Image by Khandie Photography TW: Diet talk, eating disorders I realise we’re half way through January but still….The ‘new year, new me’ bullshit has begun. The soar in diet culture and the memes about being fat are polluting social media sites, and its gross. I’m quite frankly sick of logging into Facebook and seeing ‘friends’…
Category: mental health
How Our Dog Helps Our Mental Health
Teddy has been a part of our lives for almost four months and it seems like he’s been with us forever. As much as both Ian and I adore him and couldn’t imagine life without him, he’s done so much for both of us that it’s incomprehensible. I know, I know, if you’re not an…
‘But Have You Tried…?’ 30 Cures for Chronic Illness (Not to Be Taken Seriously)
*Disclaimer: Don’t take these cures seriously Disabled/chronically ill/mentally ill people are constantly bombarded by unsolicited, unwanted advice on our health. We can be talking about absolutely anything, not mention our condition and someone will pipe up with a ‘but have you tried…?’ There will always be someone that has never heard of your condition miraculously…
Life Lately: Cosmopolitan, Cockapoos and Catastrophising
My blog turned three earlier this month and I completely forgot all about it; I’m pretty bad with dates as it is so I’m not really surprised that I missed it. So happy blog anniversary to me! Anyway, I thought I’d write a little life update post as it has been a while. Writing If…
Self Care Scents and 5 Spring Fragrances feat Gucci Bloom Acqua Di Fiori
*Disclaimer: This post contains PR samples If I haven’t mentioned before (I totally have, in fact I’ve probably written it far too many times), I am a total perfume lover. I used to have at least forty in my collection and would wear a different one each day; extra, I know. Now, I tend to…
My Worth is Not Determined By My Mentions
It was International Women’s Day the other week and people all over social media were doing shout-outs for women they admired; be it their friends, women who are excelling, or simply their family members. I wrote a very general tweet that didn’t tag anyone because I have such a bad memory that I didn’t want…
I Want To Write But I Can’t
You may or may not have noticed that for the last few months my blogging schedule has become pretty nonexistent. I’m very much a routine person, I always have been, I like to do things a certain way and on a particular day, I just find it works better for me but lately I’ve been…
Mental Health Is As Important As Physical Health
It’s Mental Health Awareness Week and I wanted to continue the conversation about MH. It’s been a few months since I talked about it, and to be quite honest, I thought I was doing good. Then my physical health took a turn for the worse, and a few things online triggered me and knocked me…
Worry Time: An Anxiety Technique
Six weeks ago I wrote an in-depth post on what I’ve learnt at CBT, and a lot of people seemed quite intrigued by Worry Time. So for anyone that wanted it, here’s a much more detailed post on this technique. I admit, I’m a worrier. I overthink, I replay situations and scenarios, I get myself…
I Put People Into Categories to Help My Mental Health
A few weeks ago I wrote about what I’ve learnt at CBT and was actually shocked just how much it was. I also said I’d write a post about how I ‘deal’ with people, so here it is. If you want to read my previous post, click here. One of my main ‘issues’ is getting…