A wide-open rabbit hole’s just at my side, waiting for me to trip and fall, helpless, into its grim depths of constant thought checking and obsession.
I was raised by a Narcissistic Mother
Abuse, neglect and abandonment are linked to BPD, and I suffered as a child, sadly. I’ve recently learnt that I was raised by a narcissistic mother.
You are not a Hoover
Trying to be other people exhausted me. They still overshadowed me, because it came naturally for them. I wanted to be the real me so hard.
The Up Paradox
The problem with Up is that you forget, and you begin to believe that there was nothing ever wrong with you in the first place.
It’s time to talk; turn the dark cloud into a rainbow
I anticipate that “awkward silence”. A big, black rain cloud moving closer to you, over you, as if all of a sudden, you get soaked and everyone else is dry.
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.
From Hero to Zero – Mental Health Difficulties amongst the Student Population
My horrific experience with higher education. Mental health difficulties amongst the student population are rising, and this needs to change fast.
The One Person You Can Never Fool Is Yourself
Most of the time it starts off innocently enough. You may notice things you’re doing, but brush them off, try to justify them. Then it gets out of control.
Be a Victor Not a Victim
You only take one or two more than what the bottle says. After all, you are in pain, and the doctor gave you the meds, so how can they be dangerous?
Painting a picture
If a picture paints a thousand words | Then I must learn to draw, | ‘Cause you don’t seem to hear my words | Or know what I chose them for.
Unite for Diabetes – and for mental health too
And my daughter will be occupied by blood sugar every day of her life. Unless a cure is developed, nothing can ever be spontaneous again.
I didn’t know I had anxiety
I could rationalise depression as something that wasn’t my fault. But I saw my anxiety as an undesirable personality trait.