Practicing Mindfulness

Not everybody can afford therapy, or has the time for it. With this in mind I decided to share what I’ve learnt about mindfulness and how practicing it has benefited me…

EMDR Therapy: Sessions 2,3&4

How colour helps you to deal with your emotions using Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing Therapy

EMDR Therapy: Session One

I’ve taken the plunge into the mysterious world of EMDR Therapy. Here’s what I’ve learnt so far…

Pet Therapy

Woah. Sounds pretty cool right? Whilst I’m sure someone has invented therapy with pets that’s not what I wanted to talk about! What I mean to question is whether pets have a soothing effect and if they can in fact help someone who is suffering with an illness, including mental illness. Well I think they

Suicide Prevention

Sunday was World Suicide Prevention Day and awareness continues for the rest of the week, so to do my part I thought I’d share my experience of dealing with suicidal thoughts. This is exceptionally emotional and difficult for me to discuss, but I do find it’s both a sad and beautiful part of my story.

My mother in Ayia Napa

I am proud to say that my mum joined me on a party holiday, but I never get to tell the whole story. Well, here it is…

Living with a monster

Living with a monster is what having to control PTSD feels like to me. It’s an endless cycle of oppressing my demon to prevent all hell breaking loose.  The best way I can describe it is with a diagram, excuse my poor drawing skills: The picture shows my silhouette with a rip through my chest.

Why true friends make living better

The impact of friendship on mental health

Dreaming of insanity

Apologies for the radio silence this week but this particular post I really struggled to write so it’s taken a while… Since being away the stress of travels has affected me in numerous ways, but after the first week and a half of being here insomnia has surprisingly resurfaced for a little while.  For about

5 ways anxiety actually feels

Anxiety is a term frequently used by anyone and everyone generally to describe a feeling of nervousness or worrying such as before an exam or job interview. I’ve mentioned my anxiety a few times in my posts as it’s one of the main side effects of PTSD and other mental illness’ so I wanted to