The Coronavirus is testing more than our resilience. It’s trying our humanity. My generation and many younger ones would not have experienced anything like it…
View More How not to lose your mind during the Coronavirus pandemicTag: anxiety
Coping in a time of Coronavirus (COVID-19)
These are difficult times. As nations try to contain and curb the spread of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, there’s plenty of worrying going on about…
View More Coping in a time of Coronavirus (COVID-19)Dementia, suffering and chronic health problems
I pray and I pray so hard, that God will help me to do more than just survive one day at a time. But this is all I can manage now.
View More Dementia, suffering and chronic health problemsWhat do we live for? – Grief and chronic illness
Someone said that grief is more or less when you have love to give to someone but they’re not there to receive it.
View More What do we live for? – Grief and chronic illnessCoping at Christmas 2018 (dealing with pain over the holidays)
Dealing with trauma, emotional pain and mental health problems is sometimes like that old wound that never fully heals. At this time of year it can be harder.
View More Coping at Christmas 2018 (dealing with pain over the holidays)Conversations with anxiety – Oct 2018
World Mental Health Day 2018: Young people and mental health in a changing world
despite the stigma and whatever challenges remain, I have never felt stronger or more hopeful. And it is because now I know I am not alone.
View More World Mental Health Day 2018: Young people and mental health in a changing worldHow I survived the night (despite suicidal thoughts)
I have actively tried, very hard to plod on. I have found happy moments, and I now see so much more of the beauty in the world.
View More How I survived the night (despite suicidal thoughts)12 things that helped me to smile despite the pain
I always say pain changes you. I am not the person I was yesterday, and tomorrow I will not be the person I am today. It’s moulding me into a better, stronger me.
View More 12 things that helped me to smile despite the painMusings on suicide: love might save a life
…every day I decide to live, another person, someone, chooses to die. Their struggle is my struggle, but they have now gone while I still have a chance…
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