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Tag: psychology

Lovely

You had three nosebleeds today, allof them highly satisfying, each equallylovely. The free-falling drop of claretthat lands on your newspaperat … More

blood, body, mental health, mental illness, poem, poetry, psychology, writing

Half-Life

Ashley told us that every time you do a line of cocaine it makes loads of microscopic holes in your … More

addiction, advice, body, drug abuse, drugs, friendship, memory, poem, poetry, psychology, science, student life, writing, youth

On Paper

“You have a great life on paper.” “On paper, everything seemed perfect.” “She’s doing really well, on paper.” “On paper, … More

Brain, delusions, fear, hallucinations, journal, life, mental illness, mind, notebook, power, psychology, psychosis, reality, truth, writing

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

The Day of Rest

Overheard in McDonald’s. Guy 1: Isn’t this quite a rough area? Guy 2: Yeah, a 22 year old got stabbed … More

alcohol, bipolar, borderline, conversation, dialogue, drugs, fuck it, life, mental health, psychology, psychopaths, recovery, sobriety

Friday Night Live from London

A wise man once told me, ‘All you have to do is write one true sentence. Write the truest sentence … More

academics, addiction, bipolar, books, borderline, BPD, depression, education, existentialism, knowledge, learning, mental health, philosophy, psychology, questions, reading, religion, studying, thinking, writing

260815

I have so much to write. This is not it. This post, this is not it. I need to write … More

blogging, Brain, cognition, creativity, emotions, ideas, manic depression, mental health, mental illness, personality disorder, psychiatry, psychology, science, stop this, thinking, thoughts, writing, wtf

No Sex For The Wicked

Days sober: 15. I am feeling low this evening. I am tearful and tired. My thoughts have largely been focused on ex-lovers … More

#655321, addiction, alcohol, bipolar, borderline, BPD, Brain, cognition, diary, fear, journal, loneliness, memories, memory, mood, personality disorder, psychology, remembering, sadness, sex, sober, writing, wtf

200315

My mind is out of control, constantly spinning in the wildest of directions to far flung destinations that only the … More

anger, anxiety, bipolar, BPD, Brain, change, cognition, cognitive, health, heart, heartbreak, heartbroken, horoscope, life, love, memories, mental health, opinions, personality, politics, psychology, recovery, relationships, science, thinking, what is normal anyway?

Depression & Regression

Oh when you look at me like that my darling, what did you expect? I’d probably still adore you with … More

advice, bipolar, Brain, depression, health, hypnotherapy, lyrics, memories, memory, mental health, nanowrimo, novel, psychology, psychotherapy, regression, science, therapy, writing

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