Mental health and the rollercoaster of getting help. It started in my teens, and there was no help at first. I survived, and this is my story.
What Is Psychotherapy?
What exactly is psychotherapy and how can it help if you are struggling with your mental health.
Holding on
You’re holding onto a cliff edge, calling for help. You hold on and on, but you’re getting weak. If rescue doesn’t come, you’ll eventually let go.
Chronic Illness & Recovery: Setting the Pace for Sustainable Healing
With a longstanding mental health condition, it can be difficult to find the right pace for the journey through recovery and healing.
When It Grabs You Out Of Nowhere
Depression can reach out of nowhere and pull us down by the hair, even when we think we’ve figured it out and we’re on an Up. Yesterday it hit me.
Mental health: A taboo
Why is mental health a taboo subject? Why can’t we reach out for help without fear of judgement and mockery? Is society really that ignorant?
It’s Time
It’s time for me to rebuild my life, to look forward instead of back. Time for me to let go of what I have to, and to confront and deal with what I must.
Selective Mutism & Emotional Isolation
The worst effect of selective mutism is emotional isolation. Feeling like a nuisance for being so complicated. I’ve met no one else with this condition.
Dealing With Loneliness & Mental Illness
My lonesomeness goes deeper than being lonely. I am the only one in my family battling serious mental illnesses, and it’s a taboo subject here.
Digital Detox
My winter of hibernation away from the pressures of social media has been a thing of beauty. It’s allowed me to focus on and simply enjoy being OK.
An open letter video, written with love
Thank you, for getting up and facing the day even when you don’t feel like facing yourself. For leaving your house when you don’t want to leave your bed.
Hello April, I think…
So many people post ‘Hello April, goodbye March’ statuses listing their achievements and plans. If it’s not that easy, don’t feel you’ve failed.