When I first started this blog…a person I didn’t know started to comment on my posts, giving me kind words, encouragement and support. When she started following my blog, I followed hers back and learnt she was a psychiatric nurse retired due to severe depression. Her posts were insightful, funny and inspirational. We had a …
Tag Archives: grief
My Pensieve
Five years ago, I was raped by someone I would never have believed it of, somebody I loved, somebody I would have trusted with my life. During that attack my whole world shattered. I managed somehow to get myself home and to some extent I managed to block it out. I scrubbed myself with a …
Depression is…
Having a heavy feeling inside your head, like a seriously muggy day devoid of fresh air or any sort of breeze. Being so desperately sad but unable to utter a single syllable or cry. Having that heavy muggy feeling spread through your body, into your forehead making it throb, into your ears making them ring …
Positive things. (sort of) TW (updated)
Not done one of these for ages. The truth is I am struggling so bad recently.. it’s difficult to find any positives! I suppose that despite the overwhelming urge to harm myself I haven’t done it. I surrendered all of the medications and the blades I could reach. I suppose that’s positive. I drew a …
Healing Tears.
Last night I was trying to keep my head busy before sleep, I’d had an emotional day and I didn’t want a night full of nightmares… I was chatting casually to my girlfriend about previous relationships and soulmates etc etc, as we were chatting I started to become aware that I was getting a little …
Afterlife.
I finished watching the second series of Afterlife last night, it’s been a while since I’ve been able to watch anything all the way through! What a brilliantly written show it is! Now I can’t generally stand Ricky Gervais but I have to take my hat off to him. It is so refreshing for someone …
Delilah Blossom 