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The Ugly Truth Behind Struggling With Your Mental Health
I feel like we never talk about some of the ugly truths that are a part of struggling with your mental health. So I’d like to take the time today to do just that.
My Bipolar Journal – Entry 1
For the first time, I’ve been administered medication in the morning in conjunction with my bedtime meds. This is making me somewhat hazy.
What To Do When Emotions Rise?
The emotions rise uncontrollably in their old familiarity. Immediately the mind tries to investigate the cause. What is the answer at times like these?
Self Care Tips for Bad Days
These things help me get through those days that can loom above us like impossibly steep, overbearing mountains. The little things are key to survival.
Enduring schizophrenia
Mental health problems have plagued and blighted me since I went to university in 1982. The diagnosis by psychiatrists is that I’m enduring schizophrenia.
Emotional rollercoasters… what it really feels like
Feeling euphoric speaks for itself, it’s amazing, and I struggle to let go of this feeling! But on the whole am I feeling healthy? No, I’m not.
School Summer Holidays and my Mental Health
I felt guilty that the house was a complete mess. I rarely managed to cook proper meals. Overwhelmed by everything, I was just wracked with guilt!
Waiting for the Other Shoe to Fall
If as children we lived in a threatening world where our needs were met with our caregivers responding with abuse, we become hyperalert for danger.
Please Don’t
Please don’t see lazy | Please don’t see rude | Please don’t see angry | Please don’t see distant | Please don’t see it as a choice.
High Days and Holidays – The Enormity of my Grief
High days and holidays are even more difficult than the ordinary days. His absence is more apparent and the enormity of my grief is even more intense.
Missing Out
It’s hard to accept, but having chronic mental ill-health and taking medication every day has a significant impact on what I’m physically able to do.