Disability in 'Relationships'

Date 3 June 2019
Author Ilana Estelle
This subject has received the most coverage over the years. It's something I needed to explore more than any other blog, having come into a relationship with a disability I didn't know I had. When anyone is born with a ...
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Negative Thoughts

Date 1 June 2019
Author Ilana Estelle
It is because I deal with brain damage, autism and sensory overload that I continue to struggle with anxiety and negative thoughts. I don’t have the luxury of being able to switch my focus, so I tend to have to look for other ways ...
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Those who Judge

Date 28 May 2019
Author Ilana Estelle
"Even though I grew up with physical and mental struggles, my spiritual beliefs grounded me. They were always there. Those times were incredibly difficult, but being judged was worse. We are shaped by our upbringing and ...
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My Own Emotional Support

Date 25 May 2019
Author Ilana Estelle
"From an early age it become obvious I had no mental or emotional support, around what I was dealing with, around what I later learned was a disability. I often felt on my own and the road ahead felt daunting and difficult ...
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More on 'Flat Affect'

Date 24 May 2019
Author Ilana Estelle
"Understanding more about my disability helps me to understand myself better, and I’m still learning. I know I have flat affect, which in my case is more complex due to the way cerebral palsy affects my brain and ...
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When Trust Becomes the Issue

Date 21 May 2019
Author Ilana Estelle
There are days when I continue to emotionally and mentally struggle. We trust those close to us have our backs, that if there is a struggle they will help. Not knowing about cerebral palsy would have been an issue, but if my mental ...
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Intellectual Arrogance

Date 20 May 2019
Author Ilana Estelle
"Something I had that I didn't know was a disability, was never given the time of day, talked about or aired as a child, and suffice to say that’s how it stayed. The hard part was having to co-exist in an environment where ...
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The CP Diary is 9 today

Date 17 May 2019
Author Ilana Estelle
Another back-to-back blog, but all for a good cause! Today, my website turns 9 years old – now heading into its 10th year of blogging – and I couldn’t be happier. With each passing year, it gets trickier to find the right ...
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Asperger's and Me

Date 9 May 2019
Author Ilana Estelle
Another back to back. Having grown up with fear and anxiety issues and having been diagnosed in January 2019 with Asperger’s, I now understand why I have Asperger’s and how my Asperger's works. Cerebral Palsy and ...
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Same Old Thoughts

Date 8 May 2019
Author Ilana Estelle
"It probably doesn't come as any big surprise that I am still struggling with the concept that I was left to fumble in the dark for 46 years, not knowing I had a disability or what it was – and having no emotional support to deal with ...
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Irrational Fears and Sensory Processing Disorder

Date 5 May 2019
Author Ilana Estelle
With Sensory Processing Disorder ("SPD") I continually deal with anxiety and fear, a fear that can sometimes be irrational, particularly around illness. That doesn’t mean I’m irrational – it just means my fears are. Rational ...
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Feelings through Words

Date 2 May 2019
Author Ilana Estelle
"Because of the extensive damage to my cerebral cortex caused by cerebral palsy, I don’t have the ability to tune into, or respond to another person’s emotions. I can’t instinctively sense how someone else is feeling as if their emotions ...
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