Mental Health Awareness Month – My battle with mental health/illness

I was planning on posting this at the end of Mental Health Awareness week, but hey ho, never did. Trigger warnings: Anxiety, Depression, mention of OCD, self-harm, suicidal thoughts This is going to be a hard post to write for many reasons. I've been somewhat open (I think?) about my struggles with mental health and illness …

It’s Christmas, time to be happy?

So, it's Christmas Eve as I write this. Tomorrow is therefore Christmas Day. People are going to be happy and excited and all those positive feelings. But for those with a mental health issue, just because it's Christmas doesn't mean the struggles are going to go away. Sometimes, Christmas can be hard if you suffer …

Recovery Playlist

This is probably my most listened to playlist at the moment and it can really help me get through hard times, but sometimes, it's just a playlist I like to listen to. Some songs I feel relate to the process of recover, others a reminder that bad days are going to happen in recovery and …

MIAW: Mental Illness related books

I am a big lover of literature, though recently, ironically because of my mental health, I haven't read as much. But I do want to share some of my favourite books featuring mental illnesses. 1. It's Kind of a Funny Story - Ned Vizzini This has probably got to be one of my all time …

MIAW: The truths about Mental Illnesses

There's a lot of misconceptions of mental illnesses and maybe from the outside, these are hard to see, but I don't know. These days, mental illnesses are very much romanticised and made to be a positive thing. Often this is portrayed in medias such as TV shows. First off, depression is not always caused by …

MIAW: My battle with mental illnesses

It's the beginning of Mental Health Awareness Week and I feel the best way I can start some blog posts related to this week is to talk about my own experiences. I've battled with a low mood since I was in year 8, so I was about 13. I can't remember much from these years …

Rant: GCSE results – A* students are the best?

So GCSE results day for 2016 has happened. I am over the moon with my results but there is one thing that frustrates and annoys me more than anything - the fact that it's only ever A* students that really get recognised. In no way am I trying to imply that I dislike A* students …

My favourite distraction books

I've always been a lovely of activity style and fun books but since I've been struggling, I've found them much more beneficial as a distraction technique. I've decided to share some of my favourites. 1. Mess - Keri Smith This has got to be a favourite of mine at the moment. I think by now a lot …