Joey HolmesWhen depression hits harder than you can; where to get practical and immediate help.I thought recently I’d been on a path to towards some semblance of balance. I have a new occupation therapist who is wonderful and really…Oct 26, 2017Oct 26, 2017
Joey HolmesAn open letter to RyanAir and East Midlands AirportGiven you are both ‘partners’ I’m unsure who is more to blame in the most traumatising and uncomfortable experience in my entire time…Sep 19, 2017Sep 19, 2017
Joey HolmesTravelling with mental illness or physical disability.Flying is my worst nightmare even though my family live abroad I still find it a very hard experience. The getting to the airport, finding…Sep 19, 2017Sep 19, 2017
Joey HolmesCoping with social situations; with anxiety of all levels.Ok, so I have severe anxiety disorder and agoraphobia so social events of any nature are incredibly problematic for me. Leaving the house…Aug 28, 2017Aug 28, 2017
Joey HolmesMental illness and other people in your life; those awkward questions.So there’s plenty of reference material out there for people with mental illnesses, but not much for other people in that persons life. Be…Aug 12, 2017Aug 12, 2017
Joey HolmesWhat rejection feels like to a Borderline.So it’s happened. They’ve left you, your special person. Your rock. You pushed them away, or it seems that way. When mine left me we’d just…Aug 10, 2017Aug 10, 2017
Joey HolmesBeing Borderline and how it affects my life; or a week in the life of a BPD sufferer.So, I recently told the story of my diagnosis here…Jul 25, 2017Jul 25, 2017
Joey HolmesCelebrity suicide and how it can harm normal people with mental illness.Celebrity suicides aren’t a recent happening. In fact they have been around as long as celebrity status has been a thing. In the modern day…Jul 22, 2017Jul 22, 2017
Joey HolmesBeing Borderline; or how I lost and found myself, all thanks to my appendix.So it’s November 2015, I have been in hospital since September 9th after my appendix decided it was done with this mortal coil and thus…Jul 21, 2017Jul 21, 2017