I somehow used to thrive on very little sleep. When I could not sleep following childbirth I was almost too well and didn’t know there was anything wrong.
Mental Health and Starting a Family
Ever since I was young, one of my ultimate dreams was to start a family. A spanner was thrown in the works upon diagnosis of my mental health problems.
7 Ways To Help You Recover From Postpartum Depression
While it’s true that everyone’s recovery is different, there is something that we can all do to help with the process.
Tsunami
Moving was difficult and committing, yet was necessary to live a better life. Still the tsunamis came, but my response could be executed more conveniently.
How it feels to be let down by the mental health system
The positive in this case, I suppose, is that I am not going to stop telling my story. Until I see a change I am going to keep on fighting. And I will see a change.
Musings from a Hospital Ward
The one thing I’ve taken from my experience so far is it’s okay to be scared and confused, to not always know your next steps (quite literally, in this case)
I can’t form new habits
I’m an overly ambitious procrastinator, and it’s a terrible combination. I want to achieve great things – but I’ll do them tomorrow.
What it’s like to be an over thinker?
Finding Positives! I really do wish sometimes, that I could take all of the over thinking away but sometimes it does have its positives.
What I’ve learned in the first year of grieving for my son
This past year has been the most severe learning curve of my life so far, and I’ve had more than a few. Here are a few of the most significant
One more try away
This knowledge has opened a part of me that I never knew existed. Can a negative event, that still causes negative beliefs, not have huge consequences on my life?
Time to change practice as well as policy: Meniere’s disease and mental health at work
With Meniere’s disease, the physical symptoms often affect mental health in a vicious circle, with stress also being a trigger for physical responses.
Finding a good GP
In the space of a year I’ve had more care than I had in the previous 3 years. I’m lucky and I know that. It took a lot of bad and mediocre doctors to get where I am now with my current doctor.