Category: Thoughts & Things
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Me, myself and I(mposter Syndrome)
Spending an eternity deleting and rewriting the opening sentence of this piece feels like the most apt way I could have started this blog. When it comes to my little internet corner, I often feel a bit imposter-esque. After all, despite my lived experience who am I to tell people about mental health? Never mind…
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Confessions of a lockdown hermit
This time last year, if you’d said to me we’d STILL be in lockdown in over a year’s time, I wouldn’t have believed you. I, like many others, was a Covid-sceptic when it started popping up on the news way back when in 2019. That’s not to say I didn’t believe in it – I’m…
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A case of lockdown blues
I’m not going to lie, this blog is a real struggle. I’ve sat here watching that blinking cursor for hours trying to just get any words I like down on the page. For the past month or so, I’ve felt completely stagnant; no ideas, no motivation, no creativity. No points for guessing that the lockdown…
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A fresh start
I don’t normally write much about relationships on here, but I need an outlet so here we are. To cut a long and confusing story short, I got dumped on Monday and then dumped all over again by the same person on Wednesday. So yeah, it’s been a week. It’s not like I haven’t had…
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A little bit of self love
One of my favourite quotes from literature is from Toni Morrison’s Beloved: “you are your best thing”. It’s an important reminder to love and cherish yourself, even in some of your darkest and most difficult times. And that’s what today’s short post is about. If the lockdown has taught me one thing, it’s that sitting…
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A letter to future me
In the last couple of days, I’ve been listening to the radio, where people have been writing letters to explain the current pandemic and lockdown to their 10 year old selves. It’s inspired me to reflect on what we’ve been through over the past few months, and how it’s affected me personally. But instead of…
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The Small Things
I’ll be honest, I’ve really struggled to come up with anything to say to start off this blog. It just feels like we’ve been in lockdown for so long that there’s nothing new to say; everything is the same every single day. But even though the writer’s block is hitting me kind of hard, the…
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Sharing is caring
It’s cheesy but it’s true. Most people know now, that when it comes to mental health, it’s so valuable to talk about your experiences and it can be the first and often the most important step in recovery. But what’s less often acknowledged is the effect that speaking up can have on others. I’ve been…
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Say aloe to my little friends…
… because I like plants now. Like a lot of people, I’ve been thinking of ways to keep myself occupied during the lockdown, and it’s been an eye-opener finding out what I am, and am not, good at. I am not good at crocheting. I am good at growing things. A few minor seedling deaths…
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Be kind, rewind
No, this is not a Jack Black movie. I am stealing the title though, as it seems pretty apt for the “unprecedented times” we are living through. Since the lockdown started, about a million years ago, the word kindness has taken on a whole new meaning. But the meaning has not, in many cases, translated…
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