At the moment everything feels like a massive challenge. Having to make major changes to your life is bloody difficult at the best of times however, when the changes are forced and not really of your doing, it makes it even tougher to come to terms with. I have tried to keep myself calm andContinue reading “Wading Through Treacle….”
Category Archives: Struggle
Jekyll & Hyde -The Dangers of Suppressing the True You.
Every so often you come across a story that really resonates; recently this has been ‘Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde’ by Robert Louis Stevenson. I have had the book for ages, and only decided to read it because it is on a school reading list for a friend’s son. Like most people, I know theContinue reading “Jekyll & Hyde -The Dangers of Suppressing the True You.”
Video Diary: Getting Off Sertraline – 26th June & 29th July.
As of yesterday, 5th August 2019, I am officially off the Sertraline!!!! Wooohoooo! The last month or so were quite difficult, with lots of ups and downs; the anxiety wasn’t too bad, it was the mood crashes which were the hardest to deal with. One moment I could be quite happy and the next myContinue reading “Video Diary: Getting Off Sertraline – 26th June & 29th July.”
ESA Benefit Appeal Upheld by Tribunal.
Many of you have probably seen stories in the news about people with mental health struggles battling to get benefits; some of you may be fighting the battle right now. Like most things I don’t think you can fully understand a problem until you live it, and in a way that is why challenging aContinue reading “ESA Benefit Appeal Upheld by Tribunal.”
Video Diary: Getting Off Sertraline – 7th & 12th June.
There are a lot of question marks about medication used in the treatment of mental health conditions. I am currently on Sertraline which is an anti depressant and part of the SSRI (selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitor) group of medications. What does it mean, and how does it work? I’ll go into that in later blogs.Continue reading “Video Diary: Getting Off Sertraline – 7th & 12th June.”
And Breathe...... 