"Depression isn't a sign of weakness, it's a sign that you've been strong for too long." ~ Elizabeth Gilbert "The strongest people are not those who show strength in front of us but those who win battles we know nothing about." "The struggle you're in today is developing the strength you need for tomorrow. Don't… Continue reading Depression Is No More About Strength Than it Is About Weakness
“A diamond doesn't start out polished and shining. It once was nothing special, but with enough pressure and time, becomes spectacular. I'm that diamond.” ~ Solange Nicole So I've been out of work, suffering with severe depression and anxiety, and basically living like a hermit since November last year. But over the past few weeks I've… Continue reading How to Project an Air of Confidence You Don’t Really Feel
(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
"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) "Just keep swimming, just keep swimming." ~ Dory, Finding Nemo Today is not a good day. Today I feel bad. Today hurts. I speak four and a half different languages but I still don't know a word to identify the way I feel today. I know that the clinical label is 'Depression' but… Continue reading The Days They Don’t Teach You Words For
"It is great to be a blonde. With low expectations it's very easy to surprise people." ~ Pamela Anderson It would be hard to overstate how worried I was when I arrived at my first meeting with my Job Centre Plus adviser back in December. I expected it to be absolutely horrendous. I mean, I was… Continue reading I Had An Incredibly Positive Experience At The Job Centre. No, Really…
(Warning: this post contains detailed discussion of self-harm.) "There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so." ~ William Shakespeare I decided to write this because almost everything that I've seen about self harm in the media and online discusses it as being almost exclusively an issue for young people, primarily teenagers.… Continue reading I Cut Myself To Feel Better
"Panic is a sudden desertion of us, and a going over to the enemy of our imagination." ~ Christian Nestell Bovee I've realised lately that although I've been having them for at least two years now a lot of people still don't really understand what it is that I mean when I say that I've had… Continue reading This Is What A Panic Attack Feels Like
"Mistakes are almost always of a sacred nature. Never try to correct them. On the contrary: rationalize them, understand them thoroughly. After that, it will be possible for you to sublimate them." ~ Salvador Dali One day; a year ago this week, I decided it would be a simply fantastic idea to take a lethal… Continue reading Over My Shoulder
"“I wasn't crying about mothers," he said rather indignantly. "I was crying because I can't get my shadow to stick on. Besides, I wasn't crying.” ~ J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan For most of my early twenties I felt my approach to any kind of issue in my personal relationships was perfectly captured by the episode… Continue reading That River In Eygpt – Why I’m In Denial About Almost Everything
Make-Up & Mirtazapine 