I could really do without fluctuating moods that confuse and overwhelm me. I could do without quietly wondering what my chances of having kids are.
The Scribbles of Emotional Intensity Disorder
I am a musician, I am a singer, I am a uni student. I am someone with emotional intensity disorder! The scribbles of my thoughts…
I can’t seek attention to save my life
Fighting to be believed is simply too common when seeking help. Seeking attention is ridiculed, but why, when attention seeking saves lives?
Psychiatric medications and the myths surrounding them
Psychological tools are a big help in coping. But many people do need medication to lead a normal day-to-day life. It can play a big part in your recovery.
The Walls Between Us
As traumatized children, we avoided insanity by forming alters and amnesiac barriers. This becomes a huge problem in adulthood.
Motherhood: a beautiful, terrifying mess
Postpartum anxiety lives in the shadows between who I was and who I am, what I perceive the world expects of me and what I have to give.
Developing Resilience
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.
Moving house when you have mental health issues
I’m blessed to have a beautiful new house with my beautiful family, but this is a classic example of how mental illness does not discriminate!
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.
5 Things I’ve learnt about being an empath
You feel absolutely everything! If someone is happy and overjoyed, you will get giddy and excited too. But you also feel the pain of others’ trauma.
This is a Bad Idea – Sharing with Others
I can’t connect with my emotions. When they surface, my core defence mechanism is to forget. How can I get help if I can’t explain how I feel?