For some reason I’ve been finding writing hard at the minute, and I’m not all that sure why. I had half an idea of what to write last week, and then never completed it. Part of it I’m blaming on the fact that I’ve been ill and it’s sapped my motivation to do anything at … More Everyone’s A Critic
This week I really couldn’t think of anything to write for my blog, and more importantly I had very little motivation to write at all. I spent a while just staring at a blank piece of paper getting more and more frustrated until it hit me. I could write about the fact that I currently … More Coping With Depression
Trigger Warning – Suicide I want to start this off by saying that this is my experience, my story, and is all my own opinions. Today I was scrolling through my twitter and I saw a post by The Stroke Association about the mental health impacts of a stroke. Whilst it was something I wasn’t … More A Side Effect Of Stroke I Never Expected
This coming week (14th – 20th May) is mental health awareness week in the UK and, given that my own mental health is something I’ve struggled with a lot over the years, I thought I’d write something for it. Probably like many other people who have a creative outlet, whether that’s writing, drawing, creating music, … More How Mental Health Impacts My Writing
Who I am compared to with who other people think I am is a subject that interests me a lot, possibly because I suffered with social anxiety for a long time and so spent a long time obsessing about what other people thought of me. I’m a lot better now at not obsessing so much … More #45. Who People Think You Are, Compared To Who You Know You Are
As someone who is generally pretty introverted and suffers from social anxiety I often feel the need to hide myself away from the world. If I’ve spent a lot of time socialising I often need some time where I’m completely cut off form everything. The same is true when I’m stressed, or extremely anxious. I … More #43. Your Favourite Hiding Place
Honestly, I don’t really remember what I was doing this time last year. I do know that I was in a pretty bad place. I was going through a lot of shit, and was in the midst of a pretty bad depressive episode. I actually had a look back on my blog for anything I … More #28. What You Were Doing This Time Last Year
“Sorry” by Halsey is one of my absolute favourite songs at the moment, and I find it such an interesting song that this is the one I’ve decided to write about. One thing that draws me to this song, especially when I play it as part of one of my playlists, is its pure simplicity. … More #17. Write About A Song
The UK mental health system kinda sucks. It doesn’t completely suck, because at least we actually have one, so we’re doing better than some places at least. But from what I’ve experienced the one we do have is, like the rest of the NHS, is under-funded and over-subscribed. I’ve had a long history with various … More Why Are We Waiting
I don’t really believe in making New Year’s resolutions as they never seem to last. We start the year with good intentions, then by February we’ve broken them and are still exactly the same as we were. That being said this year I’ve made two resolutions and a bet. Both my resolutions are ones that … More New Year, Better Me
A Place of Mine 