Dear Brain, Although you and I are constantly talking, it seems as though it’s been a while since either of us really listened
‘Why Are You Always So Tired?’
Trying to function when every thought, every muscle is screaming at us not to is life-changingly tiresome. Getting out of bed is fucking hard work.
Stuck In the Middle With You
Can I claw back my thoughts and feelings from the depths of therapy? Have they gone forever now I’ve allowed them the light of day?
Eight things I’ve learned: Employment and Mental Health
My ability to function within the expectations and boundaries of paid employment has been significantly affected as the struggle has worn on,
Holiday Anxiety
I’m not scared of dying in a fiery plane crash, but I’m in an anxious frenzy over the possibility of a stranger thinking I look weird in shorts!
Vanquish the Dragon: Notes on a Bad Day
A violent self-degradation rears its head today. Like a dragon over my wasteland, torching everything. It brings me to despair, emptiness. Resignation.
Depression & Anxiety: Five of my ‘Bad Habits’
A wide-open rabbit hole’s just at my side, waiting for me to trip and fall, helpless, into its grim depths of constant thought checking and obsession.
Dear Depression
You completely dominated my life, and I watched, helpless, from a tiny glass room inside my head. You snaked around every part of my brain.
Anxiety > Normality: 13 Things Affected by Anxiety
Even if I am passionate about something, I’ll be extremely hesitant to bring it up for fear of mockery or a nonplussed, glassy-eyed stare.