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Tag: stress

Kneading

  Originally published by Lunate (August 2021). Read the original post here.

body, depression, healing, pain, poem, poetry, relationships, stress, touch, 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

22 & Brave

‘Forever 21’ is almost over. It’s my birthday tomorrow and I’m not feeling good about it at all. I’m going … More

abuse, addict, addiction, alcohol, alcoholic, alcoholism, anxiety, binge, bipolar, birthday, BPD, change, drugs, drunk, help, journal, mad sad bad, mistakes, pain, Paris, personality disorder, recovery, rock and roll, running away, sex, stress, thinking, why, why why why, writing, wtf

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

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

Secret Saviours

I got back from hospital Still wearing the gown Still weak and scared Still inside Shaking outside. You ran me … More

breakdown, depression, friends, help, hiding, hospital, lies, literature, money, poetry, problems, saviour, secrets, stress, writing
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