here is a brief list of techniques that a person can use to help manage their most persistent fears and everyday anxieties.
So many questions
It’s now almost 10 months since you left us (into double figures now). I’d love to be able to say it’s getting easier, but I’d be lying if I did.
Hope
So, what it’s like living with depression and anxiety? Before I found my way of coping with my illness, I was suffering every single day. It was a daily battle against myself.
Stop Doubting Yourself, We’re All Winging It
We’ve all been guilty of allowing the monster of self-doubt to take over and prevent us from taking chances. If you’re always doubting yourself, you’ll end up going in circles
The Samaritans
The first time I called the Samaritans was from a payphone at the bottom of the stairs in a homeless shelter. It was late at night. A Samaritan answered.
Musings of a Bipolar Mind
To anyone going through the hardest parts of mental illness right now I would say, hang in there, it can get better, it will get better.
‘Tis The Season
I love the vibrancy of the lights and candles, the atmosphere they create. I love the smells. Agnostic I may be, but the Christmas hymns are beautiful,
How to tackle the dishes when you’re overwhelmed and completely engulfed by depression
Moods get bad. Depression affects life. Life can create a mess. Even the most neurotypical person gets messy. Don’t overdo it.
Dear Psychiatrist…
Dear psychiatrist, I know you thought you were helping me by giving me a diagnosis. But now, doctors refuse to treat me and people don’t trust me.
Protect yourself – A parting of the ways from toxicity
You’re an adult, in charge of your own life, and you can choose who your friends and supporters are. If the toxic people just happen to be family members – too bad!
Dear depression
Dear Depression, I remember the day you forced yourself into my life. You never introduced yourself. You just started taking over.
I Am Not Okay
I am not okay. I dread every day. I hate myself more than I ever did before. I am not okay. There are so many debts that I just cannot pay.