Welcome everyone to the fourtieth (FOURTIETH) haiku in the Haiku Hope series. This is part of my creative distractions within the COPE campaign, and a list of your own distraction ideas can be found on the stress hacks page of this website. Although my life is obviously quite small, I feel very lucky to beContinue reading “Haiku hope 40 – Who run the world?”
Category Archives: mental health
Borderline Personality Disorder and Trust
How mental illness takes away my faith in the people I believe, including myself. Being labelled with a personality disorder is a bitter pill to swallow for many, including me. Don’t get me wrong, when I was told my challenges had a reason, that I wasn’t simply ‘crazy’ and I could get help, it answeredContinue reading “Borderline Personality Disorder and Trust”
Haiku hope 39 – Trust!
Welcome everyone to another teeny tiny haiku. This is part of my series of creative distractions within the COPE campaign, and a list of your own distraction ideas can be found on the stress hacks page of this website. I’ve been struggling with trust issues recently, it’s something I hope to write about in moreContinue reading “Haiku hope 39 – Trust!”
Self care and gaming – can digital gameplay really help in a mental health crisis?
Through my COPE Campaign I’ve created a list of Stress Hacks for Adults and Stress Hacks suitable for kids, all of which are designed to distract you when you are struggling. Specifically, I wanted a list of ideas to try when you’re sat on hold for someone to help in a crisis because hold timesContinue reading “Self care and gaming – can digital gameplay really help in a mental health crisis?”
Haiku hope 38 – love yourself, stupid bitch!
Welcome everyone to yet another haiku. I can’t believe how many of these I’ve written, although I think I say that every time. This is part of my series of creative distractions within the COPE campaign, and a list of your own distraction ideas can be found on the stress hacks page of this website.Continue reading “Haiku hope 38 – love yourself, stupid bitch!”
Mental illness, the media and the government – how the recent narrative is so dangerous.
Anyone regular to my blog might have noticed a bit of a hiatus. I apologise for being absent for 2 weeks, but frankly, the stress of existing alone has been enough for me lately. I’m back though, and I’m starting my posts with a subject I’ve touched on before – mental illness in the mediaContinue reading “Mental illness, the media and the government – how the recent narrative is so dangerous.”
Haiku hope 37 – Old at 42
Hi everyone and welcome to my 37th Haiku Hope – part of the COPE campaign bundle of creative distractions. This time I wanted to write about something that’s really bugging me – the yawning chasm between my real age (42 – which already feels older than I imagined) and the age my body looks andContinue reading “Haiku hope 37 – Old at 42”
Pain bias – why is everything collectively coined as ‘backache’?
There are so many things to be frustrated about when you live with chronic pain and / or chronic fatigue. As soon as your pain becomes ‘chronic’, the level of explanation needed just to get across to family, friends, doctors, nurses, and healthcare workers, what you’re experiencing can mean that you spend most of yourContinue reading “Pain bias – why is everything collectively coined as ‘backache’?”
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?”
Haiku hope 36 – Lego
Hi everyone and welcome to my 36th Haiku Hope – part of the COPE campaign bundle of creative distractions. This time I wanted to write about something silly – bloody Lego! I’ve been working on a project with my daughter – Lego is one of the few things I can manage that she also enjoys,Continue reading “Haiku hope 36 – Lego”
Creative Steph 