Yet Another Let Down

Date 31 May 2020
Author Ilana Estelle
Living with a physical disability, autism and now having to navigate a virus, life is difficult. According to the World Health Organisation ('WHO') the virus isn’t going away. We're in lockdown, but if we come out ...
Read more

Autism in Lockdown

Date 27 May 2020
Author Ilana Estelle
With a compromised immunity and cerebral palsy I am high risk Covid-19, made difficult because I have autism. After 2 months of lockdown I feel I am finally adjusting better. Until I am able to make the connections there is no joined up ...
Read more

High Risk Coronavirus

Date 24 May 2020
Author Ilana Estelle
Coming into the Coronavirus, I never saw myself as a high risk case, because I didn't know I had a disability, but with cerebral palsy and a compromised immune system, it's becoming clear that I am high risk. Re-evaluating ...
Read more

Other People's Beliefs

Date 23 May 2020
Author Ilana Estelle
As a child, I accepted other people’s beliefs took on those beliefs as if they were my own. I suppose you do as a child. My Parents' Beliefs You may also have been expected to take on other people's beliefs unconditionally, without ...
Read more

My Anxiety Strain

Date 20 May 2020
Author Ilana Estelle
I have anxiety and I am high risk for Covid-19 because I have cerebral palsy and respiratory issues. I also deal with and have to manage autism and anxiety, which is made worse when I have no control over things ...
Read more

Judging a Book by its Cover

Date 11 May 2020
Author Ilana Estelle
Growing up, I was continually being judged because I was angry, judged because I had a disability that others didn't care to understand. Others reacting ,made me more reactive ensured the pattern continued. Other ...
Read more

The Realities of Coronavirus

Date 8 May 2020
Author Ilana Estelle
Having finally connected mentally with the coronavirus, I am now struggling to get my head around the fact that our planet is sick and that the human species caused it. Easing of 'Lock Down' The UK government is now ...
Read more

Managing Anxiety

Date 4 May 2020
Author Ilana Estelle
I deal with anxiety because I deal with autism. My emotions are also impaired through extensive damage to the cerebral cortex, brought about through cerebral palsy, which is the primary cause of my autism. Anxiety is Difficult ...
Read more

My Experiences are Not Okay

Date 1 May 2020
Author Ilana Estelle
We are human, we are capable of adapting to all sorts of change, but we have to want to. “People don’t resist change. They resist being changed.” - Peter Senge. The more I’m in lockdown, the more reflective I am about my experiences ...
Read more

Good things Come to Those Who Wait

Date 27 April 2020
Author Ilana Estelle
"I have always been optimistic. I always believed that no matter what happened around my disability, good things would come. That thought never left me. I needed to be patient. I needed to persevere. No matter what happened ...
Read more

Time to Reflect

Date 26 April 2020
Author Ilana Estelle
The more I move forward with my life, the more I seem to be reflecting. I am finding it difficult to get my head around the fact that not telling me was a wilful act, and that as a consequence it has taken me 57 years to piece my ...
Read more

Being Controlled

Date 22 April 2020
Author Ilana Estelle
You know when you're being controlled. If you’re being controlled and you’re not sure you are, it will eventually become obvious. My whole life has been one of control. We have a right to make our own decisions As individuals we ...
Read more
1 … 53 54 55 56 57 … 171

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