the good, the bad and the ugly of life with mental illness
So I haven't written anything in a long while- lots of stuff has been happening at home. But recently I went on holiday for a second time (and yes it was just as amazing as the first!). So I've decided to do a blog a bit different than usual and write about some travel tips... Continue Reading →
I used to hate reading- I just didn't have the attention span for it and just couldn't concentrate on it. However, when I was stuck at home, I tried reading to give me something to do. It was a bit of hard work at first but now I absolutely love it!! I try to read... Continue Reading →
If you've read any of my previous posts then you will know that I'm 19 and looking for work as well as working on my mental health... it's not easy!! However, I have managed to get a few interviews and although unsuccessful, on the whole they have been pretty helpful and the companies have said... Continue Reading →
So I've been out of work for a little while. With being 19 and being in education for pretty much all my life, it's fair to say that finding a job is difficult. I've been looking for jobs I actually would enjoy and find rewarding, but also would be suitable hours for a starting job... Continue Reading →
This isn't really a usual post for me but I wanted to reiterate how important it is for dangerous dogs to be kept on a lead. On Sunday, I was out walking my dog Freddie with my mum. Two staffies approached off a lead. My mum told their owner that my dog is not good... Continue Reading →
When I was younger, I had a large amount of bereavement at quite a young age. Each year from when I was aged 11-14, I had a family member pass away (one a year for four years). This really has affected me greatly in the years following and I would love to help others with... Continue Reading →
As I am soon to start my third course of therapy, I want to discuss what the experience of therapy is really like (I will give you a hint- you don't lie down in a chair with a doctor asking you lots of questions). Is it easy? Definitely not! Like anything involved with mental illness... Continue Reading →
Social media is a very popular subject with the media. Headlines are constantly saying how detrimental social media is to our health and well being and how our generation is ruining the platforms (as we are meant to be ruining everything). But is social media really as bad as everyone makes out? In this blog... Continue Reading →
So mental illness in general is pretty misunderstood. It has only recently become more prevalent in the media, but it is still a very taboo subject and I feel like the media sometimes either plays the situation up or down depending on the viewer they want to reach out to. News channels will usually play... Continue Reading →
Although my anxiety can get bad, there are things that help to take the edge of and help me chill out. In this blog I hope to describe these things and explain why each of these is so helpful to me. 1. Family I am very lucky to have extremely supportive parents. They have helped... Continue Reading →
my life with mental illness 