When it comes to taking a drug or a drink, of course that is a choice. A person chooses to take that drug or to drink that vodka. However, chemical dependency occurs when using these substances stops being a choice and becomes a ‘need’. It becomes a physical craving for […]
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Let me explain what it’s like to live with anxiety. Thoughts start racing, hands start shaking. Stomach starts aching, legs are swaying. Rapid blinking. Struggling to stand up straight because my body has become so heavy I might collapse. Everything becomes exaggerated; fears start taking over my mind. Noises are […]
Continue ReadingLike most British citizens, I support our National Health Service. But it is no surprise to anyone that it is not without fault, such as when it comes to matters of mental illness. Lots of people across the country with mental health problems (myself included) are put on long waiting […]
Continue ReadingI watched a video on YouTube about mental illness in this wonderful epic fantasy which inspired me to write my own post. Westeros is clearly not the place of emotional and mental stability and utopian joy.Psychopathy. Ramsay Bolton, Joffrey Lannister and Euron Greyjoy are the most obvious characters that spring […]
Continue ReadingContains drug-related images. I believe there are two main reasons. One: to have fun and socialise with friends. Two: out of depression and nihilistic hopelessness and a need to escape. In their simplest forms, drug use can boil down to these two extremes; happiness vs misery. Needless to say, there’s […]
Continue ReadingAh, insomnia. Since I was little I’ve suffered with this illness. Picture a person whose mind is constantly active, tick-tocking overtime. It’s improved over the last year since I started taking antidepressants, but now and again when I get stressed the old goose rears her ugly head. Insomnia is a […]
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