Grief is no stranger to me. Grief is a quiet friend that reminds me of the harsh reality of life. When I saw my mums name on my phone at 9:24pm on Saturday night, I knew what the call would be about. I knew there was a reason my grandad had been on my mind … Continue reading Clifford Hope
thoughts
I guess this is another update as I went awol again. As much as I love to write these posts and get it all out there, it can be challenging to find the right words that explain and describe what has gone on in my life or what goes on in my mind. After finding … Continue reading
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
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
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
Hopelessness
Hopelessness. It’s the root cause of most mental illnesses and addictions. Hopelessness comes with the question those struggling probably ask themselves on a daily basis “What is the point?” Hopelessness creates the illusion that you might see no future for yourself, that you’re a lost cause, broken and way beyond the point of being able … Continue reading Hopelessness
Self Care Days
I have been doing a lot more self-care recently with having more free time to do so. My self-care has been focusing mainly on making self-improvements. For the past few weeks I have been improving on what I already know or have and it has been interesting to see how it has helped considering what … Continue reading Self Care Days
The Baggier The Better
Body confidence isn’t something that I easily found. I’ve been insecure for about 90% of my life and most of my insecurities are focused around my appearance, more specifically, my body. For the past couple of years I’ve been fluctuating between being confident as fuck to being insecure as hell with my body. It comes … Continue reading The Baggier The Better
Write It All Out
Towards the end of last year I gave myself some reminders to try and keep me mentally healthy. One of them being to make sure I write everything out of my mind. So this is what I’m doing. I’ve had a lot on my mind recently. My second trip back to Australia has worked out … Continue reading Write It All Out
Commitment
Commitment. It’s a fairly big word with a big meaning. To commit to something or someone means you are dedicated. You’re in it for the long term whether it is a relationship, a job or owning a pet. You are committed to that thing. I have commitment issues that I joke about all the time … Continue reading Commitment