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[Cinnabonbon]

Hi All!I'm Cinnabonbon 🍥. I was diagnosed with Anxiety a few years ago and was recently diagnosed with Depression. I wasn't aware someone could have both at the same time. I am lucky 🍀 to have a family doctor who is caring, helpful and honest (that last one is important!!). That's right! Make sure you've got an honest doctor in your corner. Some doctors or psychiatrists think lying 🤥 or withholding information 🤫 is the way to go. If you meet a doctor or shrink like this RUN!!

My family, friends and students keep me going by giving me a reason to get up in the morning 🌄. Without them, I'd be in bed all day (not good!)

I joined to find other positive ways to deal with these illnesses. Encourage eachother to keep going when the going gets tough

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[Dolphin14]

Cinnabonbon

Welcome to the community.

It sounds like you are doing well despite your diagnosis of anxiety and depression. This is great to read.

What type of teacher are you?

We definitly encourage and support each other here

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[Cinnabonbon in reply to Dolphin14]

Hi Dolphin14!I'm a piano teacher. It's important for me to see the students, as I feel better afterwards 😌. Going out (even if it's for a 10 minute walk 🦀) can help because there's that sense of accomplishment! However, if the symptoms are really bad, one should stay in and not force themselves. There's nothing wrong with this.

Yes! I am doing my best coping!! Hope you are coping well!

[Dolphin14 in reply to Cinnabonbon]

I love listening to piano on my mediation app. What a great talent to be able to share.

I agree, it's not good to push ourselves constantly. It's ok to have down time.

I'm doing very well thank you

[kenster1 in reply to Dolphin14]

my ex when she was 14/15 was well above her level playing piano her parents made her do an hour every day after school not sure how it`s graded but she was way better than anyone her age group I suppose that`s why she ended up hating it feeling forced into it.

[hypercat54 in reply to kenster1]

I hope she has got well over that now and can enjoy playing for its own sake.

I had a friend who was a piano teacher but she taught from home. She had gone to the Royal College of Music in London.

[kenster1 in reply to hypercat54]

yeah she got lessons as well she played for the church sometimes as her parents helped run the Sunday school at the church but think peer pressure had the opposite effect to what they hoped for.

[Dolphin14 in reply to kenster1]

Kenster

That's the other extreme and it's so sad. It takes the joy right out of it being forced.

Then you think of someone like Liberace, he must have been in that same position as a child?

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[punkster in reply to Cinnabonbon]

Hi Cinnabonbon. I am an older student of piano. I took lessons a few years as a child and have been taking lessons for about a year and a half. I love playing the piano- it helps with my anxiety. My poor piano teacher had to go through lockdown all by herself. She is single, and her youngest child moved out during the pandemic. She taught all of her lessons on Zoom. I don't know how she did it. I could see falling into depression if you teach in your house. I think you need to make it a point to get out and do something unrelated to piano as much as you can. Make sure you exercise on a regular basis. Musicians tend to be temperamental and depression and anxiety is common.

[AnxiousSilver]

F&F, Welcome.

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"Encourage eachother to keep going when the going gets tough "

I've been struggling with this myself lately.

Just trying my best, but yeah I've been struggling too.

[Teaching]

Welcome to the community!

[WaffleTime]

nice to meet you Cinnabon! I also was diagnosed with anxiety and later depression and am battling them both like you. I love what you said about supporting each other. This is an awesome community 😎

[Starrlight]

You’re amazing.

[Cinnabonbon]

❤️ 🙏