My story
Failing the marshmallow test
Do what makes you happy. It’s simple advice. I’ve given it. I’ve been given it. It can also be crap advice. What do you do when your brain is giving you two, entirely conflicting, paths to happiness? On Sunday, I spent all day with friends and drank far too much wine. I rarely drink these … Read more
All change please
It’s been quite a while since I wrote anything. In large part that is because, since the start of the year, there have been some fairly major changes in my life and I have been trying to work out how to process them.
Not ill, not well
I think most of us know the statistic that one in four of us will experience mental ill-health in their lives. What this means is that for most of us with mental ill-health, we don’t live in a state of illness all the time. My health oscillates between periods of feeling really unwell and really … Read more
Guilt: confessions of a workaholic
I am a workaholic and I am coming to terms with my holiday guilt.
What’s in a name?
The list of diagnoses I have received in the ten years that mental illness has been a feature of my life is stupidly long.
My anxiety is selfish
A relationship has changed; it must be my fault. I missed out on an opportunity; it must be my fault. They didn’t laugh at my joke; it must be my fault. What did I do? My anxiety sees me as having some incredible control over the world around me. I was speaking today with my … Read more
Binge eating and body positivity
I am obese. All my politics tells me I should love the body positivity movement, but it makes me uncomfortable.
