Hello again, and welcome to another collection of crap jokes all posted here in an attempt to make you smile, cringe, or just be distracted for a moment when stress seems to be taking over. Here in my home we’re well into the throes of Christmas preparation and as the big day fast approaches, I’veContinue reading “Hold humour part 4 – Christmas jokes”
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Crap poem 51 – The Break
Hello everyone and welcome to my 51st crap poem. Although much of my content lately has been Christmas centred, today I’m posting a poem about the essence of breaks, in all their forms. Remember, if you’re looking for a distraction or something silly to make you smile, I have dedicated pages of crap poems, sillyContinue reading “Crap poem 51 – The Break”
Premature grief – mental illness and preparing for loss.
***TRIGGER WARNING*** This post will talk about grief and how it affects our mental health. Please only read on if you feel strong enough. Alternatively, for help and support please visit the mental health and suicide prevention support lines page on this website. ***TRIGGER WARNING*** Unsurprisingly, I have a hate/hate relationship with grief that’s onlyContinue reading “Premature grief – mental illness and preparing for loss.”
Crap poems 50 – November Conversations
Hello again everyone. I can’t bloody believe it, but this is my 50th crap poem in the series. I never would have guessed that my creative distractions would last so long, but here we are. Today I’ve written a poem about the conversations I’ve been having this month, and I know many of you willContinue reading “Crap poems 50 – November Conversations”
Two faced – living with Borderline Personality Disorder
***TRIGGER WARNING*** This post will talk about living with personality disorder and some of the mixed up feelings it can cause for you and those around you. Please only read on if you feel strong enough. For help and support you can visit the mental health and suicide prevention support lines page of this site,Continue reading “Two faced – living with Borderline Personality Disorder”
Crap poem 49 – why not me?
Hi to all my visitors, and warm wishes to anyone struggling with pain and / or mental illness right now. I’m back with another bad attempt at poetry, this time focussing on the price of the pandemic. Despite my sheltered little world, I managed to catch Covid 3 times, and know of multiple people whoContinue reading “Crap poem 49 – why not me?”
Kicking the bucket…list
It’s frustrating that the age of 42, I finally found myself realising that infinity isn’t a reality. When my existential crisis started, I was considering the things that may or may not get ticked on my bucket list. We all have those things that we want to do, things we desire, things we dream about,Continue reading “Kicking the bucket…list”
Hold humour part 4 – more bad jokes!
Hello everyone! Welcome back to some more bad jokes that I’ve researched just to try and make you smile. This series is all about finding something to do when you need distracting from a stressful situation while you wait for help to arrive. It’s called hold humour because I found myself feeling horrific while IContinue reading “Hold humour part 4 – more bad jokes!”
Crap Poem 48 – Persistence
Welcome back everyone. Here is my 48th Crap Poem in my series as part of the COPE Campaign. It’s been a long week, and unfortunately not a particularly good one either. My difficulty gaining NHS interventions continues, and making contact has become so stressful and unwelcome that I’ve decided to write a poem about it.Continue reading “Crap Poem 48 – Persistence”
All aboard the grief express train
***TRIGGER WARNING*** This post will discuss bereavement, pet loss, miscarriage and baby loss and the mental health ramifications of grief. Please only read on if you feel strong enough. If you need help and support then there is a list of contact numbers on the grief page of this website and the mental health andContinue reading “All aboard the grief express train”
Creative Steph 