Monthly Archives: August 2011
August Blog Carnival of Mental Health- Personal Journey
Hi! I am delighted to be hosting this month’s mental health blog carnival. I chose the theme Personal Journey, something that is rather important to me. Amy at Borders of the Personality shares with us her story. It is both powerful and inspiring: … Continue reading
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Personal Journey
This is my entry for the August Blog Carnival of Mental Health. I was a happy kid. I loved school. I had a lot of friends and did well. I looked after my brother in a way only an older … Continue reading
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Employment
Work has been making me so angry lately. I have been working my arse off in my shitty job for nothing. Every morning, I come in and have to clean up after everyone. I work in fast food in the … Continue reading
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The Boy
We met when I was still in high school. I was 16 and very mental. Depressed, cutting, crazy mood swings. I was much like I am now, except an impossible insomniac who survived on coffee and a desire to show … Continue reading
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Waiting
I have spent the last few days relatively stable, folks. That’s right- normal. I set about rectifying everything Depressed Me screwed up. I washed and brushed my almost dreaded hair. Brushed my teeth for the first time in nearly two weeks. … Continue reading
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Melodramatic Teenage Poetry
I wrote this when I was about 16. A window into my mental, teenage soul. The Music Still Plays The horsemen travel in twos and threes Hunting, preying, chasing dreams They talk the talk and walk the walk And still, … Continue reading
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None of This, None of That, Or Any of the Rest of Them
I am angry. Filled with a white hot rage, enough to make me want to put my hand through a window. I hate this fucking disease, illness, disorder so much. It ruins everything. I feel like a horrible person, like … Continue reading
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Today
I awoke disoriented and had that heartbraking realisation that your alarm is going off and you need to go to work. I gave myself ten minutes to get ready and basically ran to work. I was OK then. Just sleepy. … Continue reading
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Self-Harm and Suicide (potential triggers)
*Potential self-harm triggers. Very vivid detail* I cut for the first time in a few months tonight. When I was younger, I would always cut before I got into the shower. It was a ritual. Towel, clothes, toothbrush, razor blade. … Continue reading
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Fantasising and Reminiscing
Fuck I hate people. I want to go live on a little island by myself. I will have oreos and magazines, and a little radio that plays lovely music. I will nap and eat all day. This island will be … Continue reading
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