‘Fuck you, Please help me’
I’ve noticed that whenever I have an appointment to see a medical professional – which is pretty much all the time – I tend to dress a certain way. I’ve Continue Reading →
Category Archives: Mental health
Hyperbole and So Much More
I recently got given the Hyperbole and a Half book. It is the best thing ever. Hyperbole and a Half is a blog and a book written by Allie Brosch. She Continue Reading →
Some thoughts on body shaming
I saw a tweet a couple weeks ago that has really stuck with me. I’ve thought about it and thought about it, and it’s still annoying me. Trigger warning: this Continue Reading →
Sterilised and silenced
I’m having a lot of thoughts about women’s rights to have or not have children – especially mentally ill and/or disabled women. 1 in 6 New Zealand women has a Continue Reading →
The other side of the story
I’ve been getting a lot of reminders lately that not everything is about me. I’m inherently selfish. Maybe that’s human, and maybe I’m too sensitive. I assume every subtweet is Continue Reading →
Strength
I don’t feel very strong, so it always amazes me when people ask me where I get my strength from. The same with courage. I don’t feel brave. I feel Continue Reading →
Panicking about panicking
I’ve wanted to write about anxiety for a long time, but it’s hard to find the words to describe what living with it is like. Last night, I had a Continue Reading →
Something is anything that’s not nothing
So far I’ve avoided adding my voice to the current conversations on rape culture in New Zealand, for many reasons. Last week was a bad week for me, and for Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →