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Something I Do for My Mental Health

Adrienne Beaumont
1 min readJun 13, 2023

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The first thing I think of is sleep. Which is what I’m not doing now. I’ve been sleeping really well lately. But tonight I cannot get back to sleep. I went to sleep very early and woke at 1.30am. I’ve been laying awake listening to the roosters crow for a couple of hours and I’m just starting to become drowsy. Another thing I do is completely switch off particularly around negativity. Well to be truthful, I try to avoid those people. Not always possible.

It’s my birthday today and I have no idea what Stacey has planned for me today. It’s a surprise. Yesterday was also a surprise. I didn’t even look at the itinerary that Stacey planned for this trip. I am chilling out in my old age. In years past, I would have every last detail mapped out. To stay sane, I just “go with the flow”. Does anyone have any other thing I can try that will keep me out of a Filipino psychiatric facility?

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Adrienne Beaumont
Adrienne Beaumont

Written by Adrienne Beaumont

I’m Australian. I love to travel and write about my adventures.I write about my daily life as a mother and grandmother as well as my past experiences.

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