Guestbloggers in da house!
Ikke skrevet av MiriamTranslated with ChatGPTHellllo! Guestbloggers in da house!
Miriam has asked us if we can write a bit about what it's like to have a friend with anxiety, and we're going to do that now. It won't take long; it can actually be summarized in one sentence:
Having a friend with anxiety is like having a friend.
Now that that's done, we'd rather spend our time writing a bit about Miriam.
Miriam is a friend we always have fun with. She's proactive and incredibly good at getting us involved in things. She often takes the initiative to plan cabin trips, gatherings, and parties. Fortunately, we're not hard to convince! When we're together, she's fun, lively, and generous. She's good at noticing small details in others and somehow knows very well what we like and don't like. Perhaps Miriam is Morten's princess, but when we're together, we feel like Miriam's princesses. For example, in Bergen, we got the big, comfy double bed while Miriam slept in a travel cot in the corner of the living room. We also had the large, sparkling bathroom to ourselves, while Miriam had to make do with the tiny one near the exit. Thankfully, Synnøve was considerate and went to the bathroom in the reception to poop.
We consider ourselves lucky to spend time with Miriam because she's a woman with many plans. Some she makes herself, while others she participates in. She volunteers to organize events for women in the community, contributes to local activities, and actually has more family and friends than us whom she does things with. Miriam is good at planning things well in advance, but we think she can also go with the flow. Even though the trip to Bergen was meticulously planned by Miriam, she didn't dig in her heels when we threw out suggestions for things to do. And if we're chatting by messages one day, it's not inconceivable that the conversation ends with a beer on the porch, a coffee on the hill, a ski trip to Drammen, or a bathtub party.
We also find Miriam to be very honest. She speaks up when something bothers her, as far as we know. We can also have conversations where we express our honest opinions about things without it being uncomfortable for any of us (we're keeping our fingers crossed that Miriam agrees with this). No topics are off-limits, and we can talk about anything.
To put it plainly – we just have a blast together!
Miriam, we think you're amazing!
Huge hugs (no yuck!) from Synnøve and Christie.