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5 Ways to De-Stress After a Hard Week*
Because I’m self-employed, I’m usually on my laptop working. I know this isn’t healthy for anyone, it takes full-time to another level and while I do appreciate having full-time work, I know I need to prioritise myself, my family, and our happiness. To combat this incessant need to be working, i’ve been doing my research, and here are 5 ways to de-stress after a hard week; Invest in an Essential Oil Diffuser In the past, I’ve always been a candle-burning girl but recently I’ve been trying essential oils proven to help reduce stress and encourage a natural sleep without the use of tablets. I already use a lavender roll on…
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Top Self Care Tips for Someone With Anxiety*
If you follow my social media you’ll know that I really struggle with anxiety at the start of the year. The whole unknown black hole that is the coming year is a big trigger for me. Along with some particularly tough dates in the calendar and how quiet work tends to be, it’s a tough time. I’ve now struggled anxiety for almost 8 years, i’ve talked about it a few times on the blog and how it’s a fall out effect from having PTSD. I’ve done it all in the name of recovery, therapy, medication.. but these days I try to ride the lows out myself. For the most part,…
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5 Ways to Have a Better Nights Sleep*
I’ve suffered from insomnia since I was thirteen and I’ve gone into it in more detail in some other posts on my blog. However over the years i’ve found a few ways to help get a better nights sleep. Yes, I’ll probably always have insomnia but that doesn’t mean I’ll never have a good nights sleep again. Here are a few ways I can make that happen. Invest in a Decent Mattress Not only does a bad mattress mean an uncomfortable nights sleep, but it can also stop you getting sleep at all if you’re tossing and turning trying to get comfortable. Yes, a mattress can be expensive especially as…
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5 Ways to Cope with Insomnia*
It’s not a secret on my blog that I struggle with insomnia. The first time I ever remember having it I was 13 and it was the summer before I started high school. I was so anxious that I couldn’t sleep for weeks on end. My parents took me to the doctors and I was giving some herbal drops. I used to have to sleep on the sofa so I wouldn’t wake my sister as we shared a room. I remember a low of falling asleep in a cafe. A lot of people tell me at 13 I couldn’t possibly have insomnia but believe me, it went on for weeks,…
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On Why I Really Hate January
Although this morning I have a lot of emails to reply to from the past few days, I didn’t feel like doing them because my head is all overt he place. So instead I’m giving you one of those rambly posts in hope that if I write things down I’ll start to feel better. January always seems to be the time when my mental well being is shot, I explored my insomnia a few years back, and to this date, it’s still worse than ever during this month. I hate January. I haven’t always hated January, just since my mental health has been in decline post-domestic abuse. I’ve mentioned in…
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Why My Cat is Helping My Insomnia
Last January I shared my experience with insomnia. A quick recap is that it’s something i’ve dealt with since I was thirteen and it usually raises it’s ugly head when i’m stressed or worried.. but sometimes it’s just there. I’ve always found it stressful in itself which usually gets me stuck in a loop of worried and stressed in case I can’t sleep results in being unable to sleep. It also seems to be more prominent at this time of year for reasons unknown and I do take medication for it, but sometimes it doesn’t help. And I have even tried more alternative methods to help me sleep, such as…
