Returning to your body after something like that is hard. The body can feel so far away from the mind, like you’re trying to control it with a remote. And the loops you describe are so common for the ruminating mind and can be so tough to break. I feel like those loops are a fractal of the bigger cycles of life. Similar problems and situations arise in cycles over the years and each time you hopefully handle it better because you’ve learned from the last cycle. In the same way, you handle anxiety cycles better the more you learn how to deal with it. Love that you found help through laughter! That’s my favorite coping mechanism - it changes your perspective on what’s happening and, like you said, reminds you even dragons can be silly
Thank you so much! Being more aware of a ruminating mind is helpful, and normally I'm realising that I just need a creative outlet to put that energy into. So writing is helping a lot!
sometimes I think the constant anxiety is so much more terrifying than the actual illness, and all the time spent overthinking and afraid that the symptoms are going to recur, and in the most terrible circumstances 😭 I love the way you capture that so, so perfectly, Charlotte 🥺 I loved this so much.
I feel like I’m on that horizon. Ready to live my life again. Noticing how I wasn’t living it. And it’s really scary. - This sums up beautifuly what I am feeling right now. I am on a brink of fully jumping into my new life and my anxious and self-doubtful and people-pleasing parts are screaming and fighting so much. Beautiful post as always Charlotte 🩷
It's so exciting to be on the horizon! You are doing so much every day just by noticing all of these feelings, and not feeling like there's any way you "should" feel. I'm really excited where this journey will lead you to 💕
Returning to your body after something like that is hard. The body can feel so far away from the mind, like you’re trying to control it with a remote. And the loops you describe are so common for the ruminating mind and can be so tough to break. I feel like those loops are a fractal of the bigger cycles of life. Similar problems and situations arise in cycles over the years and each time you hopefully handle it better because you’ve learned from the last cycle. In the same way, you handle anxiety cycles better the more you learn how to deal with it. Love that you found help through laughter! That’s my favorite coping mechanism - it changes your perspective on what’s happening and, like you said, reminds you even dragons can be silly
Thank you so much! Being more aware of a ruminating mind is helpful, and normally I'm realising that I just need a creative outlet to put that energy into. So writing is helping a lot!
Thank you so much for reading 😄
sometimes I think the constant anxiety is so much more terrifying than the actual illness, and all the time spent overthinking and afraid that the symptoms are going to recur, and in the most terrible circumstances 😭 I love the way you capture that so, so perfectly, Charlotte 🥺 I loved this so much.
Ugh love this!! Ive definitely had to laugh through my lifetime of health issues and anxiety, but the way you put it so succinctly is lovely
Thank you so much! I'm so sorry you've had the experience of health issues, but I'm glad you also found laughter through it :)
I feel like I’m on that horizon. Ready to live my life again. Noticing how I wasn’t living it. And it’s really scary. - This sums up beautifuly what I am feeling right now. I am on a brink of fully jumping into my new life and my anxious and self-doubtful and people-pleasing parts are screaming and fighting so much. Beautiful post as always Charlotte 🩷
It's so exciting to be on the horizon! You are doing so much every day just by noticing all of these feelings, and not feeling like there's any way you "should" feel. I'm really excited where this journey will lead you to 💕
From fear and spirals to finding laughter again—it feels like a gentle reminder that joy can return, slowly and softly.
A beautiful way of showing that self-care and small moments of light truly matter..
This is beautifully written Charlotte 🫶🏻
Thank you 🫶🫶
Hello, so happy to connect with you 🤍 I just subscribed to your content, and I hope you feel like subscribing to mine too 💌 xx
Nice coffee skills. =) You can be my barista anytime.
Feeling like you don't have control of your body is so scary. I love your conclusion, though: in the messiness of life, find the laughter!