***TRIGGER WARNING*** This post will talk about mental illness, OCD and compulsive behaviour, and how it all 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*** It’s 5am on theContinue reading “Christmas limbo existential crisis”
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Haiku hope 29 – A fresh start
Hi everyone and welcome to another Haiku Hope as part of the COPE campaign. This time I wanted to write about the fresh start everyone seems to force on us at this time of year from an alternative viewpoint. Yes, I understand that the new year is a point to make goals, set plans andContinue reading “Haiku hope 29 – A fresh start”
Crap poem 54 – My friendly carer
Hi everyone, and welcome to my 54th Crap Poem as part of the COPE campaign. Yes, you’ll be relieved to know I’ve finally stopped writing poems dedicated to Christmas. Instead I’m going to start posting the non-festive poems that I wrote throughout November and December, and this is the first. We all have friends weContinue reading “Crap poem 54 – My friendly carer”
Hold humour part 8 – more Christmas jokes
Hi everyone, welcome to the 8th edition of awful jokes as part of the Hold Humour distraction project in the COPE campaign. Christmas is now in the past, and if you’re anything like me you’re wishing the decorations, wrapping and leftovers would just tidy themselves away so you can feel free again. It’s the mostContinue reading “Hold humour part 8 – more Christmas jokes”
Haiku hope 28 – The gooch
Hi everyone and welcome to another Haiku Hope as part of the COPE campaign. This time I thought I’d write about the limbo we’re all experiencing right now (the same as every year). The ‘Christmas gooch’ is the time between Christmas and new year where you suddenly develop a temporary style of dementia, not knowingContinue reading “Haiku hope 28 – The gooch”
Crap poem 53 – What happened?
Hi everyone, and welcome to my 53rd crap poem as part of the COPE campaign. This will probably be my last Christmas themed poem this year, so I’m going out with a bang (sort of). I wrote this while considering how stressful Christmas has become in our home, and the stress seems to be fixatedContinue reading “Crap poem 53 – What happened?”
Hold humour part 7 – more Christmas jokes
Hi everyone, welcome back to the 7th edition of terrible jokes as part of the Hold Humour distraction project in the COPE campaign. We’re just a few days away from the big day, so I’ve chosen to continue these jokes in a wintery and festive theme. There are no repeats, so if you want toContinue reading “Hold humour part 7 – more Christmas jokes”
Haiku hope 26 – Flimsy intentions
Hi everyone and welcome to another Haiku Hope as part of the COPE campaign. This time I’m focussing on another BIG stress we think about at this time of the year – food. Christmas is something I talk about often, and like many of you, I look forward to the eating just as much asContinue reading “Haiku hope 26 – Flimsy intentions”
Obsessive compulsive Christmas
***TRIGGER WARNING*** This post will talk about mental illness, OCD and compulsive behaviour, and how it all 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*** Obsessive compulsive disorder isContinue reading “Obsessive compulsive Christmas”
Hold humour part 6 – more Christmas jokes
Hi everyone, welcome back to the 6th edition of terrible jokes as part of the Hold Humour distraction project in the COPE campaign. Once again, because of the time of year, I’ve chosen to keep these jokes to a festive theme. There are no repeats, so if you want to read a few more (bad!)Continue reading “Hold humour part 6 – more Christmas jokes”
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