Clashing with an oversized tiger that has been starved for a week, while you have one arm tied behind your back and are wearing a blindfold!
The Constant Battle
My life this constant battle | To maintain equilibrium |Trying to defect each cutting criticism |You fire at me to rattle | My fragile mind.
Meditation and Depression
Meditation is about awareness of our thoughts, taking breaths and being aware of your breath, your body, and your surroundings.
‘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.
Who am I?
Who am I, who am I trying to be? | I am lost | Living in a fantasy to bury the the reality | Making myself the mystery | A strong facade hiding the pain
Day I Lost My Home
Awake and typing for four weeks, day and night, my behaviour became increasingly bizarre and strange. My roommate was scared, and so was I.
My battle with medication
I thought I could get well all by myself. I couldn’t. I fell into a dark depression. AGAIN. I hadn’t learned. I felt unable to move.
My Social Anxiety is Real – A Christian Perspective
When the negative is flooding your mind, it can be difficult to think well of yourself. Choose to believe what God believes about you, based on his Word.
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?
Living on the Border
I’m constantly on edge that happiness won’t last. Because it doesn’t. I’m on the border. I become high, impulsive, then the dark cloud descends…
Try reaching out … and when I do?
I reach out to help others, but today I needed help and was abandoned and ignored. Next time I will keep quiet, I won’t try reaching out.
Still I Rise
Maya Angelou wrote many poems that touch my soul, but none like ‘Still I Rise’. Her words are true for anyone whose pain has been marginalized,