***TRIGGER WARNING*** This is a post primarily about the use of AI as a therapy tool, which should be considered with caution. The post will talk about general mental wellbeing and the impact of social isolation and loneliness. Please only read on if you feel strong enough. If you or someone you know is inContinue reading “AI therapy – Can digital beings really support mental health?”
Category Archives: agoraphobic
Indoor sadness – how to keep on top of mental health when you’re housebound
When I used plan taking a day off at home I’d fantasise over multiple milky coffees, biscuits and cheese, leaving the Disney Channel on constant and ignoring my phone. This type of day is what most people imagine a housebound person is happily experiencing on a permanent basis. The reality is very different. Whatever theContinue reading “Indoor sadness – how to keep on top of mental health when you’re housebound”
Understanding Agoraphobia in Today’s Political Landscape
The world is not a pleasant place at the moment. Now, I have no idea if my brain is over-inflating the problems I’m seeing in the news and allowing them to impact my ability to be socially ‘normal’, but I can’t remember a time in my 43 years when I was more afraid of everythingContinue reading “Understanding Agoraphobia in Today’s Political Landscape”
Confidence, disability and fashion
Working out how I disguise myself into what the public perceives as ‘normal’ in preperation for my first footsteps outside in nearly 3 years. As someone who’s chosen to start a trial of wearing white during the same month that my nose started bleeding everytime my dog wags her tail, it’s safe to say myContinue reading “Confidence, disability and fashion”
Agoraphobia update – why do I dread graded exposure?
Let’s start with the obvious question – no, graded exposure is not an experiment where I slowly take off my clothes in front of other people, although that does sound easier than what’s being asked of me. Graded exposure is a form of therapy for people with phobias or phobic tendencies. You may have seenContinue reading “Agoraphobia update – why do I dread graded exposure?”
The start of my attempt at Agoraphobic recovery
Although this website focuses mainly on the positive impact creativity can have on both mental and physical health, the interest in my personal story tends to focus instead on one element of my many challenges – not leaving home for 986 days. To briefly explain, what started as a number of problems mobilising myself physicallyContinue reading “The start of my attempt at Agoraphobic recovery”
Creative Steph 