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It sounds like so much has been happening for you @Spirit_Healer . As always, I love your approach to it all - challenges and all.

I'm hearing how tough the year 9 boys are. I'm sensing hormones plus neural pruning doesn't leave much left lol.

I really hope things work out well for you.

I can see your parents are trying their best and they only know what they know.

Please look after yourself.

And going back to dacing! WOW! Good on you! Way to go!

Hope you are okay @Spirit_Healer !

I'm happy to make it to the end of another working week, @tyme .

I've made an appointment with an accountant for next week. I've asked Dad to come with me. He's been telling me to prepare this and that paperwork. It's stressing me out thinking about it. 🤨

I'm too exhausted for dancing tomorrow night. I hope next week I'm less so because I plan to dance next weekend.

I feel guilty about not making good use of my gym membership. But I prefer to go for a walk outside when it's sunny. My Vitamin D was low at the start of the year from being in PARC and hospital. It's only just recovered recently from double doses of Vitamin D supplements for months. I've just been doing yoga plus the occasional self-directed gym workout when it's been raining. I guess when summer arrives it'll be too hot outside during the afternoon and I hope to use the gym more then.

I was helping in my colleague's class this morning and I have been thinking: maybe I need to 'pick my battles' in regards to dealing with student behaviour. Not trying to address every bad behaviour, just dealing with what is most important. It's something I will continue to think about, no doubt.

How have you been?

Well done for making it @Spirit_Healer .

I agree with you in terms of picking your battles. Kids are kids.

As for the gym membership, maybe feeling guilty about your gym membership is the whole point to make people go?

Hope you can do something nice for yourself this weekend.

@MissGremlin , I was thinking and wondering about you the other day. How's it going?

Hello sweet @Spirit_Healer, I'm doing ok. I've been thinking about you aswell, was reading your post about choosing to surrender your cat, i can imagine it wasn't an easy decision to make and i hope you are holding up ok. Was just catching up on notifications, there was alot to get through. Hope your are doing well, look forward to reading through and catching up properly tomorrow ❤️

Hey @rav3n,

I just did that attachment style questionnaire you shared: mine came back as anxious-preoccupied (near the border with secure). 'High anxiety about relationships, while maintaining typical levels of comfort with closeness.'

It was somewhat consistent with my past diagnosis of social anxiety. The feedback was to work on relationship anxiety, towards a secure attachment style.

I realise I do worry a lot about interpersonal issues and what others think of me. And it's even more tiring because for most of my relationships, I'm masking, trying to appear 'normal'. I feel like I should 'grow a thicker skin'; this is easier said than done.

Thanks for the link!

no worries at all! @Spirit_Healer i feel similarly around the masking part - it gets so exhausting have to worry about what others think, and then we try to act 'normal' so that we don't get turned away, but end up burning out ourselves. i'm working on being more authentic from the start and not wearing the mask as much - it is hard, but i think it'll be healthier in the long run.

growing thicker skin can be tough - i too am working on this. i hope you take your time and be gentle with yourself as you work through your attachment style 💙

Happy Friday, @rav3n @MissGremlin @tyme @NightFury !

I am celebrating 6 months of remission from my MH illness! 😃

No way @Spirit_Healer ! Has it been 6 months already!??

That's amazing! Thank you for coming to share this special news with us. It means a lot to us. We've seen your ups and downs, and it's just so great to see you on your feet.

Proud of you.