I Don’t Know.
“I don’t know” is a phrase I utter countless times during the week. It’s a phrase that not only irritates me when I say it, but annoys all those I say it to. Let me go back a few years. … Continue...
View ArticleAwareness, Insight, Determination & Choices.
I want to talk about choices today. We all make choices every day. Many, many choices. Many of these are about minor things – cereal or toast for breakfast, which clothes to wear, which way to go to...
View ArticleUnhelpful Core Beliefs as a Result of Childhood Trauma
This post touches child sexual abuse and contains images that may be distressing to those with eating disorders. I could write you a thousand word (or more!) essay on core beliefs, and...
View ArticleThe Body Deserves Respect.
I think that most people understand the concept of respect, but do you understand self-respect? For me, this is a complicated, and somewhat overwhelming concept to understand and put into practice....
View ArticleThe Psych Hospital
I’ve been in a psychiatric hospital for one week now. I didn’t come in for a rest, a break, or any kind of respite. This admission is about intensive therapy. Tackling the hard stuff. Thankfully, today...
View ArticleHome from Hospital and Still Journalling
One hundred and ninety four pages written and drawn in twenty six days twenty two hours and forty five minutes. That’s how much we did whilst in hospital. It was a long admission – nearly a whole month...
View ArticleNo One Tells You How Hard It Will Be
I spent almost four weeks in a psychiatric hospital. The admission was helpful, and worthwhile, but being at home is very different. Whilst in hospital most days looked like this: 7:30-9am: Breakfast...
View ArticleStuck
I’ve reached a point that I’ve reached many times in the past. A point where outpatient therapy isn’t working. A point where I’m fleeing the images I’m continually seeing in my head, the nightmares,...
View ArticleOutpatient Fail
All of our therapy is outpatient. We see our therapist in their office every two weeks. We talk. They push us to talk about the things we’re obviously avoiding. Mostly it works. Until it doesn’t. That...
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