may wrap-up

Uhh, where the hell did May go? Seriously, I actually don't know how time slipped away from me like this! May was mixed for me - I've been dealing with mental and physical health stuff and working a lot. However, I also celebrated my fiancee's birthday (he's 25, I can't believe it!) and went to …

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#mentalhealthmonday – bpd myths vs realities

Hello! I haven't done a Mental Health Monday post in a while - sorry about that. I feel really guilty about not posting much this month. However, I am here now! Let's talk. May is Mental Health Awareness Month, which hopefully you've seen on social media. Specifically, May 13th to 19th is Mental Health Awareness …

april wrap-up

April was an okay month for me - lots of travelling, and it was my 23rd birthday. My posting wasn't as good as I would have liked it to be, but I'm working on it. Book reviews: Small Town Hearts In at the Deep End Internment Happy Fat Mental Health Monday: Me at 23 Fatphobia …

#mentalhealthmonday – me at 23

Hello everyone! Today is my 23rd birthday, so I thought I would give you a little snapshot of my mental health at the moment, as well as like...where I've been. Mental health wise, I'm doing pretty well! This is the most stable that I've been in quite a long time, despite the fact that throughout …

#mentalhealthmonday – subtweeting

I have...a bit to say today! I've been thinking a lot about Internet culture, and more specifically, interactions people have on Twitter. So, I thought I would chat about one particular phenomenon - subtweeting. First of all: I absolutely understand why people subtweet. There are a lot of unspoken power dynamics on the Internet. If you …

#mentalhealthmonday – fatphobia

Trigger warnings: mentions of weight loss and diet culture, fatphobia from people including doctors, discussion of eating disorders and suicidal thoughts I've been thinking about this post for quite a while, but I finally decided to write it. This is for a couple of reasons - I just got engaged, and weight loss is a big …

march wrap-up

Another month ends - another wrap-up appears! March was an okay reading month - better than January, but nowhere near as good as February! Reviews:  Mini-Reviews: Graphic Novels Proud Graham's Delicacies Blog Tour Mini-Reviews: YARC books Mental Health Monday:  I Got Engaged! Mornings Are Terrible Nervous Habits Top 5 Recommendation:  Memoirs Feminist Books for International …

#mentalhealthmonday – mornings are terrible

I think a lot of people with mental health conditions find certain times of the day really difficult. For me, the most difficult part of the day is the morning, particularly if I have to get up early. Trigger warnings: discussion of suicidal ideation I've never been a morning person. Even when I was little …

#mentalhealthmonday – ANNOUNCEMENT!

Two announcements in two days? You heard it here first, folks. I am very excited to announce that I have taken on a new mental health project! Please give a warm welcome to Mind the Page! Mind the Page is a collaborative blog where people with lived experiences of mental health conditions review books that …

#mentalhealthmonday – nervous habits

With my anxiety getting worse over the past couple of years, I've realised that some of my nervous habits have been getting worse, too. So, let's talk about them. Trigger warnings: minor self-harm, skin biting and picking, mentions of blood, mentions of alcohol I've always had a bit of a nervous habit of biting the skin …