Living in denial

Date 16 March 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
Unfortunately, living in denial can become a permanent fixture. For short periods, not thinking about anything can bring us peace, but there will always come a time where we need to accept and deal with things. But what happens when we live in denial indefinitely? Living in denial means we…
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Regaining our perspective

Date 15 March 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
Living with a disability I didn’t know I had, and knowing I struggled mentally, always made me feel like I was treading water. It was easy for me to lose perspective on what I was dealing with at the time. I was angry most of the time. Dealing with any…
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Why we shouldn't conform

Date 12 March 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
I used to feel guilty because I felt I should have been stronger, instead of conforming to what others wanted. Now I feel compelled to write from my own viewpoint why I think it’s important not to conform, if what’s being asked of us isn’t right and why we should…
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Supporting families

Date 11 March 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
Relationships may seem difficult when families pull in different directions. We may pull in different directions when we work independently of each other, when we’re non-committed and non-supportive. The following suggestions may be useful: Try to create balance and harmony; Allow family members to make their own decisions; Be happy…
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Rational and Irrational Fear

Date 9 March 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
I had trauma around me from a very early age and even though I was physically well, emotionally those fears from time to time, became irrational. Rational and irrational fear So what is rational and irrational fear? Rational fear is a reaction about a real threat where we have to…
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Working at illness

Date 8 March 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
I was always removed from being around anyone who was terminally ill when I was little, but if and when I did hear about someone’s terminal illness, it made me struggle mentally and emotionally. I’m coping to act as a support to my father, but it is slowly becoming clear…
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Today's new thoughts

Date 6 March 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
It would be easy for me to hibernate with everything I deal with. Dealing with a family member having cancer is the most difficult time. As I watch my father struggle to hold on to life, I want what is best for him. I am not convinced having chemotherapy is…
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Unexpected visitors

Date 4 March 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
Someone once said it was fascinating, how when someone is terminally ill, we crawl out of the woodwork unexpectedly, to pay our respects, even though we may not have had nothing to do with them for years. And it got me thinking. Perhaps it’s done because we may want that…
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Illness and Anger

Date 3 March 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
It’s easy to become angry around negative experiences, but it’s important to deal with those experiences so that anger doesn’t take consume us. Talking about how we feel should make a difference between acceptance and non-acceptance of our issues. Anger and terminal illness When it comes to people with a…
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What makes us happy?

Date 29 February 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
Because emotions aren’t an exact science, do we really know how to be happy? Is being happy something we fleetingly come in and out of? Being happy is innate Some of us may automatically know what it means to be happy, it may take others time to find out. Being…
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Standing up for oneself

Date 28 February 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
I was a people pleaser. I used to go out of my way to please everyone as a child. I know it was the reason behind my search for acceptance, but in hindsight it didn’t do me any favours. Pleasing people But what started as a kind gesture on my…
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Happy, relaxed and calm

Date 26 February 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
People with happy dispositions may have periods of low moods, disappointments and problems, in the same way people who have unhappy dispositions may. The only difference is that happy people should adapt more easily, and their disappointments and low moods should be dealt with more swiftly. Happy people Happy people…
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