My Changing Health

Date 3 August 2023
Author Ilana Estelle
When I look back in the early days of writing for The CP Diary, it's a scary concept looking back on those years, knowing how well I felt in those early days, and how my health has changed now. My mental health struggles A lot has ...
Read more

Eagle Syndrome Difficulties

Date 30 July 2023
Author Ilana Estelle
I try not to complain too much, but with Eagle Syndrome, it's getting to the point where my tolerance of my pain is running out. I am really struggling to work through the pain barriers that I get to deal with every day. My symptoms ...
Read more

Eagle Syndrome and a Swollen Ligament

Date 24 July 2023
Author Ilana Estelle
I'm struggling under the weight of Eagle Syndrome diagnosis. I've also got problems with a jaw joint ligament issue resulting in an issue with my back teeth. You know that feeling when you’ve had an anaesthetic and you’re waiting ...
Read more

Ignoring the virus will perpetuate it

Date 22 July 2023
Author Ilana Estelle
With the virus, the world is now different and as someone still high risk I am having to continue to navigate my life around a virus that's ready to pounce. I have always gone with if something helps then go with it, but in this case ...
Read more

The CP Diary Blog and Books

Date 13 July 2023
Author Ilana Estelle
I never thought about becoming a writer. My parents had my life mapped out and it didn’t involve writing. I was to grow up, get married and have children, but a diagnosis and mental desperation changed all of that ...
Read more

Divergent Thinking

Date 12 July 2023
Author Ilana Estelle
"Divergent thinking is a method of problem-solving that uses an open-ended, creative, free-form approach to explore different possible solutions, rather than using a rigid, binary framework. Psychologist J.P. Guilford ...
Read more

Losing My Twin

Date 9 July 2023
Author Ilana Estelle
Having lost my twin in December 2022, I am still not only struggling to come to terms with her passing, but also struggling to work through and come to terms with Eagle Syndrome. Without my twin, the nights are the worst. We're apart ...
Read more

The CP Diary: Mental Health Support

Date 7 July 2023
Author Ilana Estelle
Support your mental health, read books on mental health, talk about mental health, respond on mental health, but don’t ignore your mental health. 1 million 12-18 year olds struggle with mental health “Right now in the UK, there ...
Read more

Living with Worry and Anxiety

Date 3 July 2023
Author Ilana Estelle
In a changed global world that is getting harder for me to navigate, since my twin passed, I live with worry and continue to live with anxiety. Losing my twin is still early days, I need to be able to regulate my emotions better. My ...
Read more

Mental Health Matters

Date 30 June 2023
Author Ilana Estelle
Mental health matters, it needs to matter. Growing up with a disability I didn't know I had, I was aware something was amiss with my mental health. I just couldn't get a handle on it. The bad thoughts were never far behind ...
Read more

My Life Through A Lens

Date 25 June 2023
Author Ilana Estelle
Through my intuition and being insightful, I look at situations through a 360-degree lens. I give you the full picture and in doing so, I turn the mirror on myself. While it may not be the most comfortable of places, it is necessary for good mental ...
Read more

Growing Older

Date 21 June 2023
Author Ilana Estelle
It's hard enough anyone growing older. For those growing older with any form of disability, it's much harder to know how they may age. We can never know for sure how that will manifest, or what we may have to deal with. But it's ...
Read more
1 … 31 32 33 34 35 … 173

load_more

Subscribe to receive regular updates

Enter your details below to be the first to receive updates on new articles on my blog. 
© The CP Diary • In Dedication of Jesse Bauer | Privacy Policy
Website Design by Fallen Leaf