Change Your Mind with Flora
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I write about mental health, affirming neurodiversity, and learning to be your own comfort zone.
The Day After (Sugar Challenge)
Remember when I said I’m not great at moderation? Yeah… about that… So, today was terrible. I thought I could reintroduce a little bit of sugar, just to see how it went. It went terribly. It’s about 11.30pm now, I’m nauseous and anxious and clammy. I haven’t had dinner. (Too nauseous to eat and tooContinue reading “The Day After (Sugar Challenge)”
Day 30: Celebration! (Sugar Challenge)
I made it! 28 perfect days, 2 slip-ups, and 25 blog posts + 2 secret bonus days. (I’m writing this on day 32. I somehow made a mistake on numbering the days in my calendar – despite writing daily – so I fully didn’t realise I had already finished two whole days ago!) To getContinue reading “Day 30: Celebration! (Sugar Challenge)”
Day 29: Anxiety Check-In (Sugar Challenge)
I spent the weekend with my family. (We went kayaking on a lake + out for dinner at the beach for my dad’s birthday.) The people around me are starting to notice my decreased anxiety. My family was worried about taking me to multiple different places in one day, driving a lot, lots of activities,Continue reading “Day 29: Anxiety Check-In (Sugar Challenge)”
Day 28: Bouncing Back (Sugar Challenge)
Here’s the most interesting thing I’ve noticed so far in the challenge: When I have a bad day, I get a chance to recover. On my usual bad days, I tend to start eating sugar early, messing up my blood sugar, and ruining the rest of the day. I need to sleep it off beforeContinue reading “Day 28: Bouncing Back (Sugar Challenge)”
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