What have I learnt in Lockdown ? (mental health edition )
That while my past troubles with depression were probably more to do with Dysphoria than Depression, but that anxiety is a complete and utter bitch.
I've struggled with anxiety during the lockdown period for a variety of reasons and it's not been helped by restrictions on the things that make me happy and less anxious, I've not been able to see Louise for a long while and certainly not pend the kind of time we had spent together pre-lockdown.
As I wrote in 'Ballet in Lockdown' ballet has been challenging during lockdown with the studios closed and the limitations of trying to take class over Zoom and the like but mainly the absence of the space to jump . turn and do grand allegro ...
I've struggled with anxiety during the lockdown period for a variety of reasons and it's not been helped by restrictions on the things that make me happy and less anxious, I've not been able to see Louise for a long while and certainly not pend the kind of time we had spent together pre-lockdown.
As I wrote in 'Ballet in Lockdown' ballet has been challenging during lockdown with the studios closed and the limitations of trying to take class over Zoom and the like but mainly the absence of the space to jump . turn and do grand allegro ...
The dance studio has over the past three and a bit years become somewhere that is definitely my 'happy place'...
I found a useful distraction in the study for my Foundation Amateur Radio Licence and since passing and getting my licence in actually doing stuff with radio ( I've spoken to 40+ different people in my first month licenced - just on 2m and 70cm frequency bands).
I found a useful distraction in the study for my Foundation Amateur Radio Licence and since passing and getting my licence in actually doing stuff with radio ( I've spoken to 40+ different people in my first month licenced - just on 2m and 70cm frequency bands).
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