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…
This lockdown has turned me into a ‘needy chick’… & not just with my husband, (the poor bastard), but with friends, family & even the…
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…
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…
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?…
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…
You consume me – I think about you all the time – I don’t want anything else – I can’t stop – I’m obsessed –…
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…
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 is a legitimate condition, (just in case you had any doubts).I feel the need to reiterate this because, despite the great work done…
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…
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.…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
“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…