Wellmeaning salespeople: the shadowy nemesis of the anxious person
You may have followed my recent drama, in which, in a fit of anxiety, I purchased a dress I hated and then proceeded to have a breakdown about it. I Continue Reading →
Category Archives: Mental health
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 →
How to Deal with Triggers
I’m currently seeing a clinical psychologist. There’s a few things I’m focusing on with her, and one of them is distress tolerance. If you follow me on Twitter, you will Continue Reading →
Hysteria: Not so Historical
In the last year of being ill, I have discovered a disturbing pattern between the sharing of my mental health situation, and the disparagement – bordering on disbelief – by Continue Reading →
Goodbye, 2013…
… don’t let the door hit your ass on the way out. So clearly, if you’ve been following along at home, 2013 hasn’t been a good year for me. I Continue Reading →
No.
A couple people tried to tell me today that if I didn’t like something, I don’t have to read it – and that “freedom of speech” gives you a Get Continue Reading →
What is the cost?
I’ve been saying that I wanted to write about the cost of the lack of understanding of mental health in New Zealand. Then Bob Jones demonstrated it for me. The Continue Reading →