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Tag: meds

Zombie Nation

I can’t remember if I sometimes behave like a zombie because of my psychiatric medication, or if I take psychiatric medication because I sometimes behave … More

addiction, bipolar, borderline, depression, life, medication, meds, mental health, mental illness, psychosis

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

Sunday Dinner

I am jealous of those who complain of feeling numb. It would be so lovely to feel nothing. You don’t … More

anxiety, bipolar, borderline, depression, ex boyfriend, heartbreak, love, meds, pain, self harm, suicide

Meet Me

“I can’t wait for you to meet me. I’m better now, I think I’m better now, I’m a better person. … More

bipolar, borderline, BPD, creative writing, friendship, love, manic, meds, mental health, mental illness, up/down, writing

Do Not Read This Post

Here are some things about today because nothing has happened but I have to write because I feel like I … More

addiction, alcohol, alcohol abuse, bipolar, blah, blog, blogging, BPD, depression, drug addiction, drugs, family, ffs, football, insane in the membrane, law, Mania, medication, meds, mental health, mental illness, NHS, NSK, sober, why, whyyyyyy, writing, wtf

“I can’t, I can’t.”

13 days sober My mental state is deteriorating daily. I thought that psychosis had left me alone, had got bored … More

addiction, alcohol, anxiety, behaviour, bipolar, borderline, BPD, Brain, cognition, death, depression, family, hallucinations, health, help, journal, love, meds, mental health, mental illness, mood, nature, NHS, paranoia, pseudodementia, psychiatry, psychosis, psychotic, sobriety, suicide, thinking, writing

An Alcoholic Anomaly

12 days sober Ok, listen, I am in no way disagreeing with proven scientific fact: alcohol is a depressant. Fine. … More

addiction, alcohol, alcoholism, anger, anxiety, bipolar, BPD, depression, fashion, habits, Lent, make it stop please, manic depression, meds, mental health, mental illness, NHS, paranoia, pubs, self harm, sobriety, stress, suicide, tumblr, wtf

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3:33 pm on the 3rd. I am binging on Kafka. I want to cry at his genius. I am just … More

addiction, anxiety, bipolar, BPD, depression, fuck, Kafka, Letters, literature, love, meds, money, NHS, paranoia, reading, recovery, time, walking

What?

I am growing increasingly confused with every waking minute that slips by. I don’t understand anything, I don’t know how … More

anxiety, bipolar, blah, BPD, depression, health, meds, mental health, NHS, questions, recovery, side effects, treatment, wtf

For Want Of A Better Word/Phrase/Life

N.B. Possible TW, bad language and general whinging and complaining. This is one of those days that can only be … More

addiction, alcohol, beyonce, bollocks, dentistry, depression, drugs, health, meds, NHS, pain, self harm, sobriety, the Beats, UK gov

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