Grief, sometimes it can strike you when you least expect it. You’re always aware of whoever you have lost and you’re aware that you won’t see them again, but every now and again your mind reminds you of the hurt, pain and sadness you suffered during the process. I think that’s why grief is so … Continue reading Euphoria: Rue & I
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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…
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
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
Mental Health May
I’m currently living a life that I didn’t think I deserved or even think I could possibly live but here I fucking am, my mental health has been incredibly important to me for the past couple of years now, managing and maintaining it has helped me to reach this point. I needed to do three … Continue reading Mental Health May
Boundaries
I’m going to skim the surface of a topic I don’t often talk about and that is my previous relationships and everything that goes with it. Boundaries, we create them before, during and after a relationship. The boundaries I have created were formed as a way of protecting myself from either experiencing a hurt/pain that … Continue reading Boundaries
Self-Criticism
We all face criticism in our lives, whether we are receiving criticism from friends, family or ourselves and the criticism we receive is usually easier for us to believe which can then lead to low self-esteem, negative thoughts/behaviours and mental illnesses. What is self-criticism? Self-criticism is when you refer or point out your own ‘flaws’ … Continue reading Self-Criticism
Anxious Predictions
We all make predictions, it’s a normal way of thinking but anxiety can cause us to make unnecessarily negative predictions which we believe could be true, resulting in us either avoiding/hiding or bringing ourselves down. Anxious predictions are usually unrealistic and/or negative, these predictions can be anything such as: I’m not going to win anyway … Continue reading Anxious Predictions
Finding My Listener
Mental health has reached a point now where it is getting recognised, understood and accepted which is bloody brilliant but there is still an issue regarding listening, it's a skill that we aren’t ever really taught how to use. I’m more of a listener than a talker, I’d rather let someone chat about whatever they … Continue reading Finding My Listener
The Mental Health Talk
Starting a conversation about mental health isn’t always the easiest thing to do, whether you are talking about your own mental health or you want to express your concern for a friend/family member, it takes courage to do so. Talking to my friends/family about what was going on in my head before I finished therapy … Continue reading The Mental Health Talk
The Life Of Emma 