Life from a rural town in Ireland
It's taken me quite a while to get over the Romanian trip. I was feeling quite out of sorts over the last few days but thankfully I'm feeling good again today. I realise now that tiredness combined with insomnia isn't good for my mental health at all. I had a couple of things to do… Continue reading Back to earth
It's been ages since I've written about how I'm doing in general. I think that's probably the best sign that I'm doing OK as I haven't felt the need to write about anything. The break away seems to have fixed my insomnia, I hope I'm not jinxing it now by saying that! I feel a… Continue reading A mindful catch up
If you didn't see the post last week about Jono you can read it here. There's not really any news on that front. A few councillors have been in touch, just a few (Chris MacManus, Marie Casserly and Dara Mulvey) this is quite disappointing considering how many were tagged and contacted. The occupational therapist phoned… Continue reading Wheelchairs and waiting
Thanks so much for the lovely comments especially to my Facebook tribe. I can always rely on someone when I'm on a middle of the night rant. I managed to sleep last night, I feel like I failed because I took a tablet. I'm now suffering this morning - the rotten taste in my mouth… Continue reading Sleep and simmering
I'm beginning to feel like a Jenga tower on the verve of toppling over. Stress on top of stress. The old butterfly in the chest feeling is back and along with it there's nausea - that's a new thing for me. I know the lack of sleep isn't helping. I fall asleep quickly but around… Continue reading Cracks in my foundation
It's been a year since I had a panic attack in a mindfulness class. I think there should be cake at the very least. It's probably been the strangest year of my adult life. A whole host of emotions tumbling through my head and a roller-coaster of feelings. This particular panic attack was a low… Continue reading Happy Anniversary to Me
