Why tweet?
People who don’t use Twitter often ask me to explain the value of it. That’s not really an easy thing to describe, especially if they don’t understand how it works Continue Reading →
Category Archives: About illness
Climbing mountains
I spent the last week in Wellington. It was incredible – not just the city and the food (haha) and the amazing, wonderful people I met – but the fact Continue Reading →
“Reaching in”
I walk with a cane. Not all the time, but most of the time, because I’m weak from being ill for so long and it makes life much easier if Continue Reading →
In Which I Go To Dinner and Experience a Bizarre Situation
Obviously, I don’t get to go out for dinner much. When I do (this is the Dress Thing all over again), I really really hope it will be lovely. So Continue Reading →
Latest from WINZ: As I mentioned, I’ve just found out that my benefit, and my Disability Allowance which is a separate assessment, have to be reassessed. WINZ appear to be Continue Reading →
The semantics of self worth
I have a couple of different points to make in this post, so bear with me. Yesterday, I had my usual monthly appointment with WINZ. I understand why these appointments Continue Reading →
I’m not your “problem”
Time To Change is a UK organisation operating under the tagline “Let’s end mental health discrimination.” Ok, cool. No issues with that. On February 6, they’re running an awareness-raising campaign Continue Reading →
More on Spoon Theory
I woke up yesterday with an odd thought, a phrase in my head. I think it might be a bit ridiculous because it was completely subconscious but here it is: Continue Reading →
What I wish I had known about SSRIs
I’m currently experiencing SSRI withdrawal – or what the doctors call Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor Discontinuation Syndrome. To say that it is unpleasant would be somewhat of an understatement. SSRIs Continue Reading →
Zebras and Octopi
In my life, I’ve struggled with having a very black and white attitude towards many things. Things have always been either good or bad or extremely good or extremely bad, Continue Reading →