I can’t be bothered to motivate myself today. I have a doom feeling come over me.

The feeling that drains and zaps your energy for short periods, where things just feel blah. Does anyone else get that feeling? I know the feeling will pass.

Ilana Estelle is a mental health and wellbeing advocate who combines educational insight with her personal experience of living with physical, mental, and emotional disabilities. She holds diplomas in Counselling, Diet and Nutrition, Nutritional Therapy, Psychotherapy and Counselling, and Stress Management. Through her writing, Ilana supports others in navigating their emotional, mental, and physical health challenges. In addition to writing for The CP Diary, her work has appeared in healthy lifestyle magazines. Ilana is also the author of three books: Cerebral Palsy: A Story – Finding the Calm After the Storm, Spirituality, Healing and Me, and Survival: The Covid Years – Time for Change.

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12 comments on “My despondent day”

  1. So sorry to hear that you're having a rough day. Hopefully it won't last too long and that you try to have a better day. Just hang in there!

  2. I felt like you do a few days ago and I think mine is related to the weather.

    We've had enough cool, dreary days now. I'm ready for the sunshine and it just came out a little a while ago.

    I hope you feel more like yourself soon.

  3. I am sure it happens to the majority of us. I have a lot of those days too.

    Usually when something happens that reminds me that I have CP. It passes.

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