Back to Blogging, Being Sick and Being Positive

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Hello everyone! So I haven't posted anything since the 1st January 2015 2016, but now, I'm back, and hopefully, I will be posting more frequently. Today, I wasn't sure about what to talk about, but then I decided, that instead of picking a random topic, I thought I would mention something(s) that happened to me over the past week, and talk about how I dealt with them.

On Tuesday, I was ill.

So I wasn't sick or anything, but I felt it. I had a fever, a really bad cough, a sore/tickly throat, and I also gagged a few times, which isn't something you want to do when you have emetophobia like me. Eventually, I ended up going home from school, and spending the rest of the day resting under a blanket, sleeping, drinking soup and watching The Big Bang Theory (which happens to be one of my favourite TV shows). For me, what happened on Tuesday wasn't actually 100% a bad thing, which was surprising considering how panicked and anxious I get whenever I feel ill, whether it be a slight headache, or a stomach bug, and so the fact that I can now look back on it and see that it wasn't actually that bad, is quite good. It means that I am looking at my goals and trying to achieve them, because one of my goals/resolutions for 2016 was to try and be positive. By saying that it wasn't 100% bad, is good, because it meant I was experiencing a situation I would usually find increases my anxiety, and was learning from it.

I was learning a few things actually, now that I think about it, and I think that's what I originally meant when I put that as one of my resolutions. To be positive, I want to be able to look at a situation or event and ask myself "was it 100% bad?" or "what can I learn from it?". No matter what the event may be, I want to always be able to find something that I learnt from that situation, whether it be something small like:

• Tripping over my shoelaces and realising that I should check that they are tied up properly so that they won't become a safety hazard.

Or something bigger, like:

• Feeling ill and realising that it wasn't as bad as I expected, and that I've learnt how to cope whenever I feel ill again.

Now matter how big, or small, any achievement or bit of positivity is still an achievement and a bit of positivity. It still matters, and still means something, even if it doesn't seem like that much. 

Anyways, my message for you in this post, is to try and stay positive no matter what else is happening around you. Try and "look on the bright side of life". Everything will turn out okay in the end, even if it doesn't seem like it at the time.

AnxiousEachDay
xx

2016 New Years Resolutions

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Hello! As it is the new year, I decided that I would do my New Year's Resolutions. In the New Year, I tend to set lots of resolutions that I have no chance of sticking to, for example: eat less chocolate. However, this year, I decided to do two or three resolutions that I have a chance of sticking to, ones that I can work towards throughout the year. So without further ado, here are my 2016 New Years Resolutions.