Well the blog took off big time yesterday. I had the second busiest day with blog visits since I started the blog 8 years ago! Most importantly I'm just so struck by how kind and supportive the majority of people are. My 'poisonous parrot' (as it's called in CBT) is working overtime at the moment.... Continue Reading →
Wave after wave
It's been a stressful week. I thought last week was bad enough but this one topped it. It's helped me learn a lot about myself though and as I end the week I'm stronger than I ever thought I was. The depression and anxiety are still there. They come and go in waves. Sometimes I'm... Continue Reading →
Looking back
When I was at my lowest I started writing. I dug out the notebook today and I can't even remember writing some of the things! There are a couple that jumped out at me though, and actually had me shaking my head that I wrote them, so I've decided to publish them here. The first... Continue Reading →
Dramatherapy
I feel like I'm finally getting somewhere. I finished my dramatherapy sessions today and it's been so helpful to me. I've had such a supportive therapist and it's really made me take a long, hard, look at myself and why I have been feeling the way I have recently and why it's happened to me... Continue Reading →
Thursday Thoughts
I feel like a pinball this week, bouncing from one thing to another. I tried a mindfulness course and ended up having a panic attack - the irony. The facilitator was telling us to write down positive traits we saw in ourselves and at that moment I couldn't think of anything, I could feel myself... Continue Reading →
For N
A safe place, a friendly face, a golden globe of light. A dancing flame that speaks my name and chases away the night. The shadow is there but there's warmth in the air, Held in the haven of this room. A sacred hour, a healing power, That helps diminish the doom.
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