My honest story about being young and living with a chronic condition
Day 13 We started our psychology session with some mindfulness, focusing on our 5 senses allowing us to ground ourselves in the moment. We then discussed the topic of judgement and how we can often be harsh on ourselves as much as we are on others. We were asked to think about the way we [...]
Day 12 Walking into our psychology session on Tuesday we were faced with a dart board so we knew there would be a metaphor coming. We all took a turn at throwing the darts, some of us hitting the board and others hitting the door behind. The dartboard was meant to represent us. If we [...]
Day 11 It is Monday morning and I am starting my last week on the program. The weekend flew by but, I had such a great time. I will be writing a post about being at the Day of the Dead festival on Saturday with my boyfriend as it was brilliant and just what I [...]
Just a short post about spending last Saturday night at the day of the dead festival. It may seem like nothing to others but, for me, it was a big achievement 🙂 In our sessions over the last couple of weeks, we have been encouraged to set long and short-term goals. The first weekend after [...]
Day 10 I can't believe that it is almost the end of the second week and how much things have changed in such a short period of time. I have met such a lovely group of people that I hope to stay in contact with once the program is over. It is always good to [...]
Day 9 The end of the week was fast approaching. Throughout our session with the nurse, we discussed our relationship with pain and how we talk to others about it. We all tend to tell people that we are fine rather than going into the ins and out of how we are feeling, worried that [...]
Day 8 The last few days of the week went by in a blur. Between all of the sessions during the day, some free time and visits from family and friends I didn't really get the chance to blog in the evenings so now I am catching up. I did try to write an overall [...]
