We all have 'those days' - the ones when nothing seems to go right, when you are overwhelmed and overwrought, when you wake up with a serious case of the 'mehs'. For years I'd let them control me, I'd see…
Tag: depression
Self-soothing. This is one thing that made a HUGE difference to me when my anxiety and depression were crippling. Learning methods that I could use when I was upset, anxious, or going through a tricky patch was a real life-changer.…
This week is Mental Health Awareness Week, a week to talk about Mental Health. A timt to bring it into everyday conversation and to help to remove the stigma that still hovers over mental health issues. It is also a…
We all have 'those days' - days when nothing goes right, when you are overwhelmed and overwrought, when you wake up with a serious case of the 'mehs'. For years I'd let them control me, I'd see them as a…
As I talked about in my post '5 ways to support yourself', it is vital to put your support in yourself, to learn how to take care of yourself and build yourself up. Only YOU can be the savior of…
There have been countless nights when I been crying hysterically, lying on one floor or another. There have been far more times than I could count when I have been totally lost and without hope, when I havenβt been able…
Sometimes it hits and you know why. Bereavement. Relationship breakups. Miscarriage. A myriad of other reasons. And sometimes it hits and there is no one reason. Depression doesn't only follow a traumatic experience. Sometimes it can hit us when everything…
Eighteen months ago I was in the grips of anxiety and depression, and I couldn't even imagine ever not feeling like that again. For too long I sat in that place, locked in an awful cycle of feeling awful, so…
One thing I've learned these past few months is that being open and honest can help others who are going through their own rough patches. Last September, when my world fell apart, I started talking, totally unplanned, and totally out…
I was raised to see vulnerability as a weakness. Told to not talk about our feelings, to put on a mask, pretend everything is fine - that it's all about appearances and seeming to be perfect. I've built a life on…