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Tag: lithium

What’s Up, Doc?

Note: Nothing written below is any good. Which is a shame because this is my 1,000th post and I wanted … More

bollocks, BPD, cognition, DBT, death, diary, eupd, fear, grief, lithium, love you, meds, miss you, psychiatry, psychology, recovery, writing

True Things About Me

I have officially been diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder. I do not know how I feel about this. I have … More

anxiety, bipolar, BPD, depression, family, friends, lithium, medication, mental health, mental illness, NHS, paranoia, publishing, relationships, sex, work, writing

Without: Reflection on Addiction

Trying to figure out how long it’s been since I last took a Valium. I think it’s been 6 weeks … More

addiction, anxiety, bipolar, borderline, depression, diazepam, drugs, GP, help, lithium, medication, meds, mental health, NHS, recovery, reflection, story, stress, valium, writing

Blame Game

Ever since I binged on those two grams of absolutely dreadful cocaine last week, I have felt entirely brain dead. I … More

Brain, cocaine, cognition, drugs, fucked, lithium, mess, reading, studying, thinking, writing

0.3 Is Fuckery

10/03/14Serum lithium level= 0.417/03/14Serum lithium level= 0.3This is fuckeryMy stats are lowAnd so is my moodI sit here in thisfucking … More

bipolar, depression, heartbreak, lithium, love, mess, poetry, writing

Today: Castles in the Sky

Today, I feel good. I started the day in my usual way, with a lovely warm coffee and a cigarette … More

Arsenal, beauty, football, happiness, journal, lithium, nails, RUN DMC, studying, THFC vs AFC, today, university, writing

Today

Hey, that’s no way to say goodbye. I have had my blood test this morning, I’ll get the results on … More

bipolar, CPN, depression, heartbreak, journal, lithium, love, medication, mental health, mental illness, NHS, psychiatry

Today

Good: I have opened my curtains for the first time in 5 days. No wallowing in darkness for me today … More

bipolar, depression, lithium, medication, mental health, mental illness, pain

#Recovery

Dear Lithium Carbonate, I don’t feel like Recovering today. But alas, I promised Him I’d get better so here I … More

bipolar, depression, Letters, lithium, medication, mental health, mental illness, recovery, suicide, writing

All I Got

Nurse: Your veins are useless! The blood just won’t come. That’s because I’m dead inside. Nurse: Oh, Helena, you are … More

bipolar, depression, heartbreak, lithium, love, writing

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