Antidepressants: My Story
I’ll always remember the day I started my antidepressants. It was Monday 5th January 2015. That was the day I hit rock bottom. The previous weeks…
I’ll always remember the day I started my antidepressants. It was Monday 5th January 2015. That was the day I hit rock bottom. The previous weeks…
I don’t know why I do it. I must be a glutton for punishment. The rage I feel when I read the comments section on Mail Online…
I'm angry. Really fucking angry. In fact, I’d go so far as to say I’m incandescent with rage. I’m going to caveat this post before…
I was really sad to learn of Ant McPartlin’s recent admission with regards to his addiction to prescription drugs and alcohol and his diagnosis of…
Sleep and I have always had a love/hate relationship. Usually it’s the case that I love sleep but often it hates me. I make no…
If there’s one thing the media have become obsessed with over the last decade or so then it is weight. More specifically; women’s weight. I’ve…
Earlier this week a National Mental Health campaign took place. The Time To Talk initiative is an annual promotion advocated by the Mental Health charity…
The topic of abortion is one that seems to have been discussed a lot more in recent months. With the soon to be inauguration of…
Just when I thought I couldn’t love Adele any more than I already do, this week I read excerpts of an interview she has recently…
I first had the idea to write about my OCD back in November 2015. I’d just published an article about my Generalised Anxiety Disorder. A condition…
This week is Post Natal Depression Awareness Week, an illness that many of you will know strikes a chord with me. I suffered from PND…
It was a Sunday afternoon. I can’t remember the year, I want to say 1993 but I can’t be certain. Most unlike me, my long…
I’m not much of a crier. Life doesn’t really make me cry, the only times I’ve ever really been known to cry is whilst watching a…
I popped into Sainsburys last night for a few post work purchases, while I was trying to negotiate the self-service checkout without kicking it out…
Look up the definition of the term binge drinker and you’d probably see a photo of myself staring back at you. Glass of wine in…
Opinions. They’re like arseholes; everybody's got one. Talking of arseholes and opinions lets discuss Donald Trump. With the US election drawing ever closer there’s barely…
I must make it abundantly clear here that I am in no way a qualified therapist/counsellor, merely someone who has suffered from (at times) severe…
Scrolling through Facebook yesterday afternoon, something caught my eye. The post in question, caught my attention because I noticed it was a photo of a woman…
I've had issues with Anxiety and Mental Health disorders for as long as I can remember. When I was aged 8 I was diagnosed with…
......Aside from a never ending pot of cash, eternal happiness and the ability to eat my body weight in chocolate without gaining so much as…
I'm on a mission. Let me tell you why. Regular readers of my blog will know I wrote a post in August explaining my experience…