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Chrissy Symeonakis

@chrissy_sym

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📍 Sydney based country girl
🍹Marketing and Events guru
✍️ Founder @creativelsoul @beyondthemirrorball
💃 Chronic illness & disability girly

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My goal is in 18 days time to have 80,000 words written about my chronic illness journey and what becoming disabled looks like to me. I talk about diagnosis, the medical gaslighting that occurred. How poorly I was treated by medical professionals that were meant to help me. All things grief, depression, drug induced psycosis, medications and then all the other bullshit that happened to me because of those medications I took.

I have a writing goal of 4k words everyday to smash and I'm already at 8111 words. Its been incredibly triggering, sad and cathartic writing this.

Reliving some super crap parts I have tried to block out. This is not an easy thing to share, but i am writing it for me. I am also
sharing this journey, because I wish there was something real, raw and honest available to read when i was going thru this all, so i didn't feel so isolated or alone.

So over the next 3 weeks I'll be tapping away at the computer. Working a little less and focusing on my own stuff. Feels good to finally hit the keyboard.

I can't wait for you all to read it when she's ready. by @chrissy_sym

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2 months ago

Starting to feel like myself again, though still working thru some stuff.

Set myself some big goals for the year and am already smashing them. I did say this was the year I was going all in and playing large.

So watch this space. I have some super collabs, events and partnerships in the works. Which I'll be sure to start sharing when the time is right. Also non apologetically protecting my peace and energy.

Also am loving my latest hair transformation from @djjamesalexandr you bloody nailed it.

Let's go!! by @chrissy_sym

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5 months ago

Please join me on this new chapter where I attempt to set boundaries and stick to them for my own mental and physical healths sake.

If I say no please respect that. If I dont reply straight away, accept I am attempting to implement healthy strategies to protect my own personal peace.

The last week I have been trying all the meditation, battling anxiety and pain and tapping into my valium stash because shit has been hard.

I'm going back to therapy and I am seeing my GP again for a medication review for my anxiety, depression and OCD (which has decided to raise its head again).

I tell you this not for sympathy but maybe to help me try keep these boundaries and to put myself first for once which if you know me, I am a long time people pleaser. I will be ok.

Just in a season of sadness and where everthing feels a bit hard. I am not OK. Which is ok. But I will be. I just might need a minute so please be patient with me.

💓 by @chrissy_sym

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15 hours ago

I need a breather and some space for a few days. If urgent please text me or if it is a work thing reach out to the girls. I'm burnt out AF and need to do some stuff to fill my cup and for my mental health.

I think the last days off I actually had were in February so I'm pretty bloody cooked right now.

I'll be ok. My social battery right now is super drained and I don't want to flare my MS. So am setting a boundary (new for me)..

Things can wait a day.... Peace out. by @chrissy_sym

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4 days ago

The Willow Grandma from Pocahontas reminds me of my cute lil yia yia. All those lines in their face of a life lived and their wisdom. ( and too much 🌞 ☀️ 🌤 exposure)...

I miss my Yia Yia especially around my birthday, which is next week. Mostly for the cash ( IYKYN wog kids) jks but because she always made my favourites and spoiled me.

My brother @andysymeonakis did visit them the other day and cleaned up at the cemetery and they said to say hi to me. 🫠

Also isn't the Abulita in Coco a cute lil Grandma too??? by @chrissy_sym

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17 days ago

This is the face of someone that had a full allergic reaction to God knows what this afternoon and i have been itchy af all afternoon.

I had to double down on all the antihistamines and I had a big old cry this afternoon. I would just like my life to be normal, pain free and without something trying to fucking kill me.

Had a webinar tonight and my team totally stepped up to host it for me and they nailed it and I am so grateful. Right before I was eating ice blocks, sipping water and smashed a tonne of 🫚 tablets cause I was so nauseas. My limbs hurt from the reaction and my skin hurts too. Air con pumped and hoping to sleep and that tomorrow is a better new day.

Ugh body why you gotta be such a dick for? by @chrissy_sym

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18 days ago

What we've been working on behind the scenes. A 14 show Australian tour for 2027 with @roddrichardspresents @nickchicane Lots of moving pieces, but all those ticket sales are coming through this morning which is fabo.

The tour is heading to some regional places too and if you are in Perth, get excited because Chicane and @pauloakenfold are on the same billing. Pretty special.

Head to the Rodd Richards-Presents website and snap your tickets up before they sell out. by @chrissy_sym

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25 days ago

I have so much vanilla baby food custard in the house at the moment. Its my safe food when my Trigeminal Nueralgia kicks off and its doing its thing at the moment.

The maximum of each custard you can buy at Woolworths in case you wanted to know per transaction is 6, so i have to get different types like the jars and pouches.

I've tried making my own but its not as good. I had to hit the pain meds all afternoon and now I finally feel no pain 8 hours since it started. Tonight was egg drop soup for dinner as thats all I could deal with.

Sometimes you just have to go with what you know you can handle during a flare. Not glamorous but is doable. by @chrissy_sym

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a month ago

Dug into the photo archives for these of my Dad and I for Father's Day.

I am the eldest. My Dad is only 20 years older than me.

I remind him and my siblings there were 4 good years where I was his favourite and he only loved me lol.

Happy Father's Jim. taken in Renmark, Riverland by @chrissy_sym

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a month ago

This is your annual PSA from me to wear sunscreen and to avoid the sun.

I have had 4 melanoma removed and I have a few others in my head and another on my face that need removing soon.

One of the stupid medications for my MS treatment caused this and already having a family disposition for skin cancer on my Mums side and having the fairest skin all doesn't help my cause.

Some of the meds I take now also say avoid the sun and I stupidly got burnt last year and my skin went red and I got blisters. So painful and I got so mad at myself.

I always take a hat with me and slip, slop, slap. Also and remember between 12 and 3 stay under a tree. Remember that saying as a kid?

Tanning on purpose in the sun is reckless and dumb. Get your moles checked often and if you notice they change, get them seen to asap. taken in Bondi Beach, Sydney by @chrissy_sym

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I am actually quite mental. The tasks I take on, the goals I have, the drive and motivation I have. I was sick the past few weeks and despite feeling like I was dying, I still show up. Maybe unhealthy but when you are self employed you dont have the luxury of sick days and pay or someone stepping in.

Yes my team are great and supportive but I work on projects and I have my own clients and I oversee everything. I am a Virgo, so i have high standards and expectations.

I feel way better now the antibiotics have done their thing and its go time for our industry and project work. I love the hustle and fast pace and we are already working on end of year and events in March 2027.

If my chronic illness has taught me anything its when you feel good you make the most of it and you do all the things. My MS is progressive too so while it is ok managed at the moment there is no guarantee that will stay like that. Therefore i want to do as much as I can while I can and I think that motivates and drives me so much more.

I also have this wild generational migrant family work ethic too which was drilled into us. I love being busy. Grateful for opportunities and that I get to use my creativity every day. Lets go!!! by @chrissy_sym

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I can't eat my local sushi train cause we saw a fly under the container and in their display case and now they are dead to me.

Sydney foodies whats the best place for sushi 🍣 and sashimi in the CBD or East? Help a girl out. taken in Sydney, Australia by @chrissy_sym

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