I feel its important for people to learn how to help someone who is having a mental health crisis and more importantly the impact of turning away someone at crisis point. There is still such stigma surrounding mental health. Which means that some people just don't reach out for fear of the reaction they may… Continue reading The day the hanging thread snapped
I feel like not being here. But I stay so my loved ones aren’t hurt by my absence. So, not dying just not being here anymore. It’s a comforting thought to have. Going to this place in my mind where I don’t feel pain anymore. Where I no longer have thoughts which take me over.… Continue reading I feel like not being here
What do you enjoy most about writing? Expressing myself, creating awareness and hopefully writing something that helps someone understand themselves or something new
The person you see on the left is the image you see when I’m in public. The person on the right is what I look like when I am at home. The person on the right is the person I try so desperately not to be. I lie to myself every time I leave the… Continue reading We don’t fake being sick we fake being well
I’ve had an amazing year. It's the best I’ve felt since I was diagnosed over a decade ago. It's also the longest period of good health I’ve experienced in that time. Taking time to reflect, sometimes I wonder if I may have pushed myself too far. Almost impossible not to when you are feeling so… Continue reading Hanging by a thread
Orkney Fibromyalgia Sufferer 