Getting knocked back

Date 20 January 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
I stagnated for many years. Getting knocked back doesn’t have to be just done in the form of an interview. It can happen when someone close goes off at the deep end, pulls us down, shuts us off without communication and where our values begin to feel threatened. It’s not…
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My sensory problems

Date 18 January 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
The sensory system of a child who has suffered a brain injury at birth, is likely to continue to be at a more immature stage of development, compared to that of a child without an injured brain. Because I have cerebral palsy I deal with abnormal sensory perceptions, which means…
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My next blog

Date 17 January 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
This blog is to help me understand how others deal with me and my cerebral palsy. Cerebral palsy continues to be incredibly difficult to deal with, not because I struggle, but because there is very little understanding from others on what I deal with. Although I am mentally immature and…
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I'm not exempt

Date 15 January 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
Away from the Diary I have things that I deal with that are causing me stress. I find ways to deal with my stress, but my Diary doesn’t always exempt me from other people’s stress. It does however allow me to find coping mechanisms. Like everyone, I am not exempt.…
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Taking offence

Date 12 January 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
We live in a world where we’re right, we’re never wrong, we won’t back down and that’s how arguments start. We don’t like what someone says and we take it personally. It’s not that others will always set out to criticise. Nine times out of ten when someone says something,…
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Our need to prove

Date 9 January 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
We will spend a lifetime trying to prove to our parents that we’re worthy, a lifetime trying to live up to our parents’ expectations. We will spend a lifetime trying to show them we’re capable; that we’re responsible, that we can make something of ourselves; of our lives. Parents will…
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Lowering expectations

Date 8 January 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
Many years ago, if you did something for someone, you were guaranteed a thank you, for a good deed done. But now we seem to have to lower our expectations just so that we don’t feel disappointed at other people’s behaviour and attitude. The spiritual way means we shouldn’t have…
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Helicopter Parenting

Date 6 January 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
My understanding of helicopter parenting doesn’t come from practicing it – it comes from living with it. Helicopter parenting is when parents take responsibility to the extreme, stepping into every part of their child’s life and ...
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Recognising anxiety

Date 5 January 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
Anxiety is something I continually have to deal with. Its symptoms aren’t always obvious, but it’s something we probably deal with more than we think, we just don’t recognise the signs. We may also not think we’re prone to anxiety, but dealing with issues that sometimes feel out of control…
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A parent's role

Date 3 January 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
As parents, some of us will spend a lifetime learning about the parent role, whilst others will fail to grasp the parent concept in its entirety. Being a parent isn’t an easy role, but as we begin to parent we will either parent through instinct, in the way we think,…
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Make the link

Date 31 December 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
Without making the link between the past and the present, our lives may never change and the help we get may have little or no impact. When we leave the past behind without the understanding, history can sometimes have a way of repeating itself because nothing changes, and we fail…
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A new reflection

Date 30 December 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
With two days to go to 2015, I thought I’d use this time to reflect on my year on The CP Diary. I cannot believe another year has passed and I’m still writing about my experiences, whilst putting my experiences and life into context. Since I set up my website…
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