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If you wake & feel very low, here’s a step-by-step to help,based on scientifically-proven ways to alleviate anxiety & lift mood. Important:if you’re on meds & have missed a dose,

Some thoughts after realising you’re neurodivergent:maybe I’m not lazy,maybe it’s dopamine deficiencyI achieved that thing despite tricky wiring that’s why they always laughed at mehyperfocus is ace but I must

If you’re wakeful with a chattering mind in the early hours (me rn) it might help to know that daily cortisol (stress hormone) levels start to rise sharply at 2-3am

Just found some recent academic papers showing that looking at images of individual plants and flowers alleviates stress, triggers relaxation and speeds up recovery from illness. I KNEW IT. Here,

Till 2016 I made jewellery. This fitted round my depression. Then the recipient of a commission told me my work was dreadful & I haven’t made to order since. I

Just now headlines are likely to cause release of the stress hormone, cortisol. Chronically raised levels of cortisol can lead to anxiety & depression. Proven to cortisol levels: 40

So so unwell today. The things that make daily life difficult here are accentuated in lockdown. Planting and sweeping a path has helped but not enough for me to function.

For difficult reasons I’m semi-reclusive (not proud of this) so I don’t think my brain had engaged with the full reality of what is happening in the world. Last night