Posts about mental health.
"Instead of loving your enemies - treat your friends a little better." ~ E. W. Howe So I feel like we're due a proper catch up. I'm not entirely sure where to start but in no particular order here's what I've been up to. ~ Drinking lots of milky chai. ~ Eating lots of Vienetta.… Continue reading Catching Up
“Only the dead have seen the end of war.” ~ Plato When I was first sent a link to this infographic and asked if I would consider sharing it on my blog I wasn't sure what I might have to say about it. While it's about PTSD and I have PTSD the subject matter felt alien… Continue reading An Epidemic of PTSD
“There comes a time when you look into the mirror and you realize that what you see is all that you will ever be. And then you accept it. Or you kill yourself. Or you stop looking in mirrors.” ~ Tennessee Williams I was five years old when I first decided that I wanted to die.… Continue reading I’ve Forgotten How To Pretend That This Was Ever What I Wanted
(Getty Images/Momcilo Grujic) “If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.” ~ Toni Morrison WordPress have been asking us lately why we write and who we are writing for; what are the origin stories of our blogs? As I've debated with myself lately as… Continue reading Writerly Reflections
(Getty Images/Jose Juan Garcia) “It's not my responsibility to be beautiful. I'm not alive for that purpose. My existence is not about how desirable you find me.” ~ Warsan Shire Like many other people I've put on quite a bit of weight since I started taking mirtazapine again. Unlike, seemingly, any other people I don't particularly care.… Continue reading Because A Pretty Corpse Is No Use To Anyone
“You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.” ~ Gautama Buddha I've felt very lost for the last… Continue reading Can You List 10 Things You Like About Yourself?
(Getty Images) “A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.” ~ Elbert Hubbard So the other day I talked about some of the things that are unhelpful to say to someone with post traumatic stress disorder. Since I put that post up a few people have asked me what would be… Continue reading 5 Things You Can Say To Someone With PTSD
(Image Credit) “You can't patch a wounded soul with a Band-Aid.” ~ Michael Connelly So, actually quite some time ago now I wrote about things that I'd found it unhelpful of people to say about my PTSD. That post has been far and away the most viewed thing I've ever written and so I've decided to… Continue reading 5 More Things You Probably Shouldn’t Say to Someone With PTSD
"Loneliness is proof that your innate search for connection is intact." ~ Martha Beck I've been away for the past few days cat-sitting Natalie Portman for the person who's looking after her me. Which is fine, and it was lovely to spend some time with her; I do really miss her. The only thing was… Continue reading Social Media And Mirtazapine
(Image Credit) "Slums may well be breeding grounds of crime, but middle class suburbs are incubators of apathy and delirium." ~ Cyril Connolly I have post traumatic stress disorder, as you probably know already. You probably also know that the side effects of post traumatic stress disorder include nightmares, flashbacks, and generalised anxiety. You may… Continue reading Kitty Genovese Would Have Faired No Better In Suburban England
Make-Up & Mirtazapine 