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Welcome to the category archive that’s all about me. Here you’ll find all the articles that have been indexed as containing a sizable amount of personal information and my experiences.

If you want to learn more about the person behind the Unwanted Life blog, then this is the archive for you.

Here you’ll find articles whereby I talk about my mental health and my invisible disability issues. You’ll also find some other interesting insights into who I am as a person.

Re-Entry Anxiety: How To Ease Back Into Work After A Break

27 July 202623 April 2025 by Unwanted Life
A photo of three people sitting around a work table, with one of those people being in a wheelchair to represent the topic of the article - Re-Entry Anxiety: How To Ease Back Into Work After A Break

Reading Time: 12 minutesRe-entry anxiety can be a crippling experience if left alone, but it doesn’t have to be like that. There are several strategies to manage our re-entry anxiety

Categories Advice, General, Me, Mental Health, ResearchTags Anxiety, Exposure therapy, What is...7 Comments

The Truth About Monotonous Eating: It’s Not Just Boring

1 September 20262 April 2025 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a White woman in an orange top, watching an orange TV in an orange room, eating orange coloured food to represent the topic of the article - The Truth About Monotonous Eating: It's Not Just Boring

Reading Time: 7 minutesMonotonous eating is a habit that exists for many reasons. While it can be boring to live with this eating habit, that’s rarely an issue on its own

Categories Advice, General, Health, Learning Disabilities and Difficulties, Me, Mental Health, ResearchTags Body Image, Diet, Eating Disorders, What is...12 Comments

Return To Work: My Experience With Crippling Re-entry Anxiety

A photo of people sitting around a table in a meeting room to represent the topic of the article - Return To Work: My Experience With Crippling Re-entry Anxiety

A personal account of my re-entry anxiety, coupled with my past and health issues, influenced my ability to return to work (paid work)

Making A Toast To My Sixth Year As An Invisible Well-being Blogger

27 July 202615 January 2025 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a small dog wearing a birthday hat to represent the topic of the article - Making A Toast To My Sixth Year As An Invisible Well-being Blogger

Reading Time: 5 minutesIt’s that time of year when I am celebrating and making a toast to my blog as it makes it to another birthday. So enjoy the birthday roundup

Categories General, MeTags Blogging13 Comments

How Establishing A Morning Routine Overrode My Depression

Someone in bed with an alarm clock in front of their face to represent the topic of this article - How Establishing A Morning Routine Overrode My Depression

You might not realise it, but a morning routine can make a huge difference, even a basic one. To illustrate this, I’ll share my experience

The Dangers Of The Self-help Rabbit Hole And TikTok Falsehoods

22 July 20261 January 2025 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a white rabbit wearing glasses and looking at a book to represent the topic of the article - The Dangers Of The Self-help Rabbit Hole And TikTok Falsehoods

Reading Time: 8 minutesSelf-help can be a valuable source of information, but we can also get lost in the self-help rabbit hole if we’re not careful, or worse

Categories General, Me, Mental Health, ResearchTags Self-Care8 Comments

My Changing Views About Christmas And Other Celebrations

A woman holding a Happy Holidays card to represent the topic of the article - My Changing Views About Christmas And Other Celebrations

My changing views about Christmas and other celebrations reflect a change in my borderline personality disorder (BPD). Find out why

The Interesting Link Between Body Modification And Body Image

21 July 202620 November 2024 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a Black man with dreadlocks, showing off his black work tattoos to represent the topic of this article - The Interesting Link Between Body Modification And Body Image

Reading Time: 5 minutesBody modification has been around almost as long as humans have existed, but modern body modification is often more about body dissatisfaction

Categories General, Me, Mental Health, ResearchTags Body Image, Coping Strategies, Self-Care, What is...4 Comments

Unwanted Life: My Body Modification Journey

A close up photo of two people holding hands showing off their arm sleeve tattoos to represent the topic of the article - Unwanted Life: My Body Modification Journey

My body modification journey started in my childhood when racism caused me to hate the very colour of my skin, and my existence

My Childhood Warhammer And Warhammer 40K Story

Ork painted miniature from Warhammer and Warhammer 40K

Warhammer and Warhammer 40K played an important role in my childhood, and I love to see how it’s grown and become mainstream

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