cn: depression, disassociation, the past, identity I have these photos on my bedroom wall from my first year of uni, and now, four years later, I often look up at my 18/19 year old self and wonder, who the fuck is she? She’s beaming, always, in the centre of a big group of friends, usually … More Sunshine and Rainbows (sometimes)
cn: mental illness, depression, guilt, hurting others, confusion, being drunk This is a note on my phone that I wrote on Fireworks’ night 2016. I had just met depression and was only just starting to learn how confusing, contradictory and insidious it is. I went on a lot of late night walks by myself in … More Fireworks
cn: mental illness You post that it’s hashtag time to talk. I respond that you should practise what you preach. Now, if we’ve finished exchanging clichés, can we actually say something? Don’t get me wrong, any positive mental health message is a GOOD thing, for raising awareness and removing taboos if nothing else. But while … More Time [for you] to talk
cw: depression, anxiety, hospital, mental illness Hollywood uses mental hospitals as a backdrop for horror films, a weird hybrid of prison, zoo and science lab. Truth is, they’re much more conducive to healing than horror – it’s almost as if they exist for the same purpose as any other normal hospital. This is a story … More My Mental [hospital] Summer Holiday
quiet person, loud thoughts 