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I’ve been feeling a lot better in the past two days than I was when I wrote my last two fairly pessimistic posts. Writing such pessimistic posts wasn’t fun, but I found a benefit in organizing my thoughts on how to continue running a business when I get anxiety from having low energy due to chronic illness. So after writing a few lists and having some really good discussions with people that I trust, I came up with some strategies that I think will help me. 🙂 From my discussions, I realized that part of what was adding to my pessimism was that my businessRead More →

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After the first few sessions that I had cuddling, when I realized that — yes, this actually could work — I told my husband that I had ‘aspirations without expectations.’ Expectations don’t work for me. Once I start having expectations for myself, I start to get anxious if I’m not meeting the milestones that I set out for myself. What’s even worse for me are OTHER PEOPLE’s expectations. They take me to a very bad place. If I feel like I’m not meeting other people’s expectations — I feel like a failure. It doesn’t even matter if other people’s expectations are unreasonable. And it doesn’tRead More →