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Tag: reality

The Dream House

I should’ve realised that we weren’t going to make it on that sunny June afternoon when we were wandering around … More

dreams, family, future, Hijacked Amygdala, home, life, love, madness, mental illness, motherhood, poetry, prosetry, reality, short prose, suicide, writing

She, in September

In all of her dreams you are in trouble. • There is something about being in hospitals that makes her … More

CNF, Hijacked Amygdala, hospital, journal, life, mental health, mental illness, poetry, prosetry, psychosis, reality, sick, truth, writing

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

Report

I read the report. It was even worse than I’d imagined. Full of untruths. Peppered with irrelevant information, things that … More

depression, healthcare, hospital, life, mental health, mental illness, NHS, reality, suicidal, trauma, treatment, truth, writing

070519

Listen to me, bub: it’s important: I need you to live your life while I try to save my own. … More

books, breakdown, depression, journal, life, love, notebook, pain, reality, recovery, relationships, survival, truth, writing

Things That Have Made Me Cry Recently

An insight into a week in the life of a young woman with emotionally unstable personality disorder (EUPD/borderline personality disorder), … More

ADHD, borderline, BPD, breakdown, emotions, eupd, journal, life, list, mental health, mental illness, personality disorder, reality, writing

The Building: An Olfactory Journey

Entrance: Cold – Rain – Paper Stairs: Damp – Vomit – An aggressive amount of air freshener Flats 1-8: Burnt toast – Weed … More

creative writing, journey, life, olfactory, reality, senses, writing, writing exercise, writing prompt

The View From The Afternoon

Recently I’ve been struggling with auditory hallucinations and it’s really quite scary this time because, when combined with my memory … More

borderline, depression, diary, Dostoyevsky, fuck the fuck off, hallucinations, journal, life, mental health, pain, psychosis, reality, stop stop stop, Team GB, voices, writing, wtf

501s

And so it seems that I am your favourite pair of jeans I live in all the pockets, I am stitched … More

blah, crazy, fashion, ffs, fuck it, heartbreak, love, love you, miss you, poetry, reality, sad, writing, you & I

What Nina Answered

I am struggling to wake up from this nightmare but the truth is that I may not even be asleep; … More

bipolar, BPD, depression, dissociation, dreams, existentialism, ffs, help, illusions, meta, metacognition, metaphysics, ontology, panic, paranoia, philosophy, psychiatry, psychosis, reality, suicide, thinking, thoughts, what is happening, why why why, wtf

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