I hate the phrase “Man up”. What’s that supposed to mean? Either stop being lady like and be strong cos that’s what men do, or if you are a man, you can’t be upset because men don’t do that
Mindfulness: The New Treatment On The Block For Mental Wellbeing
It is said that if you have depression, you are living in the past, and if you have anxiety, you are living in the future. Living in our heads so much is detrimental to mental wellbeing, and the chances are, if you have a mental health problem, you do enough of that already.
Healthy Body, Healthy Mind; Why Exercise is Essential for Good Mental Health
Mental and physical health are so often treated as two separate entities, when the reality is, one cannot exist without the other. If we are physically well, we are more able to stay mentally healthy. Physical wellbeing promotes recovery.
My experience of Depression: Michelle Robinson
I was the last to know that something was wrong. I didn’t wake up one day feeling depressed.It crept up on me over weeks and months.
CAPABLE NOT CURED – Road to Recovery
COUNSELLING My counsellor was based in a nearby GP’s surgery. He was mild mannered and kind. I cried in every session but felt a small sense of catharsis when our hour was up. He described a duality in my personality. A desire for closeness but a tendency to push people Continue Reading
CAPABLE NOT CURED – Reaching Out
PART 2: REACHING OUT BREAKDOWN Still I didn’t really talk to my husband. He took our son to nursery the next morning. I decided to ring in sick. I sat on the floor next to my bed sobbing uncontrollably. Then two weird things happened. First, my phone rang. I had Continue Reading
CAPABLE NOT CURED -Breakdown
PART 1: THE BREAKDOWN ASKING FOR HELP It was June 2015. I knew it was coming. The warning signs were all there. I was angry, feeling easily overwhelmed, aggressive, making snap decisions/judgements, acting out at work, unable to prioritize tasks so becoming obsessive about irrelevant things, not sleeping, indulging in Continue Reading
CAPABLE NOT CURED – Intro
INTRODUCTION My journey with depression started in my early 20’s. I am not sure what triggered these feelings, just that I started to feel lost. Lonely. Without purpose. I started to suffer with crippling panic attacks on a daily basis; breathlessness, chest pains and dizzy spells. It was a visceral feeling Continue Reading
me. I went back to bed.
The heart palpations continued and I started to get very anxious; a feeling of nervousness and fear spread over me. I started to tremble and the tightness in my chest felt as if it was closing in on me, a feeling of nausea swirled deep in the pit of my stomach.
Anxiety Breathing Exercise GIF
First off, it isn’t an obvious breathing technique. You can do this on the train or in the middle of class and no one will even notice. The other is that focusing on the specific numbers and trying to “follow the rules” of the exercise can be really helpful for Continue Reading
Univited He Returned Home
A full year had past since I last saw him. I forget when we first met though we seem to have been part of each others lives for years. To be honest, years spent trying to break free of his all consuming grip. Easier said than done, he could be Continue Reading