mental health

I have been blogging about coping with depression for a while, this category collects all my posts on depression and other mental issues, from political rants about benefit reform and the demonisation of disabled people to angsty emotional posts on what it feels like to be in the midst of vary states of depressive episodes; it’s all here.

LInk Round Up 9/5/13

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May 9, 2013

Some Interesting Things I’ve seen online lately This cartoon, by Hyperbole and Half  is an amazing, brilliant, fabulous description of depression. It’s just lovely, I laughed and am doing a genuine smiley face (I think, I’m never sure i’m doing it right). It explains what I attempt to explain in my ‘what it feels...
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Dull brain

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May 8, 2013

One of the side effects of my medication (venlafaxine) is the dullness I get everything seems muted and I’m not quite sure I feel like myself anymore. I have no spark, my brain is so slow,  everything just crawls along. People comments on how stable I am, I just feel beyond bland and useless...
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Self Care – The Importance of Being Nice To Yourself

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March 21, 2013

One thing I have learnt over the years is the importance of ‘self care’ in mental illness. Times when you need to stop, take a break and look after yourself . You need to be selfish and put yourself first. Sometimes you need to be sensible too. It sounds simple but it can be...
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Bubbling Under, I Can Feel It

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March 16, 2013
Bubbling Under, I Can Feel It

TW for depression, Self Injury, Suicide, you know depressing stuff. I can feel it, that thing, the nameless mist, the stalking beast without a face, the thing thats there but never in focus, bubbling under, about to unleash. I don’t know how to control it, I’ve tried and failed my entire life. Perhaps I’m...
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Self Injury Awareness Day – Triggers and awareness

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March 1, 2013

A little blog about Self Injury Awareness Day- which is full of triggers and discussion on SI so please be aware and look after yourselves. Raising awareness is excellent. Self Injury is very misunderstood, it’s perhaps one of the things I talk about the least. It freaks people out, even if they are understanding...
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Overload, STFU world!

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February 27, 2013
Too Noisy!

Somedays I am so sensitive to everything, everything is noisier, smellier, more colourful, and if it’s a bad day 100000x more annoying. I don’t know if this sensory overload or whatever it is it’s a symptom of depression or what. Today is one of those days. I am distracted to the point of snapping,...
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