I manage to work through things, I always do, but everything in my head seems jumbled. It’s often hard to function in a clear direction when that happens. I think it comes when having to deal with so many problems simultaneously.

I always work on the assumption that I will find clarity and answer. It doesn’t matter which way I turn, there always seems to be something around the corner. Does everyone feel like this?

As days roll into weeks and weeks roll into months, there seems to be no let up. I believe the problems with the world economy have hit us hard, as we continue to try and stay in control of our thoughts and feelings on what we deal with. It’s not hard to be affected by what goes on in the world.

Stress comes back through different doors. I believe we’ve all been affected by what’s going on financially and emotionally. Every way we turn, we hear of people losing their jobs, people struggling and that begins to affect our moral.

Ilana Estelle is a mental health and wellbeing advocate who combines educational insight with her personal experience of living with physical, mental, and emotional disabilities. She holds diplomas in Counselling, Diet and Nutrition, Nutritional Therapy, Psychotherapy and Counselling, and Stress Management. Through her writing, Ilana supports others in navigating their emotional, mental, and physical health challenges. In addition to writing for The CP Diary, her work has appeared in healthy lifestyle magazines. Ilana is also the author of three books: Cerebral Palsy: A Story – Finding the Calm After the Storm, Spirituality, Healing and Me, and Survival: The Covid Years – Time for Change.

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6 comments on “General malaise”

  1. I agree totally. Everything that's going on is affecting us all. When I think things are going okay and some problems seem resolved, something else comes up.

    There is something everyday, but thank goodness it's not always real bad. If it was severe every time I don't know how I would handle it. I can't wait for a day when I don't have anything to worry about, when all is well with my world.

  2. I think everyone is definitely being impacted on many levels due to the failing global economy.

    That's also one reason I'm lucky to be graduating from university early. One less 50K a year tuition, since I don't get as much scholarship anymore. Financially, times are certainly tough.

    Eventually something will give though, in time it always does.

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