Dear Tee,

I’m glad to hear that

So it’s hypothyroidism… could be autoimmune disease too (Hashimoto syndrome). That’s why I’d check it on the ultrasound as well, just to be sure.

Hmm I think you’re right; I’ve looked it up and symptoms are quite similar. And since it could be gene based and more likely to happen to women, I’ll suggest my mom for this test too!

It gets “engraved” into our brain…

Yes so I’m trying to erase that engraved thing. I literally had a dream like a week ago before my parents planning to visit, and I was anxious what’s going to happen. But thankfully everything went well.

So you feel you don’t need their approval and validation any more, but you do fear you’d disappoint them?

Yes. Like even for little things sometimes

That’s a good way to soothe yourself. You’re having lots of compassion for yourself. And you’re telling yourself that everything will be fine, which is a good way to reassure yourself. So you’re doing a great job parenting your inner child!

Yes I think I’ve been hard on myself for quite a while so I’m trying to take the mini steps towards self-compassion

Yes, I need to try it and see what works and what doesn’t… for me.

For sure and taking forward steps towards that will definitely give you more confidence to do it even more

Another thing, how you’re noting things down? For Learning in general. I’m thinking about creating the new framework for learning for kind of the soft skills and things I have to work on…
So I needed your opinion because I do feel overwhelmed sometimes