Hey guys! Quick check in before the end of the decade.. I can’t believe how fast the end of this year snuck up on ius. It’s odd because I feel like this was the LONGEST year of my life ya’ll!! So much loss and depression, but ya girl made it through! I know it’s been […] [...]
Tag: depression
The EDS Chronicles: Losing trust in professionals (1/2)
Hello Blooms, I have felt a great sense of hesitation whenever I think about writing a blog post about the topic I shall be discussing today with you all. Yet at this point whenever I feel hesitant to talk about how I feel, I just go ahead and do it. I'm sick of hiding behind [...]
Today’s recommendation – How to help someone with a mental illness – The Do’s and Don’t’s (Heather’s Perspective)
Hello Blooms, In today's 'Bloom recommended' we have a brilliant piece by a fellow blogger by the name of Heather. Her down-to-earth analysis of the way people typically responds to those with mental illness is paralleled with ways to support people who are suffering from it. This is fuelled from personal insight, and in it's [...]
Bloom’s recommended – Emotional Scars: The Legacy Of Adverse Childhood Experiences
CW: mentions of childhood trauma A fabulous analysis of childhood trauma and the lasting effect it has on emotional navigation in adulthood. I would definitely recommend reading this insightful and well-written piece. All children are born very needy and dependent. They simply cannot survive without a responsible adult providing the necessary care. Besides basic needs [...]
Mental Health Double Standards
Hello Blooms, UM...I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION Why do we respect suffering in silence; not wanting to 'trouble' anyone with a so-called problem? Why do we expect this of ourselves yet encourage other people to talk to us about anything that is on their mind? We are upholding the negative stereotypes we are actively trying [...]
They Say Things Come in 3’s
"They say things come in three's" As I'm sitting in a Pret a Manger with a cranberry juice watching people buy pastries and eat rather empty looking salads - a sudden thought dawns on me. Well, it's more like my conscious has invaded my subconscious as all of a sudden I go from thinking [...]
Living with Chronic Illness
Dear Blooms, Thank you for once again reading my work. I don't normally start blog posts off like this as I'm aware some people don't read my work for me, but the topic of conversation. However, I want to say how grateful I am to put something out there into the world which has allowed [...]
In Sickness and Unhealth
Hi Blooms. Recently I have been struggling with the hindering symptoms which encompass my disability, and I feel like putting the confusion, frustration, and uncertainty down upon 'paper', I can express how I'm feeling in a way which is both cathartic, and hopefully relatable to those of you out there who are in a similar [...]
The Mirror Before Me Now
Dear Blooms, I guess you could say this piece follows on from my last post. However, rather than focusing on my personal journey with anorexia, I wanted to talk about my body image now that I am in remission from anorexia; because it's complex and something which I don't see being discussed very often. DISCLAIMER: [...]
The Solution for Resolutions
Dear Blooms, Firstly, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for helping to support and drive my ambition to become a writer in my spare time. It really is a passion I hold close to my heart, so it means the world to me that people take the time out of their [...]
