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It’s Ok Not To Be Ok
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We are Stephen and Fionnuala and this is our story. We live in Northern Ireland, have been married for 17 years and have three kids - Adam, Hannah and Rebecca. We hope that our story will inspire and encourage others. We have walked a rocky road yet here we are today, together and stronger than ever. We are far from perfect and our faith has been battered and bruised. But an untested faith is a pointless faith. Just as a fractured faith is better than none at all. We hope you enjoy the blog. View more posts
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It is hard for me to talk to someone about mental struggles because I worry it will come across as complaining, or that I will be imposing myself and my problems on someone who probably has enough problems of their own to cope with and I am afraid of being a burden or damaging relationships by being too needy. I often just write, then, which is also good but I think being able to share in the context of a relationship, without the guilt or worry, would be really really nice.
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Writing helps as it is a release and another form of communication.
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Share your problems with loved ones as thas what relationships are for.not only to share happiness but also be a part of the sorrows and guide us through turbulent times..writing surely is the next best thing…u can share your thoughts with wp family also as m sure all will be there to support u without being judgemental..Tc. god bless
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Thank you for the great advice 🙂
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I tend to write and then let my husband read my blogs or journals, as I’m horrible at verbalizing.
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Ha Ha. Fionnuala reads all mine as well.
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I meant to say this here: I let my husband or other family members read my blogs or journal entries because I’m horrible about verbalizing (my husband more so my journals).
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Gotcha 👍🏻
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Nice reminder to all who may get the chance to listen. A valuable skill some of us don’t practice as often as we should.
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Wise words, sir. It’s a two way process.
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Thank you, love ❤ https://365hvitedager.com/2019/12/26/the-grinch-and-i/
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You’re welcome 😊
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So Meaningful! A few words can go a long way! Great post !
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Thank you 😊
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Sometimes this is difficult to do because as one person above said you don’t want to come across as needy or a burden. I agree that writing is a good outlet for me which is why nobody in my friends and family know about my blog except my husband because I pretty much tell him everything.
Also checking in that YOU are doing okay today my friend 🙂 Are you?
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Yes, I am well. Thank you for asking 🙂
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And remember that no matter what, the only way to go is forward at the and of the day.
Nice reminder.
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That’s very true. Thank you 😊
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The only word that comes to my mind is: EXCELLENT!
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Thank you 😊
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I have had a crappy week at work and have struggled with stress which makes me irritable, angry and almost tearful. I have been running a lot recently and today went and ran 5 mile with some of my fav songs pumping into my head to motivate me. Took my mind off a few things and I felt much better putting things into perspective. Think your post was meant to be today. Ian
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You’re welcome Ian and sorry to hear you had a bad week. Yes, I find running always helps my mood as well.
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Being ok is not a goal necessarily. Being satisfied is a goal we should attain to. Challenging ourselves to be calm is a good goal. Being envious is something to avoid.
Not being ok can be so many things — can we switch that feeling easily? No, but it does happen — it happened for me about 6 weeks ago. I didn’t flip the switch from depression to mania but somewhere by some miraculous mind warp, I was in a new mindset.
New decisions regarding my activities were made that have had a major impact in my life.
There is so much more to tell.
But not here and not now.
May God bless you all!!
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Thank you very much for sharing 🙂
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I’m processing through something right now, and I’m sad. Deeply, truly, incredibly sad. I have talked to someone about it, but I’m not sure where to go or what to do. Right now it’s just been a moment of realization. Of recognizing actions and absorbing feelings. And “sadness” is truly the best term to encompass this process.
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I’m sorry to hear this, Joelle. Feel free to e mail us if you want to talk about it in private.
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Thank you ❤️
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