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700 days

I've just had quite a striking realisation that I must have had over 100 episodes of bipolar depression in the last six years! It's been one a month, lasting a week to ten days, so I've done the maths and that equates to around 700 days, which is a stark discovery. All that time lost to hiding away, not talking to anyone or engaging with my family. It seems that it's slowly fading and I truly hope as I write this that I can get through a month without it. When I'm well I realise how amazing life is. Just got to hold onto that. 
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Autumn Goals

 Well as we head into Autumn I have received a lovely box from Mind which encouraged me to write a bucket list of three goals for the month. So what better way to keep accountable than to share my plans and goals here: 1. Go for a swim with my daughter 2. Take 5 great photos of Weston 3. Start learning West coast Swing!
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Resurfacing

Well I'm out the other side! One month post op I'm doing well but it's not been plain sailing. I had a low last week but according to my close family and good friends it wasn't as bad as pre op, plus I had some sad news about my dad so it was only natural. So I remain hopeful that things are improving and the surgery was worth all the pain.  I fight on. And am very excited about what the future holds. When you have your health you can find your superpower! I'm a JJ after all!
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Going under

In just under 3 weeks I go under the knife to try and tackle my mood disorder. Sound strange? We think I have PME, so my mental health is being attacked by my menstrual cycle.  I'm having a hysterectomy and I'm so hoping it works. For the last 5 years I've been so unwell very regularly and it's had a huge impact on my family. I'm so grateful to them for sticking by me all this time as it's been hellish and I've lost friends along the way. So here's hoping things improve...I'm doing this for my family. And when I'm well, life is amazing so here's to more of that!
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Letting go

So I've never liked endings. Last month I was dumped by an old friend. Literally I got a text saying they didn't want to be friends any more. That hurt. I've been going through some really difficult stuff (understatement) and I need my friends around me.  But actually you do have times when you have to let go. This is one of those times. If my friends can't help me through the tough times, quite simply, they are no longer a friend. So what's not serving you in life right now? Time to let it go.
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 And, welcome to Spring! For me this has been very long-awaited as this Winter has been particularly difficult for me. But onto better days! I've just read an article which says that emails are read far more than social media, so I'm going to start doing my own marketing and setting up an email scheduling system. This is something I have done for many companies, and I'm happy to do this for you if you would like to improve your marketing.  Happy emailing!
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