Tag: mental health

  • Being supportive to those with depression

    For some people it can be difficult to understand what someone with depression goes through. I get that, it’s hard sometimes to empathise with others when you haven’t experienced what they are dealing with yourself and that can be tough for friends and family of someone dealing with depression or any mental illness. My biggest…

  • Self Care: Be good to yourself.

    Self Care: Be good to yourself.

    Everyone needs to take care of themselves. Some people may find it more difficult than others, some may not do it at all, and others, like me, learn the importance of it through their experiences. When I was younger and living on my own I used retail therapy as a form of self care. Buying…

  • World Suicide Prevention Day

    World Suicide Prevention Day

    Today is World Suicide Prevention Day and what I’m going to do is share my personal story, so this is a trigger warning. I’ll be talking about my depression and suicidal feelings. This is my own experience, and a glossy coated picture of it at that. If you are feeling suicidal, or just need someone…

  • CLASP – Walking Out of Darkness

    I’m going to Walk Out of Darkness on 16th May 2015 in memory of Karla Mihok. If you’d like to donate and sponsor me (and the hubby, who is joining!) please click here. I’ve been wanting to write this since it happened, but it’s been difficult for me to pull my thoughts together until now,…

  • I want to go to the seaside…

    I’ve been craving going to the seaside for a few weeks now, but with feeling rubbish and getting back on track just hadn’t had the chance. I woke up early this morning and checked the weather and it said sun! So I woke a grumpy Hubby and then decided to let him hibernate for a…

  • The Lies Depression Tells

    Depression is cruel and although I’ve dealt with it for most of my life it’s been a rare thing that it hasn’t been manageable. I can certainly count those times on one hand and am thankful that I have support and love from people in my life to help me through. 2013 didn’t have a…

  • Things.

    I’m in one of my “funks” (I don’t think of it as a mood). Things at work could be better, would be better if I was allowed to do my real (new, wonderful, great) job instead of my old (crap, horrible) job. It’s important for it to get done and I understand it, but that…

  • Thoughts

    I may seem crazy Or painfully shy But these scars wouldn’t be so hidden If you would just look me in the eye I feel alone here and cold here Though I don’t want to die But the only anaesthetic that makes me feel anything Kills inside I do not want to be afraid I…

  • Migraines hurt.

    I had a major mood deviation yesteday. It was brought on by work-related gossip and a migraine. I kept thinking about children – wanting them, or not as it currently stands, and my tendency for all things depressive. I realized that if I were to have a child, I would most certainly regress some and…