Today is World Mental Health Day. And as I said to a colleague recently I am very open about my mental health. For years since my health has improved, I have written blog posts about my illness and diagnosis. I...
Being a teenager is not easy what with the raging hormones and boiling tempers. However, things could take a seriously awkward and disturbing turn if in addition to being a teenager; you recognize gender issues as well. Suddenly, the otherwise...
I have a confession to make; once I didn’t shower or bathe for five years. Not once. Now, this isn’t something I talk about often, I mean think about it who really wants to admit that they managed to go...
March 1st is Self Injury Awareness Day I started self-harming when I was around 19 for around a decade or so. I stopped cutting regularly about six years ago and haven’t cut at all for over two years. And only...
March 1st is Self Injury Awareness Day. I started to self-harm when I was 19 and did so regularly until about six years ago. The last time I self-harmed at all was two and a half years ago. I have...
I’m happy. I mean, on occasion I am so ridiculously happy I can’t actually handle it. Recently I’ve been so happy I’ve cried. I’d like to point out that depression isn’t about being unhappy. I still suffer from depression and...
Last Saturday was suicide prevention day. Or suicide prevention week. Or suicide prevention month. Depending on the website. It goes without saying that for some people every day is suicide prevention day as they try and deal with their mental...
I suffer from a few mental health problems that I have tackled well over the years. Once I was a very sick young woman but now I’m much more stable, much happier. Much better. But not perfect. No one ever...
