When will anorexia completely lose her hold on me?

Losing Touch

I was first diagnosed with depression when I was sixteen. Another self indulgent teen, right? I had a good life: some nice friends…

LOL

For readers who are beginning to feel somewhat anxious regarding the title of this article I suppose a bit of context is needed to encourage you to read further, so that you don’t suspect these are the thoughts of an adolescent who has only recently discovered the joys of text language. This won’t be the archetypal…

“New Year, New Me” Bollocks

It is incredible how powerful the effect of changing the number on a calendar can be. It awakens the slumbering mind into producing all kinds of fanciful thoughts that would seldom be produced in the monotonous day to day existence we trudge through.

Mind Over Matter

I grew a pair of balls last month. FYI, I’m a girl.
But let me just say this: it’s the best thing that’s happened to me in a while.

Equilibrium

Balance. A two syllable word that dominates discussions nowadays. We are aware of the mindfulness movement and being more in tune with…

Am I Broken?

I hate feeling broken. 

When I was first ill, a term that got thrown around was that I’d had a “mental breakdown”. It was easier for people to swallow. It made sense and gave people something to focus on. That I could be fixed, and they didn’t need to ask any questions. 

It stopped it being an illness…

Like Alice in Wonderland

“Here’s a freehand poem I wrote. I had a low weekend so it’s sort of my mind on a page.”

I’m stuck in a room,
Surrounded by walls.
Just black.
All I can see is a light through the crack.
Sometimes it is so bright
I can feel it’s warmth spread over me.
No…

Liberation

I wrote at the beginning of 2016 about the strange contradiction people feel about the state of their lives come New Year’s Eve. People celebrated the joyous experiences of 2015 whilst yearning for real change to happen; a new life for 2016. This was a moment where people were enchanted and repelled with…