I’ve realised that recovery from mental illness involves a lot of learning – learning to listen, learning to change. and most importantly, learning to reflect. To partially quote Ren in their EPIC single ‘Hi Ren’, ‘There were no real losers in psychological warfare, but there were victims and there were students‘. Changing habits I’ve beenContinue reading “The barriers of extreme – learning that there’s middle ground in mental illness (or any) recovery”
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The Masked Illness – hiding the symptoms of Personality Disorder
****TRIGGER WARNING****This post will talk about mental health, mental illness and the symptoms of personality disorders and other mental illnesses. Although there is no unnecessary detail, there are some descriptions of stigmatic comments that might be triggering, so please only read on if you feel able to. For help and support with anything mental healthContinue reading “The Masked Illness – hiding the symptoms of Personality Disorder”
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”
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”
Words
We all have a ridiculous amount of power available to us the second we wake up in the morning and engage our lips. The words we choose to say are important. They aren’t just letters and numbers in a particular order to be found in the Oxford English Dictionary. They are so compelling they canContinue reading “Words”
Creative Steph 