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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Juicyj" data-source="post: 2632188" data-attributes="member: 53162">Hi [USER=508270]@philly1991[/USER] I was angry too for a while, it was hard to accept that where I’d once been healthy and never poorly that I’d become reliant on medication to stay alive, I felt robbed.  It’s not easy though living with anger and it can affect those around you too, I tried meditation which was really helpful as it bought me peace and now I cope with exercise, I try to remember that I am still the same person but with a little modification now.  Finding peace has bought acceptance and more resilience too in coping with the ups and downs of t1d.Please have a chat with your DSN about how you are feeling - they can put you in touch with some support to help you mentally, getting support is vital and they do appreciate how difficult it is living with t1d.  Maybe just deal with this first, getting your head in the right place will in turn then help you to cope better with your t1d in time but having a healthy mental attitude is the keystone for managing well with t1d.</blockquote>

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