Welcome to The Princess Chronicle!
Every other week, I will be doing a newsletter-style of post. It will be a fun post filled with lots of goodies: quotes from my readings about SPD, journal entries about my current week, a recap of the previous week’s post, a quick write up about the upcoming week’s post, and who knows what else will get rotated in. I wanted to keep the momentum going with the blog, but then not overwhelm you with long blog posts about sensitive topics. Here’s what I’m thinking it will look like:
Bi-Weekly Journal Entry
Positive: This past weekend I was able to try a Huggaroo pouch, which I enjoyed immensely. (In the future, I will write a review about it with full details, but I just wanted to mention it as my positive for the week). The deep pressure that it provided, really helped me feel safe and pretty comfortable overall!
Real Talk: Our apartment gets extremely hot since we are on the top floor of an old, badly insulated house. So, we have to have the window units as well as two fans blowing to keep it comfortable. To be honest, I can’t stand the fans because it makes any hair on my body move and brings me an annoying pain. BUT, if we don’t have them on, then I’m sweating, which I hate even more. **ouch**
If we feel overwhelmed, our nervous systems drive us to defend against overstimulation and preserve the self.
Too Loud, Too Bright, Too Fast, Too Tight by Sharon Heller
What You Missed Last Week
I answered some of the main questions that I get after people find out that I have SPD. A takeaway from the post that I want to highlight is: “People tend to think that if someone does something that’s against “social norms” that it’s ok to immediately judge them instead of asking the WHY question and putting forth effort to try to understand.“
What To Look Forward To
Next week’s post is going to be a really great one! My hunky, Jon, agreed to answering some questions about what it’s like to live with someone who has SPD. If you have a question you’d like answered by Jon, drop a comment below or feel free to shoot me an email!
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