School days are meant to be the "best days of your life"..... bulls**t! School for me was one of the most toxic environments I have ever experienced, and it is only from taking a break from education that I realize what a harmful environment it was. For me, I was one of these people that... Continue Reading →
Discussion: why did you start blogging?
I explained most of my reasons for blogging in my first ever blog. It is a way I want to help people to cope with and understand mental illness (understanding even if they don't have mental illness). So this is a very short blog just trying to get other people's opinions and outlooks. What inspired... Continue Reading →
Why I didn’t go to university…
On A-level results day I was so so nervous about my results. I had missed a significant amount of the last year due to my mental illness and did not in the slightest feel prepared for my exams. But to my (and everyone else's) surprise, I achieved ABB in biology, chemistry and physics respectfully. I... Continue Reading →
Why am I so afraid of throwing up??
As I mentioned in a previous blog, a major part of my anxiety is a phobia. My phobia probably sounds weird to a lot of people but I have a phobia of throwing up. The official term for this is emetophobia with emet coming from the Greek (I think?) for vomiting. In this blog I... Continue Reading →
Why I’m not ashamed of my mental illness
I'm 18 years old. I have been diagnosed with anxiety, depression and PTSD. The world around me suggests that my illness is something that I should be ashamed of- but I'm not. My mental illness does definitely have the ability to control me but it does not stop me from being a normal person underneath... Continue Reading →
What anxiety is REALLY like
So. Anxiety. Yeah that's a thing. Anxiety is as you probably know, a mental illness that can manifest itself in many different ways. In this post I want to highlight what having anxiety is actually like- social media and just a general lack of talking about the subject can give people many wrong misconceptions about... Continue Reading →
Why I’ve started a blog…
First of all thank you so much for checking out my blog!! I've been considering making a blog for a while but have never got around to it since now. I started this blog for a number of reasons. The first is for people who are suffering with mental illness- mental illness can be an... Continue Reading →
The Journey Begins
Thanks for joining me! "Your story is what you have, what you will always have.It it something to own."- Michelle Obama