We always think of someone being lonely because they are physically on their own and those reasons could be down to: Living alone Children have left home ’empty nest’ or you are the first amongst friends to have a child A relationship has ended Contact has been lost with friends or family Been in a […]
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When I started to write this, I envisaged my readers hoping for a story along the lines of Buffy the Vampire Slayer coming in to do her deed and getting rid of the demons inside our head.
Unfortunately, there is no Sarah Michelle Gellar AND there are no actual slaying of vampires or demons.
It doesn’t seem to matter what I have achieved in life – I still haven’t done the right thing as far as a lot of people (society in general) is concerned!
You see … I don’t have children!
Walk into any room full of people and we all judge.
It’s human nature and we all make judgments every day.
Never have we talked more about the impact our mental health has on us.
The pandemic has bought it closer to home and we are seeing and hearing sports men and women putting their well-being and mental health first.
The first thing I hear you say is – 25 years!
Really?
Could vulnerability actually be my best friend?
Go back 5 years and my thought process would tell me: “I’m not good enough “I can’t do this!
No matter who we are, the one thing we all have in common, is looking for success in one form or another.
If you think about it, when we were young we didn’t always recognise our successes.
Have you ever had a conversation with someone and come away feeling frustrated?
Is your frustration because you don’t think you have been heard properly or you felt you were on different page?
Loneliness is one of those feelings that can creep up on you when you least expected it and can happen to anyone of us.
It is a normal human emotion!
I’ve suffered from limiting self-belief and lack of self-confidence for most of my life.
I never believed I was good enough in many aspects of my life.
One of the biggest things that can bring us down or stop us in our tracks is our own lack of self-belief.
Primarily this comes from our inner voice.
