F It.
I’ve spent three days in bed. I did have plans, I honestly did. I was going to chill at home for one day then go shopping on one of my other free days. I’ve done none of it. I showered … Continue...
View ArticleQuestions, Comments and Scars.
I have a team of health professionals I see on a fairly regular basis and they don’t need to ask “What happened there?” whilst pointing to the scars on my arms. They know my history and know that I do...
View ArticlePositivity is Written All Over Me.
This entry does discuss self-harm. There is a photo in which minimal scarring (no wound) is visible. If this is triggering for you please do not read or read with caution. Self-harm has been an...
View ArticleHolding it Together.
For the last few months I have been doing an excellent job of “holding it together”. I smile, laugh and slip into a genuinely happy head space. I’ve been able to work (aside from my wrist injury), I’ve...
View ArticleThe Body Deserves Respect.
I think that most people understand the concept of respect, but do you understand self-respect? For me, this is a complicated, and somewhat overwhelming concept to understand and put into practice....
View Article“I know you hate me.”
“I know you hate me.” That’s what my GP said to me when I saw her last week. I’d asked for a new prescription for one of our medications, and she’d agreed to write it, but with the condition that …...
View ArticleWe need to talk about self-harm
An amazingly powerful video and story were published on the Sydney Morning Herald website about self-harm. Both the video and the story are worth a look, but they do contain images of self-harm scars....
View ArticleShit Has Hit The Fan
Maybe things aren’t going so well. I keep trying to convince myself that things aren’t so bad, that they could be worse, that nothing is really wrong. Yet today, when my groceries were delivered, I...
View ArticleTrying to Tread Water
I haven’t written a proper post for close to a year. That’s how long depression has been kicking my butt. Not constantly. There have been light, happy, joyful moments and days sparsely sprinkled...
View ArticlePromises
I promised my GP that I wouldn’t cancel my appointment this week. That I’d come even if I were feeling terrible. The promise was made as a safety plan of sorts. A couple of weeks ago I overdosed the...
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