Verbalising (or in this case typing!) the reality of experiences of anxiety is difficult but helpful. I still find that using the phrase ‘living with mental illness’, or anything like it, causes something in me shrank away in a ball of shame and fear. In spite of my advocacy of openness when it comes to [...]
I have written, deleted and rewritten the opening lines of this post so many times I lost count. I have had a few days of severe anxiety and very little sleep, and as part of my efforts to honestly express what I'm feeling I wanted to write something describing my experiences. Verbalising (or in this [...]
Why does it come crawling As the day fades into night To push away And sap the joy Of moments barely past? I'm supposed to sit and be with it To accept and see and name But all I really Want to do Is scream please go away. I know the balance of my [...]
