Need some cheerleaders, and maybe something stronger than caffeine and fear.

I like hugs 🫂

Sharing interest or investment in some of these subjects, is helpful in itself. I am spinning an unsustainable number of plates right now, and doing most of it blindly and on my own, while working around a body that's actively trying to kill me. Never underestimate the value of a little solidarity.

Helping doesn't always mean offering solutions.

A lot of my joint and postural issues stem from no one noticing until I was in my 40s that my knees are hypermobile. So what I think is straight leg, is actually way overextended, and has been my whole life, so none of my skeletal muscles work right.

I have hip and knee issues but I've been trying to get my husband to help me figure out the right stance/posture for squats, so I don't seriously hurt myself, for months. I keep asking, because I know how much they would benefit me (I have major balance issues and use a stick), so hopefully one day.

I don't that would mean it had tipped into diabetes proper, and I'm trying to delay the inevitable for as long as possible. 😂

Muscle loss is something I fear, but my exercise potential is severely compromised. I've gone back to my physio, as a start, which you can actually take a little inspiration credit for. There's just so much I need to get a handle on.

Sounds like I might need to move cortisol up the list though.

Oh, that's interesting. I have to be careful with supplements because of the meds I take. My main focus is on hormone regulation at the moment, but I just received the summons for the annual check on cholesterol and whether they can remove the pre from the pre-diabetes, so priorities may shift soon.

I think with anxiety, those of us who deal with it long term know there aren't simple solutions. Sharing strategies can be useful, because they're mostly self-developed or adapted. But most of the time the biggest help is simply the reminder that lots of our brains do similar things, not just ours.

Cortisol is something I need to research more. I know the basics, but my research has been focused more on the psychological rather than the physiological. It's one of those, 'it's on the list but it's a long list,' topics. If you've got any info, I'd be interested.

Intermittently. I'm not doing great physically or mentally at the moment, so my brain thought I might enjoy the busy brain anxiety dreams. Trying to get my head around what's meant to be another busy day now.

How's your day going? Busy?

Morning Bear.