I know, I’m supposed to be on my sort-of blogging break. However, when I read about a certain article published by The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday (31st March), I had to come out of my box and address it. To be honest, I didn’t really want to taint my blog with this fantastic piece … Continue reading “We All Need OCD Now” – My Thoughts on This Week’s Wall Street Journal Article
So 2020 is turning out to be quite a shit-show isn't it? I hope everyone is staying safe and that you're following Boris' instructions to stay the hell indoors. This is just a quick post to say thank you to everyone for your kind messages and comments on my last post regarding this bloody awful … Continue reading An Update
I didn’t particularly want to write this post. I didn’t want to taint my blog by talking about the thing that everyone else is talking about. However, as this fucking wanker of a virus is slowly destroying my mental health, I think I need to speak. Of course I’m going to be talking about coronavirus … Continue reading Anxious Ramblings 4 | Contamination OCD and the Coronavirus Pandemic
This week is my discharge-iversary. Is that a thing? Probably not. But two years ago, on the 17th March 2017, I had my final CBT session to date. To most, it probably wouldn’t be considered a big deal, and to some of you reading, it probably wouldn’t be either. But at the time, I had … Continue reading 2 Years
The past week has been a bit weird. I seem to have fallen off the wagon. At the beginning of the year I had plans to keep up with my fitness, drink plenty of water, keep up with my hobbies and generally not spend my money on crap. I had been doing fairly well up … Continue reading A Very Anxious Week
Thursday 7th February is Time to Talk Day. If you don’t know what that is, let me inform you. Time to Talk Day was started by Time to Change, the mental health campaign. Their aim is a simple one: to get more people talking about mental health. One in four of us are affected by … Continue reading Let’s Talk About Mental Health
In July this year, it will have been 6 years since I graduated from university. It feels weird to think that I've now been adulting for that long - and when is it acceptable to stop calling yourself a graduate? Asking for a friend. The generic "tossing your cap into the air" photo. Anyone who … Continue reading Lessons I Learned at University
