Rockin' in the New Year
It is awesome to be so lucky to have gotten a new chair for Christmas. What a great gift. It’s a fantastic glider chair. I need movement and it has been hard for me to find a suitable adult way to move inside the house. I have a tendency to rock when I sit, but constant motion is not good for stationary chairs. Well when I feel like I’m anxious or stressed or when I’m trying really hard to be focused, I need to rock. Then I just can concentrate and focus on my surroundings, I can stop worrying about all the stuff I can’t see or hear. I feel grounded. My new chair is quiet and comfortable and when I rock, it is smooth. I had a old rocking chair (my great-grandma’s) but it is noisy, and it feels like you are in the dryer being tossed about. So I am so happy with my new chair.
I am very sorry we had a little rough start to 2026. It was my fault—I have OCD and I couldn’t control a dangerous compulsion of mine. I almost got sick because of it. I have had compulsions a lot and I have been bad before and I have gotten control before it got out of hand. I got scared of trying to figure out how to gain control and made it worse. I needed help. My parents and my counsellor helped me through it. I guess I was just fortunate to have access to a great counsellor, and parents that recognize when they need to override my wishes when they become harmful. They tried everything and they were willing to have me mad at them because my health was more important to them than having me like them in that moment. Oh I love them for that. I’m so glad I am doing better but I know I still need counselling and work to stay healthy.
I have a question. Do you think I should continue my blog? I’m trying to decide if I am just writing something that is uninteresting, and no longer new.
Thank you for taking the time to read my blog and I am grateful to all who have written to me. I apologize if I missed any feedback sent, I have had lots of spam and may have overlooked a legitimate response.
Hoping everyone has a great year.