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A story for the lost
After what felt like the longest and harshest winter of my life, it finally came to an end and I found myself regaining my control. The grey had gone and I could divide between the black and white....
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Being treated like s**t!
‘No one can make you feel inferior without your consent’ - Eleanor Roosevelt.I’ve never really been a person whom has taken the thoughts of others to heart as I have always had a sense of self that was...
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Why the answers are not at the bottom of the bottle
It's become part of normal life that you have a beer after work or a glass of wine after a hard day and it's never really questioned. After all it can help you to relax. Drinking socially and out and...
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Letting go
One of my worst traits. My biggest trigger. My hardest challenge.Letting go is always hard no matter who you are or what you have been through. There may be many reasons why you have to let go; because...
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How music helps combat anxiety through rhythm | AD
Humans are rhythmic creatures: everything we do comes from the pulse. Your heartbeat is a rhythm you can’t live without and today we’re going to discuss how tempo and rhythm can help you control your...
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Year in Review 2019
This year as with the last, have been the hardest couple of years since I began my journey of mental illness when I was seventeen...albeit this year has been slightly better than the last.I entered...
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Can Flotation Therapy help with anxiety? | AD
This article looks at whether floatation can be an effective way to treat anxiety.What is Floating?Floatation involves lying in a floatation tank, a large, egg-shaped pod filled with highly...
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The invisible illness
Trigger warning: mention of suicide and self harm.Otherwise known as the invisible illness, something that cannot be seen and therefore cannot be believed, mental illness is the secret in disguise.It...
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Pain and addiction
Pain and addiction often come hand in hand. You often hear of those whom have been through trauma turning to drugs, alcohol or some other outlet. Some people just use some of these outlets occasionally...
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Prose
It hurts,It just hurts,And there's no other way to describe it anymore,I'm too tired and can't think straight,I just want to be at peace because years is a long time to be sad,And pain is an awful...
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Namaste Weighted Blankets | AD
No matter what stage we’re at in our life, anxiety can take a toll on us. It can cause fear, nausea, fatigue, and much more.Because of the severity of anxiety, a lot of us are constantly searching for...
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I'm not where I want to be
We all have to do things in life that we don't want to do. Some of us have to undertake more of what we loathe than others to get to where we want and we also cannot change the basic hand that has been...
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The historical pandemic
What we are experiencing now is history. It is something many of us never thought we would experience in our lifetimes and the last time the world had to come together in such as way can only be...
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Cognital behaviour therapy
I know the phrase sounds scary, but the therapy itself is not. I often get asked what therapy and counselling I have had which has helped me through my anxiety and depression. One of the most...
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I feel numb
Depression is an odd thing sometimes, isn’t it? Sometimes you feel like you’re battling against the world and then the next thing you know, you can’t feel anything at all.I think the issue I face the...
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Who am I?
It’s a bit of a weird question, but one you should ask yourself. I bet if you even asked yourself the question right now, you wouldn’t be able to give me a quantitive answer. There’s often one thing...
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Loneliness
Loneliness is something that we tend to associate with the elderly, but we all feel it. Physically, loneliness can happen at any age. We might find ourselves not making any friends at university,...
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Two years
Change is happening all around us, all of the time. It is happening to ourselves every single day, even if we are not purposefully forging forward with it. I have experienced more change in myself over...
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The opinions of a single life
The other day I was posed with a statement: 'You're twenty-four now, shouldn't you think about settling down?'. It stumped me for a little bit because even though I know my answer, if you look all over...
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Understanding other's emotions
Believe it or not, we all can still find ourselves acting from a primitive side of our brain during most situations in our lives. When a car pulls out on us, we usually react in anger rather than...
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Lil' Steps Wellness Farm | AD
Animals, they are always that I gravitate towards during my down days. They bring a sense of calm and an overwhelming sense of happiness. Lil' Wellness Farm uses the idea of animals to help children...
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25 things I've learnt at 25
Last month I turned 25...yikes! I think I've finally started to feel like I am stepping into the shoes of an adult rather than a child or a teenager and as a result I'm going to share with you some of...
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Life in lockdown
Lockdown is a phrase we have all become accustomed to, but one which I never thought I would become acquainted with. At the moment of writing this I am in the midst of a 14 day isolation period where I...
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Twenty-two prose
When things are clear, it's easy,But it rarely has been.Energy is drained and I'd rather be numb,Then feel a range of emotions where happiness might exist.I'm meant to miss in all ways,Some ways,No...
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TW: Suicide and suicidal thoughts
Suicide.A word that we always hear and think we understand, but in reality someone's relationship with suicide can be a lot more complex than what we would usually understand it to be.First off, for...
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