Author: Mental health journey

Sometimes it’s not easy to see when you are struggling, other times it’s clear. Even on those occasions when it is clear you are struggling it can be easier to bury your head in the sand. I almost made that mistake recently. I had been trying to do too much and was clearly struggling. I… Continue reading Taking back control

I am always very honest and open when I write these posts and it’s definitely something that helps me to get through the hard times. One of the things I find very difficult to talk about is how I feel about love and relationships. I know it is something I have spoken about in the… Continue reading Let’s be honest.

Some days are good and some days are bad and then there are the days when everything seems to be jumbled and confusing. These are often the days when those intrusive thoughts are there, waiting for those quiet moments so they can overtake everything. There are days when these thoughts are manageable and I can… Continue reading Intrusive thoughts

It’s definitely beginning to look a lot like Christmas. It’s the first time in a very long time I’m feeling festive. It doesn’t stop the bad thoughts that love to creep in but, I know that this is a part of who I am and I just need to find ways around those bad thoughts… Continue reading Know your triggers

After nearly two years of avoiding covid. It has finally got me. I genuinely thought I had a cold at the start of the week. Mostly because I had a stuffy nose and was sneezing. As the week went on I found that I was getting more and more agitated by everything, again I just… Continue reading So it finally got me

One of biggest fears in life is maths. Well it’s not much a fear, more of a huge dislike. I’ve always struggled to understand what I’m supposed to be doing and how to do it. It also never helped hearing “oh you’re not very good at maths but I’m really good at it” when growing… Continue reading Facing your fears head on.

Hello world. This is a post that holds so much to me and it’s definitely something that people always say about me. Simply put I’m quiet, I’m not always quiet and I can be incredibly chatty at times. But truth be told I find it so difficult to talk at times, I think it’s a… Continue reading Silence and my own company.

Last night was the first time I’ve been out in a long time and to be honest at first I was a hit worried about going out. There were a million thoughts going through my mind ranging from drinking to feeling safe getting home. Still I did make it out of the house and surprisingly… Continue reading Some things become easier

It’s been a weird few weeks. Most days I’m completely happy and content, the next thing I know that anxious feeling is kicking in and I feel that the world is against me and I can’t do anything right. For the most part I do feel a lot happier and I’m progressing steadily with studying… Continue reading Those mixed emotions.