It might be a little known fact that I absolutely love to dance. Whether it's throwing some shapes, getting loose on the dance floor, raving away or just feeling myself, I just love to dance. My first memory of dancing was back when I was around 5/6 years old, I was at a birthday party … Continue reading Dance Therapy
The Podcasts That Helped Me
Podcasts never really interested me up until around a few months ago. To me, if I was going to listen to something whilst cooking, cleaning, driving, working etc, it had to be music, but when I was going through a personally challenging time, a good friend of mine recommended a podcast to me. At first … Continue reading The Podcasts That Helped Me
Take A Break
I'm not really sure where to start as it has been so long since I have dedicated my time to writing. My personal life got too much and my mind went completely elsewhere, so sitting down to write was something that I felt I couldn't do, and for a few months actually sitting down on … Continue reading Take A Break
It’s Been A While…
Hello again to everyone reading this! It has been a while since I last posted on here however, I like to think I am now back to the land of mental stability, although some people may still disagree with me on that one...the past 12 months or so have been filled with new highs and … Continue reading It’s Been A While…
2020…
The year that will probably go down in history for being the most challenging, eye rolling and fucked up year there has been (in my life time at least). 2020 has affected all of our day to day routine lives as well as effecting our mental well-being and challenging our mental strength. Over the past … Continue reading 2020…
Alone Time
Those that prefer or require solitude can usually get stigmatised as being lonely, depressed, strange, some people might even get offended by another persons need to be on their own, but alone time can be healthy however it can also be problematic. Problematic alone time occurs when someone isn't necessarily choosing to be alone for … Continue reading Alone Time
Anxiety Update
I hit a brick wall recently when it came to my writing as my anxiety has been very active for the past month or so now and it's made getting along with work, socialising, doing my habits/hobbies and what not very challenging. I've been on a writing break because I just cannot write when my … Continue reading Anxiety Update
Coping Mechanisms – Part 2
Positive coping mechanisms are ways of coping with stressors without making our lives even more stressful or making ourselves feel worse, they in fact, can help us solve our issues and help us to feel better. When it comes to positive coping mechanisms, it's not just about relaxing, meditating or exercising (although they are all … Continue reading Coping Mechanisms – Part 2
Coping Mechanisms – Part 1
We can use either positive or negative coping mechanisms to help us deal with issues, stresses or challenges we face daily and throughout our lives. These coping mechanisms can either help us get through those challenges (positive ways of coping) or they can leave us with the challenges left unresolved and us feeling worse (negative … Continue reading Coping Mechanisms – Part 1
Self-Destruction
I’ve mentioned in previous articles about how the old Emma used to be self-destructive and by this I mean I would purposely make bad choices that I knew would fuck up my life even more but of course that didn’t always stop me. Self-destruction goes hand in hand with many mental illnesses, such as post … Continue reading Self-Destruction
