How I Kept Myself Afloat in The Midst of Chaos

Fatimah Alayafi
Be Yourself
Published in
8 min readJan 25, 2021

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Seven lifesaving aspects

The first half of 2020 was particularly dull and difficult. I’m sure many can relate to this.

The sudden lockdown forced me to finally address a build-up of unaddressed past trauma, deeply repressed issues, and long-overdue grief; hence a breakdown was inevitable. Additionally, I had to deal with a range of issues and the demise of a…

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