Month: February 2020

  • I rate today a 3 out of 10.

    I got up at a decent hour today. I took my medication at the right time instead of too late in the day. I can’t say that I actually feel that great though. I haven’t been for a walk in a few days and I am definitely not going out in this miserable rainy weather…

  • Treatment options didn’t work for me because….(this is our current mental health provision).

    I received a comment on a previous blog post earlier. I did reply but I do feel that I should expand on the topic in a separate post. The treatment options I was given in 2015 after I got permanently excluded from university was quite inappropriate and upsetting for me. I’m not a snowflake type…

  • Progress doesn’t mean I never feel mental illness. And I’m not ‘brave’ for sharing my experiences.

    I try to be positive in regards to progress but I’m still struggling with various aspects of mental illness. I’m not officially diagnosed with anything but autism. However, I feel like my experiences have left me with an underlying mental illness. I don’t sleep much. I go through periods of abusing painkillers. I also find…

  • I’m finally able to mend things!

    I have always been the most accident prone person ever. I have also never been able to fix anything that broke while I was using it. However, today the trend shifted. The vacuum cleaner was completely refusing to suck up any bits. I washed out the filter as the instructions recommended. Then it still wasn’t…

  • Chilled but sleep pattern a mess.

    I am still awake at a stupid hour because my sleep pattern is a mess. I just did my weekly shop online so that is out of the way. I feel sleepy tonight… that is something I don’t normally feel at night. Progress happens when least expected. I was expecting not to feel sleepy after…