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Jim in Alaska's avatar

Hum, 38 years older than you young lady so I feel I can pass along unsolicited, some dutch uncle advice: Enjoy the next exitiex years, the coming decades, good, bad, beautiful ugly.

It all keeps it interesting, without the ups and downs, smooth seas, the reefs, storms and zephyrs, it would all be just a tasteless pablum.

Don't know what, if anything, that free advice is worth to you, but writing it was a needed reminder to myself. <grin>

https://open.substack.com/pub/jiminalaska/p/an-eskimo-shaman-story-or-why-you

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BeckyJ47's avatar

Sudden or even gradual turns in life are definitely unmooring and you've hit a number of events both good an bad over the last year or so. It's no wonder you feel unmoored. You are surrounded by good friends and family, all of whom are happy to give you a shoulder to lean on, cry on, laugh on. It's okay to ask them to do that.

With only 15 years on you, I don't have Jim in Alaska's deep wisdom, but I can say that it's an interesting ride no matter what.

Tiffany is right about the food and the gratitude writing. I am/used to be prone to anxiety and panic attacks, especially when hungry. After much self-experimentation with paleo/primal/keto/carnivore, I have found that simply emphasizing protein (i.e. ~1g per lb of weight), helps keep me on an even keel. Now, when I feel the beginnings of an anxiety attack I immediately know why and even something as simple as that helps calm me down.

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