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Each month we are encouraging our bloggers to write about a themed topic. The topic for June is motivation.
Share your thoughts/experiences with the SANE Community here.
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...for stress, sensory overload, exhaustion & insomnia.
Stress – deal with the source (situation, event) asap. Use exercise to destress if feeling hyper (eg a short walk, breath of...
I woke up very tired this morning.
I was up until the early hours being a carer.
I’m burnt out.
My energy levels fluctuate between moderately active to running on empty both mental...
I saw the psych this morning.
I almost didn’t go. Things seem to have settled to the point where I’m not okay, but okay.
I’m okay because I’m not having suicidal thoughts, or thoug...
So, I’ve been preparing for my ATOS Work Capability Assessment next week and, having weighed up all my options, made some decisions.
I’ve decided to return to work late next year. ...
I feel..
Alone
Unhappy
Lonely
Lost
Voiceless
Scared
Dejected.
Rejected
Ignored
Insecure
I'm Fading Away
I need somewhere to escape to.
I need a safe place, a sanctuary.
I need to b...
Too strong to die,
Too weak to live.
Cursed to spend eternity in limbo, neither dead, nor alive....
Hi, this is my first post, I'm still trying to figure out what to say & how this all works.
I just wanted to post a quote, to break the ice, but I didn't know whether to put it in ...
There was one day this week that was just a catalogue of (small) disasters. It started with an argument with the doctor's receptionist, progressed through a broken down car and a f...
As a teacher of many, many years now, I can safely state the following
1) Teaching is a career I love
2) Schools are places I loathe
3) It does not surprise me we have a teacher sh...
I am 55 years old and have had Borderline Personality disorder since I was about 12 years old.
When I was a teenager I imagined what my life was going to be. I would go to universi...
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