You can take whatever medication you want and see different types of therapists, but if you don’t look after yourself then it may all be for nothing. Self-care is essential for looking after your mental health.
My mood has been pretty low for the past few weeks, and it’s one of the rare occasions when I actually know why my mood is bad.
I wasn’t going to talk about this, but I kinda feel like I have to.
Continue readingAnother celebrity has taken their life, so now people will pretend to care about mental health for a few days.
Suicide is a complicated thing as we can never really know why they ended their life, what happened and what lead to it.
We may be more open now when talking about suicide but mental health still isn’t taken seriously. Continue reading
As part of my New Year resolutions, I’m trying to be more ‘eco-friendly’ and attempting to reduce my amount of waste (no more single-use plastics, etc.).
To help with this, I’ve downloaded ‘TooGoodToGo’. This app allows to you ‘rescue’ food from being wasted by buying it at a reduced price. This includes the likes of leftovers from hotel’s breakfast buffets, unsold sandwiches from cafes and food from supermarkets that are reaching their best-by.
But is it actually useful? Continue reading
My poor Tora is unwell. Whilst dreading if anything happens to her, I’m also dreading if anyone dares to say: ‘wise up, it’s just a dog.’ Continue reading
One teen raised the Transgender flag a little higher this year at Pride, having came out just days before the event.
Eighteen-year-old Aaron O’Donnell announced online that he will be ‘legally, socially and physically transitioning.’ Continue reading
After serving 15 years in the British Army, Jay Wheeler was medically discharged and later diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder and borderline personality disorder. Continue reading
I feel slightly ashamed that April is nearly over and I haven’t done anything for #PMDDawarenessmonth Continue reading
You can’t have an opinion about anything in Northern Ireland without hearing “BUT WHAT ABOUT THIS/THEM/THAT?!”
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