Starting Fresh

Hey, my loves. I can hardly believe it's been two years since my last post. I've been through a bunch since then. There's definitely an excess of new content I plan on giving you guys.

First, I want to start with a check-in. How is everyone doing? Are you taking care of yourselves? Are you feeling happy and safe in your life? Let me know! I've missed all of you and I hope you're doing exceptionally well.

I can't give you all the details of my two-year disapperance- I'd run out of content for you guys quick. I'll give you a general run-down, though.

After getting my second COVID shot, I was diagnosed with vertigo. So, add that to my growing list of diagnoses. For awhile, it was pretty bad. I ended up taking a medical leave from my job and have since made myself at home as a PreK Teacher, which I'm absolutely loving. The vertigo is still there, along with everything else, but I'm mostly managing.

I've also gotten married since we last talked! We got married in October and it was everything I could've hoped for. We honeymooned in Italy, then both of us got COVID coming home.

Mentally, the past few years, like the rest of my life, have been exhausting. I lost another therapist, so I"m in the process of attempting to find yet another new one. I hate change so much. I'm trying to start taking care of myself again, and every day is a new challenge. Every day, I feel like some new obstacle finds its way to me. Do you ever feel like that?

I know I'm hopping all over the place today. It's been awhile since I've written and today's post is more of a "getting the hang of this again" post. My next post will be focusing on setting boundaries. It's something I've been working on a lot lately, but we'll dive into it together next time!

For now,

Stay strong and love yourself!

Love,

Aylin

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National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255); www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org

Suicide Prevention, Awareness, and Support: www.suicide.org

Lifeline Crisis Chat: https://www.contact-usa.org/chat.html

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Self-Harm Hotline: 1-800-DONT CUT (1-800-366-8288)

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Planned Parenthood Hotline: 1-800-230-PLAN (7526)

National Council on Alcoholism & Drug Dependency: 1-800-622-2255

The Trevor Project: 1-866-488-7386 or text “START” to 678678. Standard text messaging rates apply. Available 24/7/365. (Provides crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning—LGBTQ—young people under 25.)

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