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Tag: change

The Person Should Not Make You

The person who claims to love you and care about you should not make you want to drive the head … More

birthday, BPD, change, escape, freedom, life, London, moving house, poem, poetry, self harm, update, writing

Advice For Alcoholics

ONE / The woman with the ugly shoes tells you that “alcohol and depression don’t mix.” She is wrong. They … More

addiction, advice, alcohol, alcoholism, change, drink, drugs, Dry January, illness, life, memoir, mental health, mental illness, poetry, prosetry

Etc.

I wonder if when you refer to the women in your life you still mention me by name how do … More

challenge, change, life, love, memory, mental health, mental illness, poetry, prompt, relationships, writing

August Meditations

I met a woman in trouble on the streets of Camden, helped her to get away from her abusive boyfriend … More

abuse, anxiety, BPD, change, chronic illness, depression, diary, help, life, mental illness, mood, notebook, sadness, stress, writing

A Room Of One’s Own

Goodbye, Flat 20, 11 High Street. Where I sat wide awake in the middle of the night, staring out of … More

change, experience, feminism, feministbookchallenge, grief, inspiration, life, London, notebook, poem, poetry, prosetry, writing, writing prompt

One Way

Do I just need fresh air Will I be better elsewhere Or is it that My lungs are diseased That … More

change, chronic illness, chronic pain, depression, Hijacked Amygdala, journal, life, mental illness, notebook, poem, poetry, truth, writing

Tantrum

January 10th 2007. I had just broken my New Year’s resolution which was to attend whole days of school, from … More

change, depression, emotion, family, Hijacked Amygdala, life, memoir, memories, miss you, past, relationships, teenager, tragedy, writing

Scaffolding (2)

In September I wrote about being determined to stay alive to see some nearby scaffolding be taken down. For context, … More

architecture, borderline, change, death, depression, diary, hope, journal, life, poetry, spring, suicide, writing

Now You Are Seven

Happy Birthday, Cookie! I am so very proud and privileged to be your auntie. You impress and amaze me every … More

birthday, change, epistolary, family, grateful, letter, life, love, mental health, mental illness, suicide

121015

First day of rehabilitation and detoxification Yesterday I looked after my niece and nephew in the morning, which was lovely … More

AA, addict, addiction, alcohol, alcoholism, anxiety, bipolar, blog, blogging, borderline, BPD, change, depression, diary, drinking, drugs, ffs, journal, life, pubs, sober, sobriety, strength

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