Hello Blooms this blog post is going to be regarding how the pandemic has affected me, and how I'm trying to stay sane. A few days ago I published 'Head above water' in which I discussed the importance of safeguarding the vulnerable, and I received a positive response - so I must thank you for [...]
Tag: mentalillness
Bloom’s recommended – A Penny for Your Thoughts
Hello Blooms, Bloom's recommended is a series in which I share blog posts from fellow authors here on WordPress, which have relevance to the themes I talk about here on From Bud to Bloom Today I stumbled across this fabulous blog post from Laura Ashurst I truly admire and love the way in which the [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
The EDS Chronicles: Fearless Christianity – praying upon the sick and vulnerable
Hello Blooms, I first off want to thank you for the positive feedback I received on my last blog post. It was one regarding the exploitation of disability - and yet again I am here to call out those who are doing just that. Ehlers Danlos Syndrome is a genetic condition causing a defect in [...]
Category is: appropriating illness and disabilities
Hey Blooms, I hope you are all doing well, and that everyone who celebrated Halloween had a great time. This year I haven't celebrated as much as I normally do, because chronic illness can take one look at my plans and throw 'em out the window. My ME is flaring up as of late, and [...]
A catch-up w/ Ana and Ed
"In a good place" • The kettle is on, the tea is being poured and places being set ready to welcome a conversation between me and some old 'friends' Ana and Ed - as it has been a while since we've had a catch and revisited old times and how things are going in the [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
