ヴィッキー・パティソンさんのインスタグラム写真 - (ヴィッキー・パティソンInstagram)「What a difference a week makes.. 😂🤦🏻‍♀️😩 Well guys, firstly I would like to say congratulations- you have all survived a week of lockdown 2.0. You should all be proud of yourselves. I don’t care how you did it- exercised like a demon or walloped a full box of mince pies everyday- you did it 💙 I’ll hold my hands up, I didn’t deal with it well. In fact, I haven’t been dealing with things well for the last few weeks- my fears, anxieties & stress- I’ve pushed them all down & hidden them with false smiles, busy days, constant rushing around & vapid conversations to avoid talking about how I really felt. But today, for the first time in ages- I sat down & spoke with my life coach & everything just came tumbling out. You know when you’re a kid & you go on holiday & you’re playing in the pool? Did you ever hold a ball under the water & see how long you could keep it there before it burst up to the surface & splashed everywhere?! 😂 Well that’s what I’ve been doing with my emotions recently, forcing them all down & today, they rose up to the surface & no one was safe from the splash zone 😂🤦🏻‍♀️ But after I’d cried my tsunami of tears I felt like a weight had been lifted- like I wasn’t so stressed & tired anymore! Can anyone else relate to this?! Or am I just a raging lunatic?! 😂🤦🏻‍♀️😩 I know I can’t be the only one who when things get tough, or scary, or traumatic- just shuts down & presses on like nothing is wrong. But actually, that is the most detrimental coping mechanism possible. Because just like when you were a kid holding the ball under the water, not only does the exertion of trying to keep it down exhaust you, but also- you can’t keep it locked away forever.. you’re simply delaying the inevitable. The splash, the outburst, the breakdown. This year has been undeniably difficult for everyone & on top of everything else we’re still trying to keep up appearances of being ok. Well It’s time we stopped. Lockdown is awful & we all have our own struggles & acting tough & stoic isn’t the answer here- being open, honest & not so bloody hard on ourselves is. So remember to be kind to yourself always & don't be afraid to let that ball go 😂😍」11月13日 3時39分