“The test of one’s decency is how much of a fight one can put up after one has stopped caring.” – Willa Cather Last weekend I celebrated my… Read more “Resilience: The Power of Enduring”
Category: Mental Health
Perspective
Said the door to the table You look very stable Sadly I’m prone to becoming unhinged. Piped up the floor: Yes you’re crazy for sure But don’t… Read more “Perspective”
ANOREXIA: ILLNESS AND RECOVERY
ILLNESS Anorexia’s influence over the mind is pernicious and all-consuming. It’s nothing short of indoctrination, for it corrupts your thoughts into focusing on extreme self-control and restraint… Read more “ANOREXIA: ILLNESS AND RECOVERY “
LONELINESS
Loneliness. It’s the modern malaise. It can feel like a little tug of insecurity or a horrible gut-wrenching emptiness. No man is an island, as the saying… Read more “LONELINESS”
Cold Showers, Depression and Noradrenaline
For just over a month now I have been taking cold showers every day. That means not a drop of hot water. Not one. It all started… Read more “Cold Showers, Depression and Noradrenaline”
Two Small Encounters
These encounters, for reasons unknown, gave me some hope on two hopeless days. 1. Outside the bank, a lady with straight grey hair and a kind but… Read more “Two Small Encounters”
Bulimia
It’s the eating disorder we don’t really want to talk about. It’s more covert than anorexia. It is carried out in secret. A very private hell. No… Read more “Bulimia”
BIPOLARISED
Hit the ground. Make no sound. Clawing. Scratching. Ahh, the itch! Sticky feelers. Start to twitch. Wretched insect. Alive and writhing. Heavy breathing. Helpless. Heaving. Just another… Read more “BIPOLARISED”
2017- It’s good to be me.
Why did I stop writing? I suppose I stopped feeling desperate. I no longer needed the analogous umbilical cord that writing provided me with- a way to… Read more “2017- It’s good to be me.”
Mind the Gaps 