Beating Blue Monday

[ButtercupKid]

By completing week 7. Dead chuffed 😄

[Pickles1234]

A.M.A.Z.I.N.G 😊

[Chalkie2 Graduate]

I completed Week 7 today too. Felt amazing. I was surprised at how much energy I had when I got home, I had completed 4 miles by walking home after my run. I feel really positive about completing the challenge now.

Well done!

[ButtercupKid Graduate in reply to Chalkie2]

Great work Chalkie ⭐️ Go you ! All the best for week 8 😀

[SaskAlliecat Graduate]

💥Done💥. A great way to start the week!

[ButtercupKid Graduate in reply to SaskAlliecat]

Start one week by finishing another lol 😄 I’ve got so far out of sync I’ve nearly caught up with myself again !

[SaskAlliecat Graduate in reply to ButtercupKid]

😆

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate]

Congratulations BCK on completing week 7 and beating Blue Monday, no blues for you. 😊 🏃 Onwards and upwards to week 8.👍🏃😊

[ButtercupKid Graduate in reply to AlMorr]

Roll on Wednesday 😄

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate in reply to ButtercupKid]

👍

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate in reply to ButtercupKid]

Hi BCK, I mentioned that I was studying a course from FutureLearn about autism called 'Understanding Autism'. from the University of Kent.

I have just finished week 2 and found it very informing, the subject was " Sensory Issues and Repetitive Behaviours"

I learned that autistic people have sensory problems that can have impacts on a child's life, some people with autism can do outstanding things that a person who is not autistic cannot do, such as memorise a poem or play a piece on the piano that he has just heard for example on the radio.

The word neurotypicals is a posh word for a person who is not autistic. The third part of the course continues next Monday.

[ButtercupKid Graduate in reply to AlMorr]

That’s right - I remember that bit. Not all sensory issues are problems: it depends a lot on context. In fact, a lot of things which “normal” people describe as problems cause no difficulties to the person who is different - it’s the normal people who are having problems ! In the same way, it’s incorrect to refer to people as disabled. The disability is not in the person, but in the way society responds to them. In our family we refer to neurotypical people as “mainstreamers” 😄

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate in reply to ButtercupKid]

Correct BCK, yes I learned today that autism is not a disability or should not be referred to as a disability.

Could I draw your attention to a part of another section of Healthunlocked entitled 'Autism Support', you might find that interesting, I like the word "mainstreamers" for people who are not Autistic, that word neurotypical is very technical.

[ButtercupKid Graduate in reply to AlMorr]

I also found neurotypical a bit too scientific. We get round the confusion of whether to describe ourselves as autistic people or people with autism by calling ourselves autists, but I don’t know of anyone else who does. I didn’t know there was an autistic support section. I wonder how many of the mentors are autistic 😀

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate in reply to ButtercupKid]

Go to Healthunlocked, go to communities, scroll down to the A to Z part, Autism Support is the last community of the A's, press "Autism Support" to 'follow'

Not too sure how many mentors of Autism Support are Autistic.

[johnt46 Graduate]

Excellent! Well done!!

[ButtercupKid Graduate in reply to johnt46]

Thanks JT x

[Wimborne]

Whooooo Hooooo BCK. Way to go you. Chuffed is an understatement. 🏃🏼‍♀️👏👏🌟. Wonderful Wednesday here you come.

[ButtercupKid Graduate in reply to Wimborne]

Thanks Wimborne x What are you up to yourself ?

[Wimborne in reply to ButtercupKid]

Lying in bed feeling rubbish ! 😀

[ButtercupKid Graduate in reply to Wimborne]

Awww ! Poor you ! Blasted lurgy 😡. Get well soon x

[Wimborne in reply to ButtercupKid]

And I was so smug thinking I had escaped it. Did manage a hilly run yesterday as knew it was coming on and thought I’d get out before it took hold. I am learning to run hills and have bravely moved away from my very safe and trusted park as literally I was so bored going round and round and round. So extended rest days this week with tissues, cold and flu tablets and may even get my boys to make me a lemsip. Seriously house looks trashed and have only been in bed since yesterday lunchtime. I darent look downstairs. 😂

[ButtercupKid Graduate in reply to Wimborne]

Definitely not, in your current enfeebled state ! Well done with the hills. Climb every mountain. . . etc. 😄

[Wimborne in reply to ButtercupKid]

Yep got me singing again....😆.

[ButtercupKid Graduate in reply to Wimborne]

Hope it lifts the spirits x

[Ethelbert Graduate]

Well done! You're such an inspiration

[ButtercupKid Graduate in reply to Ethelbert]

Thanks Ethelbert. We’re all in this together on this forum 😄

[Taffinator Graduate]

Well done, it’s a great feeling, can’t wait to get back to Week 7 again! 👍🏻

[ButtercupKid Graduate in reply to Taffinator]

Where are you at now ?

[Taffinator Graduate in reply to ButtercupKid]

Starting week 4 this week, went out with club on Sunday and enjoyed the training.

[ButtercupKid Graduate in reply to Taffinator]

Great work ⭐️ Not sure if I’ll ever really want to run with anyone else. I’m really fast compared with when I started but massively slow compared with everyone else I see, including most of the dog-walking grannies 😄

[molly1973 Graduate]

Ooh fab. You’ve put a song in my head too 👍

[ButtercupKid Graduate in reply to molly1973]

With a song in my heart. . . That one might be before your time 😄

[Shelley2310 Graduate]

Oh dear I missed this 3 days ago....very well done you’re flying along now 🏃‍♀️. You’ve probably completed w8r1 by now. Happy running 🏃‍♀️

[ButtercupKid Graduate in reply to Shelley2310]

Just done it today, in spite of many misgivings !

[mafee Graduate]

And so you should be - WOW - you are nearly finished now - seeing as the last few weeks are so similar! - excellent stuff!

[ButtercupKid Graduate in reply to mafee]

Thanks Magee. I keep telling myself, if I can run 25 minutes and 3 minutes, then I can run 28 minutes 😁

[Sophia1712 Graduate]

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