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EveHammond13

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35. I try to pacify my anxious brain by

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Fri May 3, 2019, 01:36 AM

May 2019

giving it the "pacifier" it wants - calming repetitive tasks that re-center. For me this is vacuuming, folding towels, organizing sock drawers and playing a lot of mah jong on my phone. Also maybe 3mg melatonin tablet from Trader Joe's.

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My PTSD, depression and anxiety are running ramped. [View all] Lady Freedom Returns May 2019 OP

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