Lockdown needy
This lockdown has turned me into a ‘needy chick’… & not just with my husband, (the poor bastard), but with friends, family & even the…
Navigating Christmas when you’re in recovery …
Guest post from Hope Virgo, Author and Mental Health Campaigner Christmas… a word that carries so much emotion and energy. As I write this I…
Local Heroes & mental health
I first became aware of ‘Local Heroes’ online when my mum’s boiler broke. She had no idea who to call (other than Dad, who was…
The perfectionist
I was twenty-four when I first suspected that my ‘perfectionist’ tendencies might be unhealthy. What else was I…? Determined to the point of being obsessed?…
Giving up alcohol didn’t cure my …
As we coast into the second lockdown, many of us are concerned about our alcohol consumption. It’s an easy vice to indulge, after all, a…
Why can’t I stop? The Dopamine …
You consume me – I think about you all the time – I don’t want anything else – I can’t stop – I’m obsessed –…
10 cheap self-care activities
Self-care isn’t complicated and it doesn’t have to be expensive. Not that I’d say no to a fancy spa retreat, or a holiday in the…
WMHD 2020 – Mental health is for EVERYONE
This post was written in celebration of WMHD 2020! Everybody has a brain, so surely EVERYONE has mental health. This message is nothing new, it’s…
Social anxiety ISN’T general anxiety!
Social anxiety is a legitimate condition, (just in case you had any doubts).I feel the need to reiterate this because, despite the great work done…
Has working from home improved your mental …
As the UK slowly goes back to normal after three months of lockdown, I find myself wondering what the new normal will look like. Lockdown…
Cry bitch cry!
January 14th is the last time that I cried. I remember the date exactly because I had a needle in my neck at the time.…
Coronavirus Anxiety
As someone who spends a great deal of time catastrophising, (e.g. imagining the worst possible outcome). It’s always a novelty when the irrational predictions bouncing…
How do you know if you have …
To date, this is the most frequent question that I’m asked. Simple, yet complicated to the point of anxiety. (Ironic). In the last three years,…
Panic. Let me count the ways
I was asked by a journalist whether a panic attack is worse than a paper cut? In response to this question and to indicate the…
Social Anxiety – The Physical Stuff
I was fourteen when it started… The blushing. The first physical symptom of social anxiety. I say first, but there were probably more. I just…
Instagram HACKED
My Instagram account was hacked multiple times last week, so on Saturday, I was forced to delete it. It’s upsetting because it took years of…
How art saved me from Toxic masculinity
“One can certainly masculine without having to be toxic” As a man who fell into ‘toxic crowds’ during my younger years, this is something that…
