The Lockdown Blues
If you are too feeling shitty, and further away from happy or indifferent at this time you are not alone. So right about now, we are going to own our lockdown blues.
What Self Care Means To Me
Self care is about taking deliberate and active steps to put yourself at the front and centre making sure that you are meeting your needs and uplifting your wellbeing. Most importantly self care is about taking the time to love and prioritise yourself.
Trichotillomania
It’s not something I was doing very often at first but when I was pulling at my hair, generally the front of my hair, I was gradually ripping chunks out. It got to the point that I had a banging headache and my scalp was bright pink but even then I kept grabbing at my hair.
Self Care Saturdays
I'm a massive preacher when it comes to Self-care Saturdays. It's easy to look at self-care as a follow up to a bad mental health period but I now use it regularly in both the stormy and sunny moments, that self-care is now a firm part of my lifestyle. I'm sharing my simple but effective five-step self-care ritual.
Rona Madness: BPD Update
For the first time ever I feel like having Borderline Personality Disorder has prepared me for something. Big man ting, it’s about time! The uncertainty, panic and craziness are three things that consistently live inside my head so now that it’s out in the world I honestly feel more relaxed.
Rona Madness: Let's Check In
In a short space of time, around the world we have gone from being out and about, to “Please don’t go out too much”, to in countries like England and Italy “Oii get in yer house” And whilst I fully support the social distancing and lockdown plan, it can’t help but cloud the mind.
Sisterly Support Part 2: My Initial Thoughts After Attending Therapy
I've got to be brutally honest after my first group therapy session I thought to myself, "Nah man…*inserts multiple swear words* This is not for me." I didn't like sitting in a circle alongside strangers and having to talk, it made feel stupid for even going.
Sisterly Support Part 1: Advice For Anyone Starting DBT
I’m here giving you some sibling love. I wanted to do a post detailing the advice I would have appreciated so much before starting and in my first few sessions of DBT. I remember looking online and learning loosely what DBT was, but nothing helped ease my anxiety of what to expect and I struggled to find first-hand experiences.
What’s In My Happy Box - And Why You Need One Too
Not everyone has a therapist, but everyone can have a happy box. I've been told numerous times by therapists to create a happy box that holds happy things and I've just never got around to officially doing it. As there is no time like the present I decided this week to locate an empty box and stock up. I did it because like many others I want to help myself by preparing for the bad days whilst I'm having good days.
Living With Social Anxiety
I am currently typing this on a Sunday after, yet another weekend of plans that I was a no- show too. I missed out on a Mexican night with my university classmates which would have involved a healthy dose of tequila and also partying with my sister, no doubt on tables. I have not left my house since Friday, and this has been the cycle for more months than I care to remember. I wish I could communicate and explain why I don't turn up to plans and why I distance and isolate myself to others. I'll try to explain my anxiety in an understandable way.