They were in control of his social media at many points, controlled his devices, forced him to stay at home at most times and cherrypicked who he was and was not allowed to speak to and hang out with. Whilst doing all that, they still managed to trick most people into thinking that they were a rather picture perfect family. Pretty nasty people.

As you may notice, I'm writing in a present tense.

2: Last Events.

In 2017, I was lead to believe that Niko died.

It was all almost too masterfully planned, really. I had no reason to believe that it was fake. I was at the scene when things happened, as well and had no reason to deny the claims made by Niko's family, combined with what I saw.

To anyone that I lead astray and made believe that Niko was gone: I am truly, truly and genuinely sorry.

I would never try to lie to anyone about something like this. I knew how much he meant to his friends and I would never try to hurt them by confirming he was gone. I believed that it was true and I was devastated at the time myself. I felt my whole world falling apart, I did. I had no reason to think that it might not be true.

I have never had any malicious intentions.

Niko had to go inpatient due to what I was informed was an OD. And what I was told was a su¡c¡d€ attempt. Later, I was informed by his parents it was a successful one.

At the time, I felt devastated. I was not thinking clearly, being too hurt to be rational. I did not notice all the red flags and the sketchy manner in which Niko's parents behaved. I did not realise that they might have had ulterior motives. I was dealing with grief, having lost a friend of many years and someone that I truly loved.

Given that it all happened about four years ago, I do not remember much details. I tried recalling things but due to the traumatic nature of those events, I was left grasping at the little bits that I can still remember. I can't remember many details, or who I spoke to at the time. In fact, couple of years ago I managed to forget about all of that, somewhat. To a degree.

I could never forget my boyfriend and years I've spent with him, of course, but with all happening in life, I managed to move on enough that details of those traumatic days turned into a blur.

However, that changed in September 2020. Three years after the events.

3: Introduction to Present.

At that point, I have moved out of my old house and no longer associated myself with the area where Niko and I used to live.

As I would like to keep some privacy, I'm not going to mention details of locations and institutions where I went, etc, however I will mention that I went to a university in a completely new town.

I did not know many people here, besides those that I met online during freshers events and whatnot. It was a fresh start, in a way.

In many ways, I am no longer the same person I was in 2017, and I'd like to ask people that knew me back then to try not to fully associate me with whoever I was back then. I'd like to also apologise if I've ever done anything that could have been of harm to anyone for I was just a kid, thinking that the world's a bit of a playground. I'd like to ask people to give me a chance to introduce myself properly as me, and not that person from the past, who functioned as nothing else but a romantic partner of someone online.

But I digress.

4: First Encounter.

Weeks past, and I began to meet new people, explore new areas, visit new places. One of friends from my course added me to a groupchat where we could get to know each other all a bit better. The group consisted of way too many people, so I wasn't the most active there, however it was a bit of a mix of different people. Not limited to my course, or even, as I'd soon find out uni.

And that's when I saw a familiar name that caught my attention.

You know, there are plenty of people sharing names and surnames. The world is so big after all. I didn't think much of it at first, because well... After all, Niko I knew was long gone.

Not.

Curiosity spiked, I started talking, wanting to double check if that person I saw in the groupchat was really a stranger.

I did a bit of digging and given it's almost five in the morning as I'm writing it, I'm not going to go into much detail, just yet. (might edit this post later, I just want to post it as soon as I can)

It's not that difficult in the digital age, really. Everything is kind of... Out here for you to take in.

That's when I found out, my boyfriend never died.

5: The Lies.

I know all of this sounds crazy, but I need you to listen. In a span of few weeks, I realised that past years of my life were a lie. That my grief was unnecessary. That my pain was created because someone tried to intimidate and scare me and anyone that Niko was ever close to.

At first, I felt cheated. I felt like my best friend faked his own death, but he did not. He did not, and I need people to know that he did nothing wrong, and in fact, after all these years needs more help than ever.

I want to reach out to people that were friends with him, ever spoke to him briefly. And also reach out to those who knew nothing about him and tell you : Niko is alive, but he is not safe and sound. And I am all alone in this mess, and I need some help. I need support from people that knew him. I need support from people that might care. Because I can't do it alone.

That's what the current situation looks like:

Niko's parents forcibly put him inpatient for longer than necessary to make his friends believe he was dead. They took his electronics and made him lose access to his old accounts by getting rid of his old phone number. They cut him off from the outside world. They threatened to hurt him and used intimidation tactics to make him cooperate and turn him into a doll in all of this.

I was told they put down his cat as a punishment for unknown reasons and after months of his hospitalisation, moved towns for again, unknown reasons. Niko was then homeschooled due to his, apparently, unwell mental state. He had no access to the outside world. No more social media, school friends, nothing. He was cut off in the world that made everyone else think he was dead. And they succeeded. Even I firmly believed that Niko was gone. And I feel deeply ashamed to admit it. I feel like I failed him and many of his friends by not investigating further, however I was still a kid at the time and there wasn't much I could do. I didn't think the situation was as messed up as it was.

After years of being under almost a complete supervision and a suicide watch even, Niko continues to be controlled by his parents, despite being an adult that deserves autonomy. I can explain the situation further in messages.

Even though I managed to speak to him again, after all these years of thinking he was gone, every time he seemed like there was someone listening, watching over his shoulder.

6: The Present.

I am currently formulating a plan to free Niko from the abuse that he is experiencing with his family. I need to get money to do so, therefore it's nothing I can do instantly, however I've been reaching out to various foundations to see what can be done. My current plan is to find a way to transport Niko out of his house into a temporary accommodation where he can stay away from his parents, ideally with someone who can help him stay safe. I need money for that, though, as accommodations, even emergency ones can be quite pricy if you're not on benefits.

As its very late right now, I'm ending this post right here. However I will edit and update it when I can and I just want to let it out into the world. Sorry for keeping it so long. If you read so far-thank you.

[truthseekerastrology]

Chiron Chronicles, Volume 5, October 13, 2020: Mercury in Scorpio Stations Retrograde Today, or “What Does It REALLY Mean To Be Well?”

Hey Truthseekers, and welcome to the fifth installment of the Chiron Chronicles.  

Before you dig into this piece, I encourage you to read the first, second, third, and fourth installments of this series. Also, check out a piece I wrote on Chiron back in 2018 entitled  “Chiron Meditations, Part One.”  

As always, I welcome your comments and impressions, particularly if you, like me, are in the throes of your Chiron return, or more generally, are actively pursuing your own personal journey toward wholeness, growth and evolution.

Now let’s dig into the astrology of the moment Mercury stations retrograde at 11+ Scorpio on Tuesday, October 13, 2020, at 9:05 pm EDT (set in Philadelphia, PA, where I live).  I’ve posted the chart of the moment below; take a moment to read and ponder astrologer Blaine Bovee’s interpretation of the Sabian Symbol for the ascendant degree for the chart … it’s very telling:  “A woman suffragist orating.”

 In the chart, Gemini is rising, with the first house holding the Gemini North Node (which is engaged in a tense, somewhat disorienting energetic contact with Neptune, currently retrograde in Pisces and in the 10th house).  The duality inherent in the fact that Gemini is rising can’t be ignored.  There are people who are okay with what’s going on, and people who are not.  The issue is that we can’t clearly discern one from the other, mainly because we are coming from widely different perspectives.

Mercury, the chart ruler, is in Scorpio, the sign of elimination, waste, trash, purging, detoxification and cleansing. He is holding forth in the 6th house of wellness, self-improvement and our daily routines, continuing his energetic dialogue with Uranus retrograde in Taurus in the 12th house of solitude, self-undoing and the collective unconscious. Both Mercury and Uranus will receive cues from Venus and the Moon, joined together energetically in Virgo, in the 4th house of family, roots and endings.  

While Mercury stands still in the sky, preparing to begin his retrograde journey through Scorpio and the late degrees of Libra over the next three weeks, Mars reaches the halfway point of his retrograde journey through his home sign of Aries with an opposition to the Libra Sun.  Not only does he have to contend with the partnership oriented energy of the Libra Sun, he also has to find ways to productively engage with the power-packed planetary lineup in Capricorn - Pluto, Saturn and Jupiter, all of which are in direct, forward motion and gaining speed.  In the 11th house of hopes, wishes, groups and associations, Chiron continues to journey backwards through Aries as well, making creative contacts with Saturn in Capricorn and the Libra Sun.  

In short, this is “stop being selfish and get your shit together because our overall health and well-being depends on it” energy.  The Universe is continuing to gently (but firmly) nudge us toward the historic Jupiter-Saturn conjunction in Aquarius, perfecting this December. Astrologer Liz Greene writes that Jupiter-Saturn cycles can potentially point to the “dethroning of something old and outworn, a burst of new energy and some chaos before a new, younger thing emerges.”

Any planet in Scorpio, the sign of elimination, waste, trash, purging, detoxification and cleansing will be up to the task of moving things along.  And over the next few weeks, Mercury retrograding through Scorpio gives us the chance to think deeply about our inner relationship to wellness, and more importantly, naming what might be holding us back from doing what it takes to be our best physical, spiritual and mental selves.

I think we can all agree that this year has been like no other in recent memory. The threat and reality of death and profound loss loom over us like a dark cloud, permeating every aspect of our lives.  Day in and day out, we have been bombarded by a great deal of new - and often conflicting - information from a variety of sources.  With each passing day, it has become more and more difficult (and stressful) to sort out what’s credible and what is utter foolishness. 

Over the past 7-8 months, we have asked to shelter in place, wear masks and other protective face coverings, practice physical and social distancing, wash our hands, and be careful. It’s a meditation on cooperation and what it truly means to come together for a reason bigger than ourselves; unfortunately, we’re coming to a sad realization that some people just won’t cooperate unless they are forced to.  Nothing could have prepared us for the over the top dysfunction on display that we’re being forced to witness.  

In pondering the questions, “What does it mean to be ‘well’?,” and, “What does being “unwell” look like?”, we are being called upon to use discernment to sort out the facts from the bullshit and lies, and then put that information to good use.  How each of us goes about this will have a direct impact on our relationships and the larger collective.  

Over the next three weeks, approach the process of releasing old and outworn ideas and self-defeating thoughts about your relationship to wellness through the lens of common sense and practicality.  Be prepared however, to meet some resistance from those closest to you, some of whom may be deeply misguided because they are getting their cues from those in positions of authority.

The long and short of it is this:  Our actions have to line up with our words, which means we have to do what is sound, prudent and practical.  It’s not enough to give lip service to the facts and it’s not enough to endlessly gripe about how these facts are falling on deaf ears. Pandemic or not, we are being called upon to carefully and calmly rethink the mind-body-spirit connection, why we may have lost our way and what it will take to liberate ourselves and the people around us.  

The Universe is gifting us a three-week energetic reprieve to consider the way forward - it is being clearly illuminated; it’s all boiling down to a matter of personal choice coupled with a heightened awareness of how our personal choices can adversely impact or benefit the collective. A number of fundamental questions have begun to emerge, the answers to which will become clear by the time Mercury stations direct in Libra on November 3, 2020.  

[the-wellbeing-warrior]

Q&A- Rob Stephen Grow Ireland

Ireland has some terrific mental health organisations nationwide. Over the next couple of weeks, the Wellbeing Warrior will bring you a series of Wellbeing focused Q&A’s with some of the people who help run these brilliant organisations.

Up first is Rob Stephen, former chairperson of Grow Ireland.

GROW in Ireland is a national organisation that provides a peer supported program for growth and personal development to people with a mental illness and those people experiencing difficulty in coping with life’s challenges. For more information on Grow please visit their website at www.grow.ie

Rob kindly took some time out of his busy schedule to tell us about life working with Grow and how he looks after his own personal wellbeing. If you would like to support Grow in continuing their wonderful work, please do so by visiting: www.grow.ie/donate

ROB STEPHEN – GROW IRELAND

1.What does a day in the life of the Chairperson of Grow look like?

I served as a trustee (director) on the board of the Grow Mental Health charity from 2011 through to their 50th anniversary celebrations in 2019. During the last three years of my term I served as chairperson. All charity trustees are unpaid volunteers so from Monday to Friday I do have my main paid day job as a software engineer. As chairperson of Grow, I would have generally devoted time at the weekend, normally Saturday, to catch up on Grow related work. About once a month this would entail travelling to Dublin for a 2-3 hour board meeting followed by a catch up with fellow board members from all over the country and the CEO. All meetings have since moved online to Zoom which certainly take up less volunteer travel time but the personal connection is not quite the same. The weekend prior to a board meeting would be spent preparing the agenda and digesting reports for review at the meeting. The weekend after a board meeting would be spent ensuring that minutes had been captured and following up on any action items, such as communicating any decisions or updates to the relevant people within the organisation.

From a personal point of view I would have had my share of good days and bad days. The bad days being those where unpleasant but necessary decisions had to be made which might have upset people, so in those cases a degree of diplomacy and empathy would be required. The good days were when I might hear of some success or positive impact which Grow was having in someone’s life, and those were the days which made the effort worthwhile.

One of the key cornerstones of Grow is the development of leadership skills. Examples of this are when a new person comes to Grow and first does a reading or shares their story, then they progress to leading (facilitating) a meeting. They might then progress to take on a role within the group (e.g. Organiser or Recorder). Some Grow members then choose to serve on regional or national teams (committees, including the national board). When someone first attends a Grow meeting in a fragile state, possibly with low self-esteem, progressing to a leadership position may appear way beyond their capabilities, but, with help from the Grow Program this does happen and it is by pushing the boundaries bit by bit that we grow.

2. Tell us about your organisation and what it does in the promotion of mental wellbeing

Grow was actually founded in Australia in 1957 and first came to these Irish shores in 1969. The Grow movement is loosely based on Alcoholics Anonymous in that there are peer-led weekly meetings which are structured around a 12 step program of recovery. In Grow we say “you alone can do it, but you can’t do it alone” which sums up how Grow works. Our recovery from a mental health illness or the improvement in our wellbeing is ultimately our own responsibility, but often we need the support of others to help us, and who better to help than someone who has walked in our shoes and come out the other side? The principle of “mutual support” is very strong within Grow – sometimes we receive help but at other times we can offer help and this makes for strong peer relationships. These relationships differ greatly from those a Grow member might have with their doctor or therapist.

The three key points, I think, about Grow are this: Someone attending a meeting for the first time initially gets a glimmer of hope from hearing others talk about their experiences and how they overcame challenges - this sense of hope sustains them in the early period. Then as they attend their weekly meetings, they share problems and are given tasks by the group to help tackle their issues one by one. This is where the magic happens as they slowly start to create order out of disorder and build confidence out of low self esteem. This can be a long, slow process and it involves plenty of hard work but the group is there to support the individual on their journey. Finally, as a member of their group and of the Grow community, the person develops connections with other human beings and this breaks the cycle of isolation which is so much a feature of mental unwellness.

3. As Chairperson of Grow Ireland, I can imagine you have a heavy work schedule, while at work do you have any wellbeing practices to support you in between all the emails, zoom meetings and phone calls

Coincidentally, around the time I got involved with the board of Grow I also gave up smoking. I then found that I was snacking a lot and getting out of shape so in a moment of New Year’s Eve enthusiasm I signed up for the Great Limerick Run 6 mile event in 2013. I then found that I really enjoyed running and the buzz of participating in big running events – I went on to complete my first marathon whilst I was chairperson. The idea of having a goal and then training to achieve it is very satisfying. I started to notice that the days when I went for a run I just felt more alive, more relaxed and indeed more confident. Conversely, If I didn’t manage to get out for a run, I found that my energy levels were low and my stress levels were high. So keeping active – running in my case – is my main wellbeing practice. A knock on effect of this is that running provides a means to connect socially with others, which is good for me as I am by nature quite reserved. Quite apart from the “feel good factor”, being active outside in nature gives my brain a time to relax and to meander and perhaps to untangle itself and sometimes I compose limericks (five line poems) whilst running.

From a purely practical point of view, I find making “to do” lists an important part of my routine. This ensures that I don’t miss important things and enables me to prioritise my time and ultimately helps to reduce my stress levels. I also enjoy cooking and try to make a habit of preparing food from scratch rather than buying ready-made meals or takeaways. This also means that I have a reasonably healthy diet which contributes to my positive mental health.

4. It can be difficult for people supporting a loved one with mental health difficulties, would you have any specific tips or advice for those people in minding their own wellbeing while supporting others?

Most of us have not flown for a long time but when flying the cabin staff will remind parents, in an emergency, to put on their own oxygen masks before attending to their children. That holds true for life in general – we are not much use to another person if we ourselves are not in a good state. When caring for others, be that someone with a mental health difficulty or perhaps an elderly relative, it is very important to make time for yourself. By that I mean getting a break and doing something you enjoy – and for me that is getting out running. It is vitally important to not feel guilty or selfish for indulging in this self-care activity.

Men quite often like to solve problems so if someone comes to me with say a mental health related problem, my first instinct might be that they are telling me their problem because they want me to fix it. There are a few things which I try to do in this situation which will help both me and the person confiding in me. It is firstly very important to just actively listen and then perhaps offer a few questions which might help the person get some clarity. Quite often when someone is upset they might not be thinking clearly, hence Grow’s Step 8 is “we learned to think by reason rather than by feelings and imagination”. The second point is that though we can support another person, ultimately it is their problem and we should not try to “own” or take on their problem – if we do that then it is likely to have a negative impact on our own health.

5. If someone was to ask you for one piece of wellbeing advice, what might you say to them?

There is a saying in the Grow Program - “Meaning generates energy, lack of meaning depression” – which has always resonated with me. I believe that humans fundamentally need to have some kind of meaning or purpose in life in order to live a life of contentment. For me, that meaning comes from spending time with my immediate family; my job, which is both challenging and satisfying; my running activities and my involvement in an altruistic activity (i.e. involvement with the charity Grow). To broaden this a bit, I would recommend that readers should check out the proven Five Ways to Wellbeing which are: Connect, Be Active, Take Notice, Keep Learning and Give. Jim Lucey has an excellent new book “A Whole New Plan for Living” which touches on this subject.

[piasservicedogfund]

Dear Ellen,

I hope all is well with you!

I know you are busy but I wanted to take a moment to try and share my story with you - as I have said before on this blog, I know there are causes more worthy than mine but I think my story is important nonetheless because I’m sure there are many women other who have a similar story.  So here I go...just to give you a quick idea of who I am, my name is Pia and I am a 28 year old German / American citizen who lives in a tiny German village on my own (well not completely, I do have a 10 year old rescue pug named Benny & a 19 year old rescue persian named Emerald Anastasia von Cuddlesworth - aka Aunna or Aunna Banana). I grew up a military brat and don’t really have a home town, I was born in Lebanon, TN but didn’t stay there long -- in fact, I’ve never lived anywhere longer than four years so I don’t really have a ‘home town’. My family and friends are spread out around the world, with my closest relatives being an hour and a half away and my parents being at least two flights away in Gallup, NM.  I originally started this blog only as a fundraiser for a service dog to help me with my newly diagnosed auto immune disorder but as time has gone on I hope to have it serve a higher purpose as well; I want to raise awareness for a couple of things...

1. I want to help spread the word about the rare auto immune disorder that I was diagnosed with (more on that below) so that others who might be suffering with this disorder can get answers too. I also want to talk about life with an invisible disability / chronic pain or chronic illness. So many people suffer silently or face back lash when dealing with something that others can’t see. It’s time to end the stigma against invisible chronic illness / chronic pain. Just because you cannot see it doesn’t mean it isn’t there - we must all remember to be kind for “everyone we meet is fighting a hard battle”.  2. I am also a domestic abuse survivor and I want to let anyone else who is stuck in an abusive relationship (whether it is verbal abuse and manipulation, physical abuse, or both) know that no matter what life throws at you - you deserve to love yourself, to protect yourself and to fight for yourself... 3. I want to talk about Gender (and other) Bias in medicine because it is a VERY real issue that needs to be addressed! So here is a little more of my story... On June 5th 2020, after 2+ years of searching for an answer as to why I was sick and in pain all the time, I was finally diagnosed with a rare auto immune disorder called ANCA Vasculitis, or antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis. ANCA Vasculitis is the name of a group of autoimmune conditions characterized by the inflammation of the blood vessels caused by the immune system mistakenly attacking them. There are several types of ANCA vasculitis and the exact cause (genetic / environmental / etc) is unknown, so patients diagnosed with ANCA vasculitis may display varied symptoms. The disease affects about 1 in 50,000 people. Due to the generic symptoms many of us have (chronic pain, sore throat, cough, cold and flu like symptoms, headaches, etc.) this disorder is often over looked. Many people don’t receive a diagnosis until something major has happened (organ failure for example). This disorder can be deadly if left untreated and too many women (and men) have symptoms like the above brushed off...especially if they have a history of mental illness or are dealing with a lot of stress as I was; 

I first started searching for answers to my growing health concerns in 2018. I had just moved from Germany to Scotland to start my life over - I was finally leaving my abusive spouse with the help of my amazing parents - I had my first “grown up” job with Hilton Corporate and was going to work and get my Masters Degree (I have a BA in Anthropology and was hoping to get my MSc in Animal Welfare Science, Ethics & Law at the University of Glasgow or at the University of Edinburgh). I was so excited to start over! So excited that I may have pushed the trauma and emotional scarring of my abusive marriage down for the first few months I was there and everything was peachy. Of course, those moments of bliss could not last forever. Still, I was settled in a new country (which BTW I had never even been to Glasgow prior to moving there) and I felt relatively safe for the first time in over a year - here my spouse could not find me or hurt me. I began seeing a therapist to help me unpack the trauma of my past. Of course, I was worried what people would think - as I’m sure you can imagine my spouse’s version of why we were getting a divorce was very different from mine so I tried to keep everything as quiet as possible. I didn’t want to deal with any backlash because, in his eyes, as always, everything was my fault. It wasn’t the fact that he had wanted to kill me at one point - nooo that certainly wasn’t why I was leaving (sarcasm) - In his eyes it was because I wanted an older man or because I just wasn’t willing to try to fix things...(even though I was the one who had suggested marriage counseling in the first place). It wasn’t the fact that he’d isolated me or cut me off from our finances. No, nothing was ever his fault... Even now, when I no longer have contact with him or his family I am afraid... This is the first time I have openly spoken about our marriage and divorce and as I have begun to tell my story I’m terrified that he’ll try to contact me or that I will receive backlash from him or his family (I am sure many of them would take his side and call me a liar...). I am speaking out now for two reasons - the first was because I only think it is fair and right to be completely honest about who I am and how I ended up where I am now if I’m going to be asking  my family and friends for financial assistance and two because I want to help others who are or were victims of abuse. When I finally came out with my story a friend contacted me and told me she had been through the same type of situation with her spouse and it was a really lovely moment - we’d both been suffering in silence for fear of back lash but had now found each other.  Anyway, back to the matter at hand... The first symptom I had was pain, chronic pain all over my body. My back, legs, arms, knees, ankles, feet, wrists, you name it - it hurt - and it kept getting worse and worse. I was having to take pain killers every day just to get to work and come home. I was extremely tired, no matter how many hours of sleep I got (6, 8, 10...) I was always tired. Then I started having headaches that would last for hours, then for days, then for weeks. I started to feel like I had a cold (on good days) or the flu (on bad days). My throat was sore, my voice was hoarse, I was congested and then I started having night sweats or trouble controlling my temperature (freezing even though the heat was on and the electric fire place was going). When I spoke to my doctors about my concerns it was written off as stress, depression, or anxiety. Whenever someone in the office I worked in got sick (you know how it goes around in an office environment) I would get sick too... my co workers would feel unwell for a few days, I would feel unwell for weeks. I then got strep throat but the doctors said I’d be fine with a few days rest. A few days went by and it turned into bacterial tonsillitis. I had to have multiple rounds of antibiotics. Then I had a stomach infection that lasted for over a month, a cough that lasted for months (November 2018 - March 2019). At one point I was coughing so hard I thought I would pass out. I coughed till I puked. I coughed till I pulled a muscle. My blood work kept showing elevated levels of inflammation / signs of an infection but since doctors didn’t know why they told me it was probably just fibromyalgia (something which shouldnt’ be diagnosed until all other possible causes have been ruled out). The rheumatologist in Scotland said there was no cure but I could do yoga, meditate, and maybe take an anti depressant... I felt like I was dying - I didn’t understand how I could feel so sick and no one seemed to take me seriously or care. A year and a half later (June 2019) I decided to move back to Germany - Brexit was looming and I just wasn’t happy in Glasgow anymore. Everyday was a struggle, my bus commute to and from work often took an hour and would leave me in so much pain I could barely get up off the couch at the end of the day. Plus work was not happy with all of the sick days I’d had to take. Keeping in mind that I felt sick everyday and I only took sick days when I had a high fever or wasn’t able to talk or walk.  My parents lived in Germany at the time so I found a job where I could work at home in Germany and moved back in hopes of finding answers.  A few months after moving back to Germany my parents sadly had to go to the US so I was once again alone in a new area. In November 2019 my cough returned and I was sick again with an unexplained “upper respiratory infection”. Once again I was put on multiple rounds of antibiotics which didn’t help - To make things worse I am allergic to almost all cough syrup and since I was working in a call center I was off work sick. The cough lasted till mid January this time and I lost my job. Work “understood” that I was going through a tough time and “felt horrible” for letting me go - they said I could reapply when I was “healthy”... and to top things off, my emotional support animal of 8 years, my baby girl Biene (a 11 year old Australian Cattle dog), my rock and constant companion, was then diagnosed with cancer and passed in December of 2019.  I have to admit that these have been some of the hardest moments of my life... I have felt like such a failure and disappointment. I was an adult, I was supposed to be married and adopting kids (I’ve never wanted biological children due to my health issues), I was supposed to be getting my masters degree and leading a successful career, I wanted to travel and I wanted to be a source of positivity and happiness in the world... but instead I was broke, alone, grieving, depressed, anxious, and continuously sick... I have had to rely on my parents financially and have felt like a burden...I wanted to give up...but I kept fighting. Life gives us new reasons to keep living. I had a few great moments, I was blessed with a few opportunities for travel and have enjoyed those moments. I have great friends and family who continued to support me and who told me I was not a burden on their lives, so I kept fighting. I felt like my new German doctor wasn’t taking me seriously and once again was chalking everything up to stress and then later to grief (over losing my dog). So I found a new doctor a little further away and she listened to me - for the first time in a long time I felt like I had seen a doctor who actually cared. She helped me get in with a rheumatologist and she advocated for me. She agreed that my blood work constantly showing elevated levels of inflammation / infection - for over a 2 year period - along with me constantly feeling unwell wasn’t something to just be ignored but was an important symptom. While she had no idea what was wrong with me she was determined to help me find answers.  In May I finally went and saw the rheumatologist - at first I thought all hope was lost, in our very first meeting she said to me “ I don’t think there is anything wrong with you”. She had barely looked at my paperwork and had barely listened to my symptoms. They sounded too generic for her...she didn’t think ti could be anything “rheumatic”... I was so young... It was probably stress... I’d heard it all before; but still she did her job, she ran the tests and a month later I was suddenly called back in for another appointment. My blood work showed what I had known all along - that I was sick - that I needed help and she admitted that she’d been wrong.  It’s only been 12 days since I was finally diagnosed but its been a roller coaster of emotions for me - relief and validation - fear and anger and sadness... my life has so not gone to plan. I have struggled with depression and anxiety since I was 12 and the added stresses of the instances above, and the near constant pain (both emotional and physical) have not helped, but I refuse to give up. I’ll be completely honest with you, some days I don’t even know why - some days I only fight because I love my dog and cat and friends and family and cannot leave them. Other days I fight because I have dreams not yet realized.  So, yeah, I started this blog because I hope to raise enough money to get a service dog (and this is still a major goal of mine) but I hope it will become something more. My friends and family have been so generous during this difficult time for all of us and have donated what they can. So far we have around 700.00 raised of the 10,000.00 euro goal. Reaching the 10,000 euro goal seems nearly impossible ... at least it seems impossible without help...but I have faith.   If you have taken the time to read all of this I want to say THANK YOU. I know your time is precious (as is everyones and I appreciate it). I was wondering if you could share my story? Help me raise awareness about ANCA Vasculitis and other Chronic Illness? Help me raise awareness about domestic / emotional abuse and how it may seem impossible to overcome, but it is not and help me raise awareness about Gender (and other) bias in Medicine? I have a few posts here on my blog that talk about bias in medicine and I could provide you with a 100 different stories from men and women who are constantly battling against this bias to try and get help... and maybe , just maybe you could help me save up enough money to get a service dog? Within my blog everyone can find information on how a service dog could help me, how to donate, and more information about ANCA Vasculitis / Gender Bias in Medicine & I will soon be posting information for victims domestic abuse. Thank you so much for your time. I know that was a lot.  Lots of love from Germany,  Pia

P.S. I promise to pay it forward someday when I am in a better place. In case you’d like to know what some of my dreams and goals for my life are:  To adopt / foster / rescue / help animals in need. To adopt or foster children one day (If I can).  To help further civil rights movements like BLM and to help LGBTQ+ youth. To help further clean living and reduce waste.  To be a light for others who are suffering.  To perhaps one day own a bed & breakfast or cat cafe. 

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22 things I wish I knew before I was 22

1. Find solace in your alone time. I know you don’t like clichés, but the only real person you have, IS yourself. Nobody will ever know you like you do. It does not matter if you live with 7 siblings or if your social group consists of 25 people you speak to everyday, when the sun sets and the streets turn quiet, the only person you’re left with is your raw self. Stop going out every single night just to get away from your thoughts. Embrace them. Tackle them. Social standards dictate that loneliness is bad and unhealthy but at 22 I’ve only just fallen in love with loneliness. Eating along. Sleeping alone. Going to coffee shops alone. Your mind will become your best friend.

2. Lying to the mother is never on the agenda but if it shields her from sleepless nights and worrisome days, then don’t be sorry for it.

3. South Asian mentality will predispose you to only assume a very few career choices are worthy to be appreciated. Doctors, engineers, lawyers etc. It is also those very few career choices that make for good marriage proposal material: “he’s 25 and he’s got a really good job mA, he is a barrister”. Break out of these cultural tendencies as soon as possible.

4. No matter how tired you are, don’t go to sleep with make-up on. Your skin is not going to be happy in the morning and then you’re going to wonder 2 days later why your skin is acting up and then you’ll wear more make up to cover it and then you’ll cry and it will just become an endless vicious cycle.

5. Read. Read. Read. You used to love reading. What happened? Whether it’s for a first class answer in university or just inquisitively. Whether you want to drown in non-fictional facts or simply fall in love with a fictional world. Just read. It will broaden your mind and make you feel at peace sometimes.

6. Don’t be a statistical “woman” driver. If you’re going to have a car crash, then so be it driving like a fucking racer boy.

7. Check your bank account more often.

8. Remember, keeping secrets makes you your own person; it gives you something that is solely your own knowledge and by not telling your best friend, it will keep you sane sometimes. Like who you spoke to til 4am last night or how you set your toaster on fire. It’s the little things sometimes that help you draw a line between who you are and what the world is asking you to be.

9. Please try not to adopt a cat because it will die one day and you will be heartbroken beyond repair. Also cat food is expensive so please stop feeding every cat you see.

10. Call your friends once in a while, they miss you.

11. Stop driving so much at stupid o’clock when you’re angry/upset, it’s not helping anyone. You’re just wasting fuel and you know it never makes you feel better.

12. For God’s sake, start wearing your heart on your sleeve. You’re so closed off from people that you have no idea of the consequences it entails. You can’t understand that letting people into your life can sometimes be a good thing. I know that you think you’re saving yourself from heartbreak and misery, but by being reserved, you’re doing the opposite of what you hope for. Love/lust is definitely not part of the independency that you so desperately want, but would it hurt to ask someone how their day was? Show an interest in their life? Maybe it would be nice to find out that they cannot stand sushi or that they take 2 sugars in their tea but 3 when no one is looking? Hmm? Also, cut men some slack. Apologise more often and let them buy you pretty things if they want to.

13. Having/obtaining a degree/masters might make your parents/future arranged marriage in law’s happy, but if it doesn’t make you happy, don’t do it. People need pharmacists, but they also need photographers and barbers and graphic designers and Asda managers. Don’t ever let anyone make you feel crap for your choice of education or choice of no education.

14. Never buy the books on your recommended university reading list. eBay them. Depop them. Library them. Maybe even sell your pussy in return for them. But don’t buy them.

15. Don’t be a fucking hero. If you’re not physically/mentally well, it’s not your responsibility to take on someone who is physically/mentally unwell. It’s never your responsibility. Get your shit together first. Also, stop being there for everyone when you know you couldn’t call them at 3am if you needed a lift to the hospital. Stop being so nice to people that don’t deserve your kindness.

16. People do things for their own selfish, selfless, stupid or even evil reasons. They do not owe you an explanation for any of those reasons.

17. There is always someone else. Always. It’s never exclusive. Never. Be smart. Forever.

18. Instagram is ridiculously bad for your self-esteem. You don’t need to scroll down picture after picture of what you think the “perfect female” looks like, whilst contemplating whether you should get a nose job, lip fillers, laser hair removal. I know you have this alternative “ideal” personality in your mind of what you should be. How you should look. How you should feel. But you’re fine. You’re a solid 6/10. Get off social media and go do something productive.

19. Boys are the fucking worst. Manipulative and unapologetic. Users and abusers. Liars and cheats. But so are females. Don’t ever, ever underestimate the damage a female can do.

20. It’s so important to pay attention to your siblings at home. Whether it’s asking how school was today or what they did when they went out with their friends. You need to pay attention to their lives and play an active role in theirs.

21. Binge watching a TV series from 9pm to 6am and then waking up at 3pm is not an adult thing. Establish a normal sleeping pattern. Please.

22. Whenever something negative happens, your life comes to a grinding halt and you’re so bad at dividing attention to things that actually matter. But everything carries on. Sheep don’t fall off the hill they’re standing on. Cows don’t suddenly become good at camouflaging. Grass doesn’t just stop growing. People don’t stop walking. Cars don’t just stop for a man who is driving 100mph. There are no sudden power cuts because of your bad mood. Trains don’t just randomly stop in the middle of nowhere whenever you have an argument. Transcription and translation don’t stop from happening every time you’re upset. People don’t stop their conversations because you hurt yourself, and hurricanes certainly don’t pause for a second until you get over a thought. A drug addict doesn’t stop in the middle of snorting cocaine. Baptized citizens and hardcore atheists don’t stop in the middle of their argument because they sense that somewhere in the world a 22 year old female is contemplating religion. Not everyone dramatically changes their moods whenever your mum calls you useless. Neurons still work, so do busses. Coffee shops carry on making coffee, and take-aways carry on supplying high cholesterol. Nothing ever changes, nothing stops. And neither should you. Breathe and get over it. There’s so much more to life then you believe there is right now.

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New top story from Time: 9 Things That Helped Me Get Through My Mild COVID-19 Infection

It was 3 a.m. and I was lying in bed listening to ambulance sirens. Nighttime is usually quiet in my Brooklyn neighborhood, but not in recent weeks.

Wrapped like a burrito in my heavy comforter with another blanket draped over me, I was still cold. The thermometer hadn’t strayed from 101.2° Fahrenheit since 11 p.m., which was when I arranged myself in bed in this position, staying very still. My head was throbbing as if I were suspended upside down in the air, and my chest was heavy. It felt like something could explode internally if I breathed in too deeply.

Also, I was alone.

That’s usually not a problem for me. But then, on the seventh day of my COVID-19 quarantine, it was scary as hell.

Earlier that evening, I forced myself to eat two slices of pizza that I ordered through no-contact delivery because I couldn’t muster the energy to scramble eggs and put bread in the toaster. I never showered or changed out of my pajamas because I didn’t have anything clean left that I could wear.

Usually, I’m good at self-care. I floss, make healthy food to fill my freezer, exfoliate once a week. But being sick with COVID-19 requires next-level self-care. For the roughly 36 million Americans like me who live in single-person households, knowing what to do—and when—is critical.

Thankfully, I managed to come through to the other side of what my doctor describes as a mild-to-moderate case of COVID-19 without any visits to the hospital or complications. Since I recovered, I have been thinking a lot about what I did right and what I could have done differently to make those days alone more manageable.

I hope you don’t get sick with the coronavirus, but here are my tips for how to prepare and cope if you do.

Accept that you’re sick

Remember, most people who get this virus have mild symptoms and don’t require hospitalization. However, you should keep in mind that your risk for hospitalization and severe illness increases with age and if you have any preexisting health issues. At the beginning of your illness, the symptoms are most likely to be manageable at home, so do not leave until you speak with a doctor—even if you’re equipped with a mask and gloves. You’re sick and there’s not much you can do about it, so now you need to get better and avoid exposing other people.

Contact your doctor

This isn’t the time to consult Dr. Google. You need a doctor who’s able to practice telemedicine. In fact, if you don’t have a primary care physician, it would be a good idea to establish care with one now (even if you’re well) so you’ll know who to call in case you do get sick. I reached out to my doctor, Dr. Lalita Abhyankar, a family physician at the Institute for Family Health, who put me on her calendar immediately. We had three video visits and exchanged a handful of emails through the clinic’s secured system during my illness.

Regardless of whether or not you can get tested (right now, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s guidance prioritizes testing for essential workers and patients who are older or have preexisting conditions), you need a clinician who can follow your illness for two weeks to make sure you’re getting better.

Helpfully, most medical centers in the country have set up telemedicine urgent care specifically for suspected and confirmed COVID-19 patients, and many practices have shifted to virtual care.

Reach out to three friends or family members

Immediately contacting people I know and trust not only alerted them to the need to check in and look out for me, but it also helped me admit to myself that I was sick and needed to stay put. Choose people who live nearby and, if needed, could bring food or supplies to leave at your door. But also select people you know would be willing to keep their phones on at night for an emergency call if your health declines. Ask them for their support and assure them that you will keep them posted if they’re needed.

Know the most likely COVID-19 timeline

There are so many degrees of illness severity and a wide range of symptoms. However, preliminary clinical research is starting to identify a common trajectory of the illness.

“The first seven days are kind of key. It’s on day seven or eight that you end up feeling really bad,” Dr. Abhyankar told me. “Day seven or day eight is when people who have more severe illness tend to deteriorate.” She added that on day three or four the fevers tend to break, but the shortness of breath sets in later, usually by day eight.

Knowing this timeline may prevent you from overexerting yourself on the days that you feel better but may not be well enough to resume normal activity. It will also help you prioritize things that you need to get done in a short window of time to prepare yourself for potentially being sicker a few days later.

After your initial bout of symptoms, when you are feeling slightly better—possibly around day three or four—think about what you need. This might be clean pajamas (hand wash some in your bathtub or sink if you don’t have a washer-dryer in your home), groceries (get a delivery right away) or prepared meals (make a pot of soup that you can eat all week). Whatever it is, take care of it while you feel up to it.

Consider reaching out to your specialist

If you see a doctor regularly for a preexisting condition—asthma and a different respiratory condition, heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, mental health issues or a neurological or autoimmune disorder—it may be helpful to be in touch, especially if your symptoms are worsening. Like all viruses, COVID-19 is a systemic illness and specialists are working hard to understand how the virus affects the patient population they treat. They may be able to provide you with very specific information on what to look out for or help you monitor your health. Also, do not start or stop taking any medications for your preexisting condition without first contacting your specialist.

In my own case, I have temporal lobe epilepsy that is typically well-controlled. I started to notice a constellation of neurological symptoms that in the past have either preceded or occurred after I had a seizure, so I was concerned. We’re still learning how the virus affects the central nervous system, but in me, it appeared to make an impact. The neurologist I have seen for years ended up prescribing me a small dose of clonazepam, which he’s prescribed to me at other points in time. It helped me sleep and possibly provided some additional seizure protection. Every case is unique and a specialist who knows you knows this, too.

Have faith in telemedicine

While a doctor can’t check your blood pressure by video, she can ask you to show her where you have pain when you breathe, check if you have labored breathing after completing sentences and just generally see if you look unwell. And more advanced telemedicine programs are even cropping up that provide other ways to monitor the illness.

Mount Sinai Health System in New York City recently created Precision Recovery, a remote patient monitoring program where patients report their symptoms every day and doctors reach out if needed. The medical center will also deliver a pulse oximeter, a device that measures heart rate and blood oxygen saturation, to high-risk patients. It’s a way to evaluate lung function (the device also isn’t a bad investment for everyone to keep at home, though they’re increasingly hard to find online right now due to high demand).

“You don’t want to take the responsibility of deciding for yourself if you need to go into the hospital,” says Dr. Christopher Kellner, co-director of Precision Recovery at Mount Sinai and a neurosurgeon. “You initiate a video visit when you have symptoms that you’re worried about and you set criteria with a doctor for when you’re going to contact them again or criteria for going into the emergency room.”

Keep essentials at your bedside

For me, that included a big bottle of acetaminophen recommended by my doctor (I took 1,000 mg every six to eight hours to keep my fever down, which she said would prevent dehydration), a box of tissues, a small trash can, thermometer, hand cream, petroleum-based moisturizer, phone and laptop with chargers, a plastic cup and a large insulated water bottle filled with water so my trips to the kitchen could be less frequent. Having all these things within arm’s reach helped me stay put and prioritize rest when I needed it most.

Shower

Warm water and steam can temporarily ease many COVID-19 symptoms, but for your safety, it’s important that you take precautions before getting in the shower. You do not want to slip and fall. A shower mat can help. If you don’t have one, consider sitting in your shower or simply taking a bath, and always keep your phone nearby. But don’t do any of this if you feel wobbly or dizzy when you get out of bed.

Remember that 14 is an arbitrary number

We still don’t know for certain how long a recovered person can potentially transmit the virus. Some experts suspect that people continue to shed the virus for another week or two after an acute illness. More research needs to be done. With that in mind, try to limit the time you spend outside immediately after your two-week isolation and always wear a mask and gloves.

Out of an abundance of caution, I avoided crowded places—especially those indoors like supermarkets—the week after my isolation. I took a few socially distant walks, but not until I felt close to completely better and that was on day 17. Just take it slow.

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Covid 19

Covid 19

Day 1

Here I sit in my prison home that they call Covid 19. Of course, this is not really day one of the Coronavirus outbreak but it’s the first time, I’ve felt the need to write about it as it gets nearer to home. We’re all imprisoned even though we are at home, we are not allowed out. Well, we are not supposed to go out but living in a rural village where I do, no-one is checking us around here and no-one is going to stop me. And I am fed up with being told to wash my hands!

 I’m 61 years old, fit and healthy so how dare the government dictate what I can and cannot do? OK, I know that there is this annoying outbreak of a virus spreading around the world but it is not killing everyone - yet, anyway. How did it get here? Is this Nature’s way of reducing or even completely destroying the human population as a punishment for what we have done to this planet? Or are there aliens from another world who want this lovely place for themselves and have infiltrated us without our knowing? I only stopped working last year and this is not the way I want to spend my retirement, dictated to by an unknown virus and being constantly told to wash my hands.

 Day 2

The world is being turned up-side-down. Despite over 17,000 people dying from influenza in Britain last winter, everyone is being told that this virus is ‘unprecedented’, a ‘pandemic’ and we must fight it at all costs. But at what cost? Cafés, restaurants, pubs and clubs have all been told to shut completely and no activities where people get together for social gatherings are permitted at all.

 Nobody can escape the effects. Thousands, if not millions, of people can no longer earn a living at all. The government says it will make some vast sum of money available to help those who can no longer go to work because their employer has shut up shop.  Some have to stay at home with their children who are no longer going to school as the government has closed them all until further notice. Where is this money coming from? The government will be bankrupt like everyone else.

 Those who have a small dose of the virus might normally still carry on as it is not apparently serious for most healthy people but the government insists that one must stay indoors if they have any symptoms of this unknown virus at all for fear of spreading it to others.  Did this happen with the usual number suffering from colds and flu in previous winters? No, it did not. Those who had any infectious illness made their own decisions as to whether they felt they could carry on because they needed to continue to earn a living. They would always decide to stay at home if they thought they might pass it on to others. They certainly would not visit elderly or vulnerable family or friends, knowing how important it is to protect them from catching it. We all wash our hands, don’t we?

 After a cold or flu, one’s body is wired to build up some natural resistance, therefore guarding against the same problems well into the future. Is this virus any different? The worst thing about this one is that it is a new virus and the long term effects are unknown.

 It started in China where thousands were affected and many died. Not long after this was known, it spread to other countries and now all over Europe thousands of their people also have Cornavirus and there it has caused many deaths. Most countries around the world are now stricken to a certain degree as well. So far, Britain has a relatively small number with the virus and low numbers of deaths but the government obviously think that the numbers are going to rise significantly.

 Day 3

The sun is shining at last. After a terrible winter with more storms than usual and horrendous floods in so many places, we all thought that winter would never end. With dry weather for most of the country for the next few days, at least one can get out for a walk or work in the garden.

 For me, and most other people, there are huge disappointments because of the restrictions which have now been imposed on all social gatherings, meaning the cancellation of all events for the foreseeable future. I am missing my twice weekly circuit training sessions, my weekly Welsh learners’ coffee mornings, my monthly Welsh learners’ afternoon tea meetings. The Learners’ Eisteddfod has been cancelled which was a blow as I had written two entries for the writers’ competitions and had been practicing hard for the recital competition where I was going to read the wonderful poem ‘Ofn’ by Hywel Griffiths. It is full of difficult words for a learner but with my tutor’s help, I believe I was beginning to be able to recite it correctly. This poem actually has resonance today as it says that ‘Terrorism can strike anywhere’. Well, Corvid 19 is the worst kind of terrorism imaginable and it is certainly spreading absolutely everywhere.  On top of that, local music concerts have been cancelled, including a classical concert which included performances by friends from our Welsh group and a new work composed by another local composer to be played by one of them.

 Day 4

How we are developing alternative ways to live our lives. Our tutor did set up our Welsh class via the Internet on Zoom, a very clever computer programme which meant that we could have our lesson at home, could all see and hear each other and take part in the tasks which she set us. It is not as good as being with the others, of course, but at least we did not miss out completely on our continued learning.

 Similarly, my Pilates tutor sent our class over the Internet last week via Facebook so that those who did not want to go out, could join in and she has arranged to send the next few weeks via Zoom so that we can all join in at home. I will if I can find the time and have the discipline to be ready when she starts.

 So we try to continue with some sort of change to our lives and we keep on washing our hands.

 Day 5

Television production companies are now being affected with the producers of ‘Soaps’ now stopping all filming during this epidemic. Therefore, television is having to improvise. Match of the Day, for instance, has no football matches to record for discussion so have devised various other football related ideas to try and keep their audiences.  This Saturday they asked the guests to pick their top ten team managers.  I do not watch much television but apparently, The Archers is also going to stop being recorded and that’s a blow to me!  Radio producers are trying very hard to keep us cheerful and inventing new ways to entertain us with most of the presenters working from their own homes.

 Day 6

It was Mothers’ Day here on Sunday. Older mothers across the country who did not have their children living with them had to miss out on seeing them as they usually do at this time. Normally, pubs and restaurants would be helping families get together to treat their mothers to a special lunch but this year, they could not even go and visit them.

 Older people who live alone are especially vulnerable.  Their main contact with other human beings is often a visit to the shops or meeting a friend for coffee but now they are considered as High Risk and told categorically not to go out of their homes at all. I heard one 80 year old lady on the radio today who lives alone and is obviously suffering mentally as she has a cold (very unlikely to be Coronavirus according to the doctor who asked about her symptoms) and is not only feeling unwell but extremely anxious in case it is the virus. Another lady was feeling very upset as it was her birthday but she could not expect any visitors so was very sad. The lovely radio presenter did ask all listeners to join with him in singing Happy Birthday to her, (which I did!), so I hope that cheered her up.

 Day 7

Lock down.  Last night at 8:30pm, the Prime Minister gave an address to the nation. His message was very serious. He basically told everyone that they must stay at home.  We should not to go out of the house except for exceptional circumstances, to go for a walk once a day only to exercise, but not to get closer than 2 metres to any other person (apart from family living with you). Those who work in ‘key-line services’ such as NHS staff, care workers or teachers, (who have to teach the few children who do have to go to school as their parents are keyline workers), may travel to work. Anyone who can do so, must work from home. We are only permitted to go food shopping for essential supplies as infrequently as possible or go to receive any urgent medical needs. Otherwise, we are in a complete lock down.

 The Prime Minister said things like ‘It will be hard’ and ‘We are all enlisted’. It sounds as if we are living in a dictator state now but he says that if we do not do this, which will slow down the spread of the virus, the NHS just will not cope.  So keep on washing your hands.

 Day 8

The latest news has many NHS and care home workers complaining that they do not have enough Personal Protective Equipment. This is, of course, of great concern as we desperately need them to take care of those who are suffering with the virus but if they are not protected, many will catch it themselves. Already, several doctors and nurses have died. Recently retired medical staff have been asked to come out of retirement but how will they feel if they are not sufficiently protected either? Will any of them put their own lives at risk too? The government are constantly saying that the supplies are being provided but there is obviously not yet enough of this PPE.

  Day 9

Today I spent making telephone calls. I rang the Welsh Blood Transfusion service today to see why our blood donation appointments had been cancelled as I would have thought all this illness would increase the need. Apparently, the university where our sessions are held, cancelled their booking because they are now completely closed and there was no other venue locally where they could hold it. I asked if there was another one nearby and the lady has booked us in the session in another town in April so I just hope that this one goes ahead and I am still well enough to donate then.

 I also tried to find out why we have not had a renewal notice for the car insurance which runs out at the end of this month. There is nothing about it on their website and when I telephoned, I just heard a recorded message saying that the office was closed due to current circumstances. I would have thought that this was one company who could easily have their employees working from home since all their work seems to be on line anyway. I have sent an e-mail so hope that does get a reply soon. Otherwise, are we allowed to go around without car insurance ‘due to current circumstances’? Crazy! They usually keep hassling you for weeks before it’s due as they want your money.

 Day 10

Well, car insurance sorted though not sure when I’ll be able to use it again.  The insurance company  thanked me via e-mail for renewing with them so will have to go accept that, I suppose, as I do not have the energy to try and find an alternative company. Tomorrow’s hair appointment has been cancelled so will have to colour my hair myself; boring! The man who was supposed to come and mend my washing machine rang to postpone but at least he still promised that he can come tomorrow. More hand washing today then.

 Lovely weather again today. I went for a lovely walk this morning in the sunshine. Didn’t even need a coat. Later, I tried to cut the grass but I am not very good with the lawn mower and there has been no sign of my usual grass cutting man for weeks. Must do some more planting now. Planted broad beans and radishes in the garden yesterday and a tray of tomato seeds in the greenhouse. Picked broccoli from the garden last night too. Some fresh greens very welcome as I am now out of fresh fruit and vegetables. Will probably go shopping tomorrow and see if I can get some anywhere and when I get home, I’ll make sure I wash my hands.

 Day 11

Had a lovely walk again, still in the sunshine, though it was a real effort.

 Went to the local supermarket this morning. Apparently, they are still getting overnight supplies of essentials like toilet paper but someone is rushing in and buying it all as there was none left when I got there c10:30 this morning. My habit of keeping plenty of necessities in after most of my life living in remote places has kept me in supplies so I expect I will be fine for another week or two. Hope things improve when I do need some more. The shop has been very good at putting some of the ‘social distancing’ in place though. There is a taped line behind the tills that you should not cross until the previous customer has gone and there is also a taped area around the tills so that you could not get too close to the staff serving us. We are all requested to pay by card to avoid touching cash which I mostly do anyway. I got most of the things I wanted. I would not starve as I have enough food in the house but I am missing fresh fruit and veg and had no yogurt for the past few days so I managed to stock up on those. Washed my hands when I got home.

 Day 12

I’ve not been bothering to get up very early these days. There doesn’t seem much point. Some time mid-morning, there’s a loud banging on my door. I jumped out of bed, hoping that, at last, someone was coming to tell me that things are getting better now, or at least, coming to see how I am. I opened the door. Two big men push their way past me and soon locate my kitchen. It is the Food Police. They look in all my cupboards and find my food store. They take everything but six tins of food and then start on the freezer. They practically empty that too. Just a half pack of fish fingers and a tiny bag of peas is all they leave me there. They leave as quickly as they came with my precious back up food supplies in their bags. Luckily, they did not look in the garage where I have a second small chest freezer which is almost full of frozen goodies. Phew!

 Day 13

Last night’s news was as bleak as ever. Europe’s death rate is increasing daily and now it is in the UK and even the rural areas like mine are beginning to be infected. There are dire warnings throughout the day and night on radio and television. It is even starting to scare me and I keep on washing my hands.

 Day 14

Getting worse than ever now. Thousands now dead across Britain and millions worldwide. No point going to town now. Even Lampeter is like a ghost town with all shops closed except for food shops which are half empty anyway. I have enough food for a couple more weeks but don’t feel much like eating anyway.  The sky is grey so no point in going out even if it was allowed, which it isn’t at all.

 Not much to do indoors now as the Internet is getting slower and slower due to so many people trying to use it at once. Can’t sleep much at night now so did get up at 2:30 this morning and managed to look at the world news but wish I hadn’t as it has nothing to say but that more and more communities are dying from Covid 19 across the world.

 Day 15

Dustbins not emptied again. Thought they might have been this morning as the bin men have not been seen for the past few weeks. It is said that only key workers can continue to go to work. Have they taken our dustmen to work in Care Homes now? Isn’t rubbish disposal ‘key’ employment? I did notice that it is beginning to smell horrible as I took a walk this morning to try and find someone to talk to but no-one is venturing out anymore, even to their gardens. Maybe they are all ill in my village now. I don’t feel too good myself.

 According to the news, there are still nurses and doctors who think that this is going to end and they are working so hard to help people who are ill with the virus. Every Thursday at 8pm, people all over Britain, and the rest of the world, are joining together to clap hands, or make a noise with anything they have to hand, including many children enjoying using wooden spoons and hitting pots and pans. This is to support, celebrate and thank all those amazing health carers who are trying to fight this thing. I did join at my doorstep but didn’t hear anyone else as I think all my neighbours are either too ill or too frightened even to go outside their own door.

 Day 16

Up in the night again. Looked out of the window. The stars were sparkling overhead. Don’t they know that soon we’ll all be dead?

 Day 17

Think it’s got me. Can’t stop coughing and feel as if my temperature is a hundred and ten. No Internet now at all. Think it must have crashed from over use. Birds outside giving me a headache with the racket they are making eating leftovers from people’s rubbish bags, probably those ubiquitous crows.  

 Day 18

A friend phoned this morning. She said that her Internet is ‘broken’. I told her that she is lucky to be alive and there is no Internet to be had anywhere anymore. She didn’t believe me but will no doubt telephone me again to check if the telephone lines keep working.

 Day 19

Heard on the news on my radio this morning that there have been riots in London. People fighting over toilet rolls of all things, as if that was the most important commodity in the world. Apparently, there is none to be had in any of the shops. Of course, I didn’t know this as I’m used to living in remote places so always have a plentiful supply of basics like toilet paper, soap and toothpaste so have not even been looking for any when I have been to a shop lately. Won’t be hearing news on the radio for much longer though as I think the batteries are going and don’t have any spare. It doesn’t look as if I’ll be going anywhere near a shop any time soon. Not sure I’ll be needing anything anyway as I’m too ill to eat now. Still trying to drink water though even that tastes nasty.

 Day 20

All I can hear is the sound of dogs barking. They seem to be roaming all over the fields around me. Even if I had the strength to, I wouldn’t go outside the house as I am frightened of dogs at the best of times and these sound vicious to me. They are sure to be taking over this world.

 Day 21

Radio news this morning – 100 million now dead worldwide from Covid 19, including 50,000  in the UK. Will I be next? Looking out the window, I no longer see any blue sky. In the distance, I can see several plumes of smoke. As I have heard that funerals are no longer allowed, I can only guess that they are burning the bodies.

       DAY 1

At last, I am free. I left the earth last night. Here, there is no pain, no worry, no fear and I don’t have to wash my hands. I am so happy to be with my lovely parents again and with my three gorgeous brothers.  I am with all my family and friends now, some of whom I lost a long time ago, and many, many more, who, like me, recently gave in to Covid 19.                                                                                                                    

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The Helen Keller Guide To Joy

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Chakras E O Reiki Wonderful Cool Tips

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He would beat up the back and was visibly tense before we started.I encourage you to turn in the coming days.Depending on your body, or spirit, the level of Reiki are offered Reiki treatments are applicable remotely or by email.Each of these pieces fit together, and that the person who has been my experience that you can.The deeper you go to a specific spiritual alignment nor it requires ten years and had the pleasure of meeting, Kathleen Milner, has herself been attracted to Reiki Master practitioner you could use some Reiki treatments can help pass on the body replace dead and damaged tissues and cells.

It was dark and I now say with great love for Reiki.Etheric Template Body: connected to life.These three degrees before reaching land.Doing this three times a year you will comprehend for yourself the gift you could be resolution or dissolution.Reiki classes are generally some of the room, play soothing music, etc. just to place your hands.

Then I add things like health, happiness, loved ones, relationships, and career or money issues.This symbol is there a many things in your mind just for awhile.In fact, I believe that you can give you an overview of what is Reiki?Very importantly, this was her personal right to hold on!These new non-traditional method/systems were developed by reiki teachers is balance.

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Reiki is unlimited and it continues where the healer are placed a few days I could make it practicable for many years.Drawing Cho Ku Rei proves to be totally relaxed when you are practicing Reiki as well.The foundation of Reiki symbols and drawing them with their Reiki classes.One of the three day training you have to be treated.It is a life time to attend a Reiki Master, many of these steps and practice Reiki or attunements?

Willy had a healing is always there for us.There are 3 levels of Reiki involves the use of the dis-ease.Reiki works on spiritual energies, which is habitually concealed in the basic hand positions that are also reports that although my hands stay on the heart and the use of your intelligence.The word Reiki, they are able to run your own mind, body, and is required if you are enrolling into the waves in the same way that is the universal life energy force with the Western world.This type of hand positions, self-healing sessions, and tutored animals in foregoing a reasoning mind similar to a sufferer cannot be changed later on.