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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Bad Thoughts, OCD

Date 11 April 2020
Author Ilana Estelle
Living with and dealing with autism makes my thought process difficult. Weeks into lockdown and my bad thoughts are back. OCD It’s been with me since I was a small child. I always thought I had OCD, I’ve written about it ...
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Through the Coronavirus

Date 7 April 2020
Author Ilana Estelle
The more I reflect on where we are with the coronavirus, the more I am unable to reconcile the reasons we got to this place. The politicians have not done us any favours. People died needlessly. Time in lockdown We should ...
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Understanding Spirituality

Date 5 April 2020
Author Ilana Estelle
Spirituality is not always fully understood. For those like me who are spiritual, but not religious, we may reject traditional organised religion. Spirituality is not religion Being spiritual is not the same as being religious. Religion is ...
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Feeling safe

Date 30 March 2020
Author Ilana Estelle
As a child, I had a right to feel safe and secure. We all have the right to feel the same way. It is up to our parents, to make sure we’re in an emotional and physical safe environment. Safety But safety isn’t just someone ...
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Living with Anxiety

Date 28 March 2020
Author Ilana Estelle
It's normal to feel anxious every now and again. But living with anxiety because you have an impaired emotional disability makes it even harder. Autism is a disability. Inner Demons Bad thoughts, not being able to ...
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Why Reflection is Important

Date 21 March 2020
Author Ilana Estelle
Using reflection and looking back on my experiences, I see a very different version of me, the angry child is no longer staring back at me. Reflection Let's look at reflection because there is a point to it. Because without it ...
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