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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Yesterday, I was preoccupied thinking negative thoughts that pretty much consumed my entire day. I was literally imprisoned by my thoughts over one particular issue to the point of mental paralysis.
Today, I plan to quarantine those negative thoughts and protect something of great importance; my mind.
Yes I forget this a lot of times, considering the only safe place has been in my mind. I end up a lot of times in what I call the "spin cycle" where a problem just keeps running through my head and I just can't let it go!
The reality is that we had to solve a lot of our own problems as children considering our parents weren't much help. It's no wonder I ended up dissociating at times with the amount of stress we were under at times.
I just don't always think that there is another way, which is a nice thought after spending so many years only doing things one way!
Thanks Randy. I've had the "spin cycle" running through my head a few times too. In my earlier years, probably too many times to remember. I disconnected emotionally from a very early age too; sometimes it's the only way we get to cope.
I hope you find another way of dissociating, so that you finally get to live your life. This quote is so true. We don't have to stay trapped.
I agree with this. You have choices, one being to move on.
I agree. Thanks Lisa.
Yesterday, I was preoccupied thinking negative thoughts that pretty much consumed my entire day. I was literally imprisoned by my thoughts over one particular issue to the point of mental paralysis.
Today, I plan to quarantine those negative thoughts and protect something of great importance; my mind.
A timely post once again.
Thanks Tim. Absolutely right. Pleased today is a better day for you. Take care.
Yes I forget this a lot of times, considering the only safe place has been in my mind. I end up a lot of times in what I call the "spin cycle" where a problem just keeps running through my head and I just can't let it go!
The reality is that we had to solve a lot of our own problems as children considering our parents weren't much help. It's no wonder I ended up dissociating at times with the amount of stress we were under at times.
I just don't always think that there is another way, which is a nice thought after spending so many years only doing things one way!
Thanks Randy. I've had the "spin cycle" running through my head a few times too. In my earlier years, probably too many times to remember. I disconnected emotionally from a very early age too; sometimes it's the only way we get to cope.
I hope you find another way of dissociating, so that you finally get to live your life. This quote is so true. We don't have to stay trapped.