The Unusual Link Between Drug-Induced Psychosis And My Anxieties
Reading Time: 10 minutes I discuss the background of my anxiety disorders and how drug use played their part in their development: drug-induced psychosis
General
Welcome to the general category archive. Here you’ll find all the articles that have been indexed as general.
As the name suggests, this archive contains pretty much single article published. Here you’ll find everything from psychology, invisible disabilities, learning difficulties, health, and mental health.
My GP Surgery Test Results: Digestive Troubles And Bowel Cancer
Reading Time: 4 minutes I discuss the embarrassment of trying to get help with my digestive problems and my GPs talking about bowel cancer as a cause
My First-Hand Account Of The Tilt Table Test
Reading Time: 6 minutes This article outlines what a tilt table test, what these tests can be used to investigate, and provides a first-hand experience of the test
Helping Mum: The Struggles Of The Adult/Parent Relationship
Reading Time: 8 minutes The vexing problem of trying to help my mum when she does nothing with the help I give her or the advice and information I find for her
Avoidance: Toxic Family And Protecting Your Wellbeing
Reading Time: 5 minutes Insights into toxic families, their behaviours, and how avoidance of your family can be the best solution to protect your mental wellbeing
Positive Psychology Interventions: My Surprising And Random Encounters
Reading Time: 4 minutes My encounters with positive psychology interventions, which surprisingly, never happened when I was receiving treatment for my mental health
Gratitude Letter: An Easy Example Of Positive Psychology
Reading Time: 4 minutes There are a number of positive psychology interventions you could use, with the gratitude letter one being one of the easiest
Positive Psychology: The Theory And Its Interventions
Reading Time: 15 minutes An in-depth look at positive psychology and its usefulness for helping people suffering from mental health and substance abuse problems
A Weekend With My Mum: A Disgusting Society’s Ableism
Reading Time: 4 minutes I discuss my mum’s weekend visit, disability/cancer, and how society isn’t always kind to those who are disabled due to what they see as “special” treatment
Let The Battle Begin: My Weekend With My Mum
Reading Time: 10 minutes The surprisingly less traumatic weekend experience I spent with my mum when she came down to visit me and my partner’s parents