"Millions of minds press opinions like they're gospel (as facts and figures find ill-fated decay)
And all the pushers stand in line so vaingloriously hostile (if they had their way, we'd have no escape)
So I beg for rationale, in the midst of all the rage
But I'm met with reduction again
I offend before I've opened my mouth
To resent, I present there's nothing pleasant to say
(Paradise has gifted us these convoluted interrupts that interrupt real life)
I can't believe my eyes
The truth's no longer deified
Instead we wade the wreckage of this false information
That you can't deny
Tell me this isn't real life"
Dear Hunter, "blame paradise"
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Ignoring Mental Health in Covid-19
In Covid-19 we’re not living in the way we used to. We’re reminded every day by government decisions, that we need to continue to be careful, to be mindful of a virus that we can’t see that has claimed millions of lives.
The care-free days where you could go out and not think about your mental or physical health are long gone. Those days are now replaced with us having to be mindful, to know that we can get caught off guard.
Tripple-jabbed
Triple-jabbed doesn’t means you’re safe or 100% protected and you can still catch and spread Covid. it simply means you need to be mindful on how you choose to go about your life. Although it means you have some protection, the protection it gives, continues to deplete through the days and months ahead, until your next jab.
I talk about mental health more than I ever have on my blog. Having dealt with mental health issues since I was a child, I know how mental health goes. Although 2 years in and life is somewhat orderly now, many may still be living in fight or flight mode.
Fight or flight mode, is a response that refers to a physiological reaction that occurs when something terrifying happens, either physically or mentally. It’s hard not to be mentally, emotionally or physically affected by Covid on some level.
Be open and honest
Be open and honest about how you feel, how you’re coping. Covid has touched and continues to touch and affect many lives. The key is very much for to be open and honest. We’re closed and shut off. It’s now business as usual as we’re choosing not to talk about mental health.
For others they may feel anxious because they know what is happening is affecting them, but they’re not always able to articulate how they feel. Through media reports, it has been suggested, we have become more closed, shut off, separate and divided. I believe that to be true.
The human species is changed
The human species is completely changed and we’re ignoring mental health at our peril. This is exactly the time we need to be dealing with our mental health and yet it is largely ignored.
Deal with your mental health
If you are interested in dealing with your mental health, my books make for perfect reading. They both address mental health.
If you’re also looking for more info, or you just fancy grabbing your copy, please check out this link https://linktr.ee/Ilana_Estelle
Thank you.
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Virtual/Reality
Author’s note: I was messing around with writing styles during that 14-hour-drive my family took after Christmas. This is one of the results of that that I ended up kind of liking.
Fandom: Sanders Sides, shockingly
Summary: Virgil and his online friend, Princey, have been chatting online for years. Princey wants to bring their virtual friendship to the real world, but Virgil isn’t sure that’s a good idea.
Warnings: Insecurity about appearance (birthmarks specifically), and maybe teasing about typos? I don’t know if that bothers people. I don’t think there are any others.
Word count: 616
Writing Masterpost!
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PrinceCharming is online.
PrinceCharming: Hey!!
PrinceCharming: Wanna know what my 2019 resolution is?
New-Year-New-Fear: Shrinking your head back to normal size?
PrinceCharming: Pfft.
PrinceCharming: Ur funny
New-Year-New-Fear: I try
PrinceCharming: Anygay. As I was saying,
PrinceCharming: Before u so rudely interupted me
PrinceCharming: I wanna meet u!!
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(Virgil tapped his finger on the side of his laptop uncertainly for a moment. His eyes kept drifting back to the misspelled “interrupted” in one of Princey’s most recent messages, something which his little brother would have surely already pointed out. But Virgil chose another way to deflect.)
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New-Year-New-Fear: You already know me
PrinceCharming: u dork
PrinceCharming: u know I meant in PERSON
New-Year-New-Fear: lame
PrinceCharming: ????
New-Year-New-Fear: you can think of a better one than that
PrinceCharming: Well maybe I dont want to.
New-Year-New-Fear: Are you sure?
PrinceCharming: Yeah come on. Itll be great!! Weve known eachother for how llong?
New-Year-New-Fear: You really need to turn on autocorrect
PrinceCharming: Mabe I will if u stopignoring mee !
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(Virgil let his head fall back against his headboard and rolled his eyes. He knew that Princey was probably playing up the typos now just because he knew they bothered him. The majority would likely mysteriously disappear when he started playing along.)
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New-Year-New-Fear: :P
PrinceCharming: We’ve known eachother for how long?
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(See that? Princey was using apostrophes now.)
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New-Year-New-Fear: Years
PrinceCharming: Years!! and I still don’t know what u look liek
New-Year-New-Fear: I don’t look liek anything
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(God, now he was acting like Logan.)
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PrinceCharming: LIKE OK LIKE
PrinceCharming: Isn’t it time we met for real?
New-Year-New-Fear: I mean
New-Year-New-Fear: I guess
PrinceCharming: Sth wrong?
New-Year-New-Fear: I’m just not sure it’s a good idea for us to meet in person
PrinceCharming: I’m not an aaxe murderer… pinkie promse
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(Virgil reached up a hand and trailed his fingers absently along his face and neck, along the slightly mottled patterns there. He couldn’t see the birthmark at the moment, but he knew it was there. The gazes of strangers and even his family and friends never let him forget. Virgil even styled his hair to cover as much of it as he could. Princey never stared, though. He couldn’t: not when he didn’t even know it was there.)
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PrinceCharming: Doom and Gloom? U there?
New-Year-New-Fear: I’m here
PrinceCharming: We don’t have to meet if you really don’t want to.
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(Virgil let out a long breath.)
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New-Year-New-Fear: sorry
PrinceCharming: Its okay. Just a silly idea.
New-Year-New-Fear: No it wasn’t. I’m just not ready.
PrinceCharming: Ur good
New-Year-New-Fear: I made it awkward didn’t I
PrinceCharming: No no no. I’m the one who asked.
New-Year-New-Fear: Sorry Princey
PrinceCharming: …
PrinceCharming: Roman
New-Year-New-Fear: What?
PrinceCharming: Well if we don’t get to meet eachother yet I figured id at least give u my actual name.
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(Virgil groaned, covering his face with his hands for a second before resigning himself to a choice. He returned his hands to the keyboard.)
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New-Year-New-Fear: So I guess
New-Year-New-Fear: If we’re like sharing and caring or whatever
New-Year-New-Fear: I’m Virgil
PrinceCharming: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
PrinceCharming: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
PrinceCharming: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
New-Year-New-Fear: Dude, you’re gonna crash the chat or something
PrinceCharming: Worth it!!
New-Year-New-Fear: Anyway sorry to stomp all over your idea
PrinceCharming: Don’t worry about it u anxious little nightmare. Happy new year.
New-Year-New-Fear: Happy New Year
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(The two of them moved on to play some online multiplayer games after that. Princey—Roman—didn’t bring up the topic of meeting in person again. Virgil was glad for that, but he had to admit, if any of his online friends would be non-judgmental about his appearance, it would be Roman. Maybe he would take him up on his idea one day. But that day wasn’t today, and that was fine.)
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