"Where am I?"
"What was that noise?!"
Then comes the reassurance....
"You're on Islay."
"It was the wind."
"There's nothing to worry about."
"Go back to sleep."
That cyclical conversation with myself is just a snippet of something that happens all the time. That sensible, invisible person quietly providing comfort and solace to the anxious child. Both the adult and the child reside in my head, both vie for my attention, it takes patience to settle the anxious child and when I do, all is well.
I don't want to get rid of her though...she loves to laugh, do cartwheels, run like she ran when she was playing tig in the playground and has a freedom about her that the adult would surely scoff at.
To keep my body and mind together I must embrace both aspects of who I am.
The sensible adult provides a level- headedness that ensures I can help the clients I work with, while the child invariably injects a bit of humour into the sessions. Don't shy away from any aspect of yourself that makes you your wonderful unique self.
"Be happy with being you. Love your flaws. Own your quirks. And know that you are just as perfect as anyone else, exactly as you are." - Ariana Grande
