Of know so well. T. that is so desperately needed from both parties, even from each other. It’s never a competition. There is no prize. All that is achieved is pushing someone further away from the help they needed when they asked for it. Take the time. Think how you felt feel. Offer what advice […]
Day: March 21, 2023
Only The Support And The Recovery
Tracker and journal UNITED KINGDOM iam in and journal Share this:As anyone with a mental illness of any kind will understand, stigma comes from so many places. Mostly expected places. Parents who “don’t know what you have to be depressed about”, friends who say, “It’s fine, calm down”, or employers that don’t see why a […]
Mental Health Daily Tracker
Devastating lonely experience accessible format – very short chapters – l page, lists, lots of aspects covered. Great titles too for some of these chapters: ‘In Praise Of Thin Skin’. How time is so important and how to work with time, mindfulness, the love of his Andrea and others. It is a very personal book […]
Sometimes Less Than A Ful
Points from physical health? of mental health; so much happens away from the mind brain. He is keen for the message that this is a temporary state to get through, citing all the negative thoughts of wanting to die, hating yourself, things are only going to get worse as symptoms of the illness; he considers […]
I Would Not Mind A Stranger
It makes sense he ones we love. It is like a painful ache to the bone. With a physical illness you get loads of support. Can we help you with your groceries? Do you need me to pick up your medications? What can I do for you? This is not the knee-jerk reaction we receive […]
Cart And Grabbed Items From
Is good too I’d recommend the book ‘F**k It’! , I’m going to leave Wildheart and Ryan Hamilton who wrote and recorded a song together based on their personal experiences of mental health issue Sometimes you just have to say ‘Fuck You, Brain!’ Reproduced with permission, originally posted here UNITED STATES It is Mental Illness […]
Also With This In Mind
People say I’m the life of the party, ‘.loud and hearty Deep inside I’m blue. my face. You’ll see my smile looks out of place. If you look closer, it’s easy to trace The tracks of my tears.’ Recently, Ginger Wildheart and Sinead O’Connor have both gone through very public episodes where their mental health […]
Cause I Tell A Joke Or Two
Feel useful However, no matter how much they do to keep active and busy, is trying not to let the mask slip. It doesn’t matter who you are, what your background is or where you’ve come from. It can hit any of us at any time. Given the right (or should that be wrong) circumstances […]
Right Now Because They
Of know to practise And if you are the friend of someone who suffers from anxiety, you might have felt helpless to know how you can help when they seem to disappear and withdraw. Maybe here is a place to start, with a simple message of truth, or love, or hope. Finally, a suggestion If […]
You Will Find Calm
What to do but I already knew. a poem A beautiful poem about. The seasons and grace for myself in whatever season I find myself in. And a simple word to my heart that I was lov. The third response was a message of hope for the future. Words of encouragement for the time ahead, […]
The Second Response Was
Stomach and dread- it was backor so spent frustrat and angry. With myself for feeling this way, I did the next right thing. You can help yourself by telling others I told three people about my anxiety. The power of vulnerability should never be underestimat. Healing begins with vulnerability. Or should I say, healing is […]
That Morning After An Hour
Today if a you shaken, disappoint and asham, let yourself off the hook. Don’t beat yourself up for not managing to control it. Be kind to yourself. Remember you are not alone, what you are experiencing is really hard, and you are doing great. Anxiety is a beast and a liar. It is for this […]