Tuesday February 3, 2026 | The Idea Space | 100 Mindful Prompts for Self-Care and Stress Relief | What do you love most about yourself?

I love being able to exercise for hours without stopping and appreciate staying active no matter my size. I think I entered perimenopause when I turned 40. Exercise is helping me prevent diabetes, and I believe anxiety and stress, even if they don’t directly cause it, can still play a role. Anger, anxiety, and stress can spike blood sugar. My blood sugar was elevated the last time I saw my doctor, and I was prediabetic. It went back down but could rise again tomorrow. My doctor will likely tell me to cut out sugar and fat again, but I don’t think that will help unless the root cause is addressed.  Selective mutism is a severe anxiety disorder, and I’m constantly thinking and worrying. I find myself meditating every minute.  

Okay whoever tells someone to stop being anxious needs to have a complete education on selective mutism because I think that is full of crap!!! This is easier said than done!!!  I know there is some other cause that is causing a tiny bit of a raise in my blood sugar and my cholesterol. #severeanxiety #selectivemutism 

Does severe anxiety cause a raise in blood sugar and cholesterol?  I want to get to the bottom of this. I want to lower that severe anxiety. Does a weighted vest help with severe anxiety?  I don't know that a weighted vest helps with perimenopausal symptoms.   

I knew this would happen someday. Jason got fired from his job at Goodwill because of his mouth! He says whatever pops into his head without thinking. I’m not repeating what he said, but there were a lot of inappropriate words. I know exactly what those words mean. Sure, I may have selective mutism, but I’m definitely not stupid. I think Jason was set up to get fired. Why is it that I understand him and no one else does? Well, all those times he didn’t get caught are catching up with him now. I knew it would happen eventually, and this time he got caught talking to other employees who’ve been there just as long as he has.