Appearance is everything in this digital world. Truth is not so important. The fact is that many people with mental illness, and quite a few with a borderline diagnosis, are exhausted from simply trying to appear ‘normal’. It would not surprise anyone that a person struggling with Depression, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder PTSD, …
The road never takes you where you expect it to. A new pathway never quite leads where you think it will, no matter how much experience you have. You can plan and predict the destination and the outcome, but in the end something is always different to the vision in your mind. Maybe the destination …
Immanuel Kant, apart from being a witty reference in Monty Python’s Bruce’s Philosophers Song, was also, not unsurprisingly, a German Philosopher. One of his more famous quotes was ‘Rules for happiness: Someone to love, something to do, something to hope for’. This notion has been credited to just about everyone from Mr Squiggle to …
Fear of missing out or FOMO is a real thing. It starts with the subtle, unsubstantiated thought that something better is happening somewhere that you aren’t a part of. Advertising and marketing thrive on it. Similarly, you might catch sight of friends having fun on social media and think ‘Why didn’t they invite me?’ or …
Wanting to focus on healing from mental illness, I have naturally tried to write about healthy living, different therapies and finding a positive future. The good news is that these therapies and approaches do not require a diagnosis to be beneficial. They are great techniques for even the most optimistic and resilient among us to …
On World Mental Health Day – Commit to caring for yourself Spirit of place… Such an emotive phrase. The notion that certain places are special to particular people for different reasons. A place that affects the soul. Spirit of place is about belonging somewhere. It is about traveling far from home and always feeling the …
Sometimes I write because…well I just need to. If I can describe how it feels, capture in words the essence of pain and fear, then in some small way I have control over it. Sometimes I wake and the whole world has fallen away. No ground left on which to make a stand. I am …
Dumb things- Good intentions I’ve said some dumb things in my time. I may not have asked a largish woman how long till the baby is due, but I’ve dropped some clangers that left the room stunned and silent. We all do it occasionally, and we’ve all had it done to us. My mate often …
Covid has been tough. There are very few people who have not been affected by it in one form or another. To consider the effect of the illness on individuals, the countless deaths, business closures and the separation of loved ones for extended periods is enough to break your heart. Added to this, the effect …
