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Watty's Awakening
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Hugs for the trauma and flashbacks, perhaps a kind way of framing it, is that your subconscious finally feels safe enough to process it.Well done for getting out with WattyDog and VNM 😊 Gkad it brought you joy x ❤️
KKAs at 15.12.25:
- When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £227,385
- OPs to mortgage = £12,881 Estd. interest saved = £6,203 to date
c. 16 months reduction in term
Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030
Read 80 books of target 52 in 2025, as @ 25th December
Produce tracker: £457 of £300 in 2025
Watch your thoughts, they become your words.
Watch your words, they become your actions.Watch your actions, they become your reality.8 -
I think KK is on to something here. I only started processing when I met my DP as I think my body, and soul, finally felt safe to process the past.KajiKita said:Hugs for the trauma and flashbacks, perhaps a kind way of framing it, is that your subconscious finally feels safe enough to process it.Well done for getting out with WattyDog and VNM 😊 Gkad it brought you joy x ❤️
KK
Sending hugs, it's not nice and I hope you get the support you need when you speak to the MH team xEmergency Fund- £717.77
New Diary- https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6647063/investing-in-us-holidays-health-and-the-road-to-150k#latest6 -
agree, its like a stressful job and when you finally get a fortnight holidays you spend it having a cold and other ailments as you finally get a chance to relax.
Think of it as cyclical or onion layers. You did the superficial, the slightly deeper, now you are ready for the even deeper stuff. You got this, get it processed and out your system
Freedom is ahead
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22: 3🏅 4⭐ 23: 5🏅 6 ⭐ 24 1🏅 2⭐ 25 🏅 🥈2⭐ Never save something for a special occasion. Every day is a special occasion. The diff between what you were yesterday and what you will be tomorrow is what you do today Well organised clutter is still clutter - Joshua Becker If you aren't already using something you won't start using it more by shoving it in a cupboard- AJMoney The barrier standing between you & what youre truly capable of isnt lack of info, ideas or techniques. The secret is 'do it'7 -
I found it helpful at the beginning to commit to going out once a day. It was usually just for a walk around the headland and then I would go home for the rest of the day. There were times of day I felt better about going out so that helped as well. It gives you a small sense of choice, after all the problem is not about not leaving the house but the feeling of not having a choice to do so5
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