Let The Battle Begin: My Weekend With My Mum
Reading Time: 10 minutesThe surprisingly less traumatic weekend experience I spent with my mum when she came down to visit me and my partner’s parents
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.
Insomnia: How Trauma Can Ruin A Good Nights Sleep
Reading Time: 5 minutesAfter being inspired by an insomnia meme, I discuss the traumatic thoughts of my past that use to cause my insomnia and how I overcame it
Mindfulness And Its Downsides: Anxiety Disorders Vs Mindfulness
Reading Time: 4 minutesMindfulness is the new trend at the moment, but it’s not all good. Mindfulness-based meditation isn’t suited for all types of anxiety disorders
How Being Diagnosed With Dyslexia Changed My Life
Reading Time: 9 minutesHow finally being diagnosed with dyslexia later in life explained so many of the problems I’d had with education over the years
The Blues: Post “Making Plans” Depression
Reading Time: 4 minutesFeeling the blues from time to time is quite common and it can often happen without a known cause, so what can you do to manage those blues?
Learning Difficulties: My Life Before My Dyslexia Diagnosis
Reading Time: 7 minutesA look at my struggles with reading, writing, and education before my dyslexia diagnosis, and how that had an impact on my life
My Experience Of Making Plans With Poor Mental Health
Reading Time: 8 minutesIf you’re going to make plans with me, we’d better actually make plans. Otherwise, it’ll reinforce my anxiety based desire to stay home
Healthy Coping Strategies And Rewards As Suggested By Twitter
Reading Time: 11 minutesA collection of healthy coping strategies and rewards for managing mental health, as provided by the people I talked to on Twitter
Suicidal Child #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek: A Lesson In Abuse
Reading Time: 13 minutesTo highlight the importance of #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek I decided to write about my school years, which led me to become a suicidal child
Men Need To Start Taking Back Control Of Their Wellness
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe lack of mental health and wellness support is causing men to have a higher suicide rate than women. Awareness of this problem is important