How to talk about self-harm
What self-harm can mean for some people, and some ways to talk about it. Self-harm is something I have avoided talking about most of my life, though I’ve been doing Continue Reading →
Category Archives: About illness
It took me quite a long time to realise that most people don’t wake up every day thinking: “I want to die.” I do. I have had depression and anxiety Continue Reading →
Spoons
Knowing that you have only one spoon, and there are 50 spoons worth of things to do, is like watching a tidal wave coming while clutching a single blow up Continue Reading →
High Risk doesn’t mean Help
I’ve written before about mental health services in New Zealand, and about my own health. I talked about how there are three “stages” of coping with mental health. For me, Continue Reading →
The importance of understanding
It’s very very important, when you’re going through something significant, whether it be illness or otherwise, that you have at least one person in your life who understands. Not just Continue Reading →
A bit about mental health
Last week was Mental Health Awareness Week. I didn’t have time to write anything then, so here it is. I hesitated to do this post. I’ve talked a bit about Continue Reading →
Dealing with invisible illness
“But you don’t look sick…” I’m sure if you’re like me, and you have, or have had, an illness that is essentially invisible, you will have heard this sentence. And Continue Reading →
Surviving what is, to become what will be
My life has been irrevocably changed by illness. I have to let go of what was, to deal with what is, and what will be. I’ve started to realise that, Continue Reading →
Circles
As you might have guessed from my less-than-positive tweets, today has just sucked. I try to stay upbeat. Even though that’s hard when I’m so exhausted, I keep trying, because Continue Reading →
Hi, Wellington friends
As you may know, I’ll be visiting Wellington from the 4th til the 11th of October. I really, really want to meet as many of you as I can! I’m Continue Reading →