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I can relate! Sometimes I freak out too... I think for myself "can this really happen? can I really achieve my dream???"... I don't know where this fear comes from. What helps me is a thought that we are here on this Earth to be happy, we are meant to succeed. If I want something, I deserve it...

I can only relate. I work online too and I think it is great that I can work anywhere just by having my phone with me. But the negative side of it is that I am constantly using my phone... I try to limit myself too. Sometimes I tell myself to only use camera on my phone and not check any social...

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I definitely can understand what you mean. I also have a close relative who is not willing to learn more than she already does. If she says something that is clearly wrong, and I start explaining to her a scientific point of view, she literally just yawns and shows with all her facial...

I let my frustration out but I don't dwell on negative feelings. When I notice that I start thinking in a negative way, I simply go outside! When it's great weather outside, I breath in fresh air and it helps me to remember how good life is and that most problems are temporary. Maybe I meet a...

Cooking and eating together has definitely a social aspect too! I am like you, I can't think straight when I'm hungry and I get annoyed at everything if I have an empty stomach. I love cooking for the people that I love. It is a true pleasure to see them enjoying a meal that I prepared. I and...

I believe Communication is the Key to the marriage. I was very quiet myself before, kept my thoughts for myself, but my husband taught me to tell him everything. Basically we don't go to bed if there is an issue to solve or if I have some thoughts or preoccupations on my mind. It was so hard for...

I feel you! I was in the same position. I cannot do anything more than just smile and politely explain: "sorry, I have so much work to do right now", maybe I would even tell them what tasks exactly I need to do, so they believe that I'm not dodging work. Boundaries are extremely important. At my...

I felt really lonely when I was a teenager and lived with my family. In a house full of people, I was alone. I tried to go out with friends, I was occupied with school and work but deep inside I was lonely. After I moved away, started school in another city, everything started changing for me. I...

After I got my first child I realised that I cannot go back to 9 to 5 jobs mostly because I don't want to leave her in the day care. She is too young to be left with other people. Before I thought I would always work for a company or another person, but now I need more freedom to decide when...

For many people, procrastination is a strong and mysterious force that keeps them from completing the most urgent and important tasks in their lives with the same strength as when you try to bring like poles of a magnet together. It's also a potentially dangerous force, causing victims to fail...

Leave the books alone for a while and learn language through music! It's a great way to learn new vocabulary. One really cool thing about learning from music – other than it being nice to listen to – is that you can sing along to the music despite not knowing exactly what the words mean. You...

Good point about choosing your battles. I noticed that sometimes it is just easy to agree with them (and still do things your way) and thank them for their advice (and don't take it) rather that starting explaining why I disagree. What bothers me is that person often asks me for help with...

Similar thing happened to me. I didn't get a new job, but I got a child that keeps me occupied. When a toxic person tries to use me or make me feel bad, I just start telling how extremely busy or tired I am, that I haven't slept all night. Sometimes it's not even true, but this is my way to...

Thank you for such a detailed answer. I will have to remember these steps if I feel that the family member is stepping over the boundaries again. Confronting is very hard. For me it was hard enough to accept that that family member is toxic. I was manipulated to think all my life that I was the...

Thanks for the tips! I will check those two apps out. Verbs are difficult for me too, especially when you have to talk and think how to conjugate verbs at the same time. If I don't know how to conjugate a verb I just say it in infinitive form, but I feel stupid when I say it and know that it's...

It's super hard to talk with them. They don't see a problem and think they are the victim, start manipulating and leaving me feeling bad again. It's easier to pretend that everything is fine and try to talk with them as rarely as possible. But it seems like a temporary solution only.

Do you have toxic people in your life? How do you deal with them? Is it a family member, a friend, a co-worker? I don't let toxic people in my life. I've always been strict with that. I don't need people in my life who make me feel bad. However, I have a family member who is toxic and I...

I agree, a trip is a good way to "escape". I always come back refreshed from my trips. In my everyday life I don't have time to read a book, but I love reading during holidays. When I don't have a possibility to travel, I can watch a movie or go out for a walk, do things that make me happy...

As I get older I realise that my best friend is my husband. I don't have any best friends besides him. I have some good friends, that I've known for 10 years, that I can talk to, but I feel that we are drifting away from each other. Recently I became a mother, and my friends are still single so...