Twitter’s Advice For Supporting Someone With Mental Health Problems
Reading Time: 8 minutesThe second instalment of using my interactions with people on Twitter to generate another advice based article of real-world knowledge
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.
What Is The Mentality Behind Pill Shaming?
Reading Time: 6 minutesThis article discusses pill shaming and the impact it has, plus I reflect on my own experience with taking medication for my mental health
The Weird Behaviour Of My Anxiety Disorders
Reading Time: 9 minutesMy anxiety disorders affect me in weird ways, from their triggers to their changing underlying fears and causing psychotic episodes
Taking Antidepressants And Being Forced To Go Cold Turkey
Reading Time: 8 minutesAntidepressants come with a lot of pros and cons, but one thing you’re not meant to do is go cold turkey, so how can you avoid it?
The Unusual Link Between Drug-Induced Psychosis And My Anxieties
Reading Time: 10 minutesI discuss the background of my anxiety disorders and how drug use played their part in their development: drug-induced psychosis
My GP Surgery Test Results: Digestive Troubles And Bowel Cancer
Reading Time: 4 minutesI 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 minutesThis 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 minutesThe 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 minutesInsights 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 minutesMy encounters with positive psychology interventions, which surprisingly, never happened when I was receiving treatment for my mental health