After that positive feeling at the end of yesterday, the night disintegrated into a "stress battle" ..... an unpleasant time that finally ground to a halt when tiredness overcame her anxiety behaviours .... it was not nice.
Today has potential to be a low stress day .... J and E are in Ubud ...... so it means that we can arrange the day to be optimal for Kaylia. We're asking ourselves "Why do we go on holidays?" The very basis of a holiday .... the change in routine ..... the relaxation ..... is a big cause of Kaylia's anxiety attacks. So the holiday is usually the very opposite for us.
Evening
It's been a good day .... a couple of times she began to escalate into an attack but we've been able to defuse the situation each time. We began the day with a drive to Hypermart ..... then sate for lunch at home..... then rest time ..... milkshake at Acquaviva .... more rest time .... then home delivery pizza. If we program the day and explain it to her, it improves the chances of making it through the day .... and of is keeping our sanity. she is regularly talking about school .... but that's OK .... we have to be hard on her when she starts talking about "airport" .... she means that she wants to go back to Perth.
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