Depression

My experience with Hospitals

This post is purely for me to discuss what I have experienced personally inside hospitals. Mentions of medication, suicide, mental...

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May 234 min read

8.32am (free verse creative poem)

Below is a creative writing piece I wrote inspired by my own experience with suicidal ideation. This was really therapeutic for me to...

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Apr 202 min read

Eyeing the Exits (creative free verse)

Ever since I can remember, I've been eyeing the exits. At first it was doors, passages, windows, and pathways. I'm not quite sure when it...

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Apr 131 min read

Watch The Water (free form poetry)

Watch the water. As I sit and watch the water. I notice all the others doing much the same. We gravitate towards the water during tidal...

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Mar 281 min read

Reasons...

Creative writing piece. Chronic suicidal ideation. Longing to cease existing. An escape plan. A means to an end. The reasons change as...

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Mar 31 min read

Better?

Here is a little poem I wrote. Hours spent in waiting rooms Racing thoughts and fear looms Cold, Clinical, Clean Repeat scripts of...

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Feb 11 min read

24 things in 24 hours (poem)

24 hours in my day. 23 times I washed my hands this afternoon because that voice was back. 22 individual tears wiped from my cheeks when...

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Dec 27, 20241 min read

My Mask (Poem)

The following is a poem I wrote about my mental illness and feeling like I have to pretend to be okay for the sake of others. This can be...

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Nov 17, 20242 min read

So I am... (Poem)

This is a poem I wrote in August of 2023. I thought I'd share it here as it covers important mental health topics. Enjoy x So i am.... My...

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Oct 14, 20241 min read

Is this forever?

I walked down that long white hallway. Sat in that bland waiting room. It was empty beside from one other patient. Cold, clinical, with...

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Sep 30, 20242 min read

I'm back, I guess...

Hi, it's been a few years. A lot has changed. Somethings never will. I never thought I'd be back here. The pressure of an audience got to...

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Sep 7, 20242 min read

My Experience with Bullying

Bullying: Bullying is an ongoing and deliberate misuse of power in relationships through repeated verbal, physical and/or social behavior...

Jen

May 18, 20207 min read

Low Effort Self Care

The world can be a scary or difficult place to be sometimes. When things get overwhelming we can fall into some dark places. Anxiety can...

Jen

Apr 6, 20203 min read

My experience with Addiction

TW: Self Harm, Cutting, Bullying, Suicidal ideation, and Mental illness Addiction comes in many forms. Addiction can be defined as the...

Jen

Mar 20, 20204 min read

Music and Mental Health

Everything that we do will impact on how we feel. But what about the music we listen to? I set up survey on my instagram and asked a...

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Jan 18, 20204 min read

Spoon and Fork Theory

This post will be discussing two theories that relate to health and wellbeing. It is important to remember that these are in fact...

Jen

Sep 22, 20194 min read

My Experience with Depression

This has been a post that I have put off making for a little while now because of how messy it is. There is no 'right' way for me to tell...

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Sep 10, 20195 min read

Finding the Right Therapist...

Therapy is an important part of recovery when you have a mental illness. Therapists are normal people who are there do do their job and...

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Jun 17, 20194 min read

What I wish people knew...

This post will be a little different as its completely personal and isn't for awareness or education specifically. If you aren't...

Jen

May 29, 20193 min read

Bullet Journaling for Mental Health

Bullet journaling was invented by Ryder Carroll and was originally simple and minimal in design. There was a single 'key' used throughout...

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Apr 29, 20193 min read