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Some time ago I commented in a post<\/a> about trying to post more as a way of getting variety in my life.\u00a0 A noble intention, but life has kept getting in the way, and I found I was tending towards angry, ranty posts due to the frustrations all around.<\/p>\n

Suffice to say things came to a head in the last couple of months and I actually booked myself a counseling session with a psychologist.<\/p>\n

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Not sure what message the book shop staff are sending with this.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The session was useful, in that it confirmed a lot of the things I had already recognised, but it’s nice to have them confirmed by a professional. And a fresh perspective on some aspects, being told to have a fried egg for breakfast once in a while was novel <adds bacon to shopping list><\/em>.<\/p>\n

Why am I posting this? I know I’m not the only one suffering from anxiety and stress, and I want to say:<\/p>\n

It’s not a bad thing to ask for help.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Trying to take action is the next challenge, especially when life pressures seem unrelenting: work (still trying to cope with a new job in a different engineering sector), financial obligations (education fees, no social security safety nets, diversifying source of income), long distance relationships, family responsibilities and so on.<\/p>\n

That’s how I ended up in the book shop in front of the self help shelves, the top one grabs the attention but my selections were from the lower shelf.<\/p>\n

I’ve always considered motivational authors and speakers to be something of a con: telling us the rather obvious and relieving us of our hard earned cash to do so. However, I’ve paid my money and ended up with a couple of books.<\/p>\n

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New reading material to try and get my mind on track.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Don’t Sweat The Small Stuff<\/em> has been picked up and put down by me so many times already, now the book shop copies won’t get so dog-eared.<\/p>\n

The second one 52 Small Changes For The Mind<\/em> I hadn’t seen before and its opening change is “put pen to paper,” actually suggesting to keep a journal in one form or another. This blog will hopefully see the public side of the first change.<\/p>\n

Onwards, to a more positive future…<\/p>\n

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Some snippets from the counselling that might be of use to others:<\/p>\n