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.
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?
CBT #2 & thoughts on myself – Failure is a Stepping Stone
I am my own person. I live my own life and make my own future. I don’t need to hold back my future by being scared of what other people may think.
The Criminalization of Mental Illness
My schizophrenia emerged at university. I kept turning up at the department offices and behaving bizarrely. I needed help, but instead I was arrested.
My First CBT session
Everything she said rung true, and I cried. I think they were tears of relief or happiness that she plucked that example out of thin air.
Here We Go Again
My head is chaos. Here we go again. Paranoia creeps in round the edges, and I start to notice those intense feelings of panic.
Using the Term High-Functioning
Opinion piece: It’s a term that is both misused and overused, infantilizing, and laden with ableism. The expression I am talking about is high-functioning.
Marathon & CBT Appointment
So first bit of big news, I have signed up to Brighton Marathon 2018! Yup, you read that right, a whole 26.2 miles! And there’s more…
Missing You is the Hardest Part
Too many young people, like my son, are unable to access appropriate support services at early critical points. Missing him is the hardest part.
Surviving Treatment
The little girl in my terrifying visions was me. I was not insane – my mind had found a wonderful way to protect itself from childhood trauma.
Mental health system failing those with children
My mental health team have never made it easy. My baby is now 5 months old, and I still haven’t been contacted by the perinatal team.
The Strain of Stress
Stress is a reaction to an overload of difficulties, and a reaction to that circumstance by an individual’s idiosyncratic learnt behaviour.