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Poetry Wednesday #9
Sometimes I shiverthinking thatall the places I walk throughare places in whichstories of hope, pain,happiness, sadnessunravelledEven the most hopeless placecan be the favourite onefor someone
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When justice is not fair
Today I was told by my lawyer that there is nothing I can do against the the guy who abused me because there is no way to connect what happened with the suffering I went through. That made me sad. I know exaclty how that affected me. While in intimate situations I was always detached […]
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Poetry Wednesday #7
She was as beautifulas the other side of the sunset:only a few notice itbut when they dothey never turn backto lookat the setting sun I wrote this when I realised that people shine in different ways: some are the setting sun, some are the pastel colours reflected on the clouds.
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Tips on Dealing with Depression in Relationships: Guest Post
This guest post on dealing with depression in relationships, either as the depressed or the non-depressed person, comes from Marimeia of Through Anxiety and Beyond. We’ve done a guest post tradesies, and you can read my post about how fabulous all of you are on her blog here. I have recently been to visit a […]
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Friends
Guest post by Ashley Peterson It’s when the going gets tough that you find out who your real friends are. I had one of those times recently. I have major depressive disorder, and my mental health had been tanking in the first couple months of this year. While I’m very comfortable talking about the really […]
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Home weird home
I am currently at home in Italy, which is where I come from. And I could not feel furthest from home. My dad saw me and understood there’s something off with me. He asked what is wrong. How can I explain that everything here feels foreign? It is like I moved on and everything else […]
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Part of the family
My boyfriend’s family is that family you see in adverts. They all get along, even my boyfriend and his brother. There’s no shouting, no drama, no arguments. And if there I haven’t seen them and my boyfriend told me they get settled in a matter of minutes. My family is the opposite. My parents divorced […]
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Guest posting alert!
Do you have mental health stories to share? Simply send me a message and I will make sure your post will feature in my blog, obviously including all the credits! Let’s keep the conversation going! Image credits
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Poetry Wednesday #7
I was loving you so hard I forgot the idea of a future, of something concrete to hold on. I got lost in you and nothing could take me back. All I needed was to love life, not to love you. I wrote this when I realised how much time I spend after someone who […]
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The importance of taking a break
This post is about how my dad got taken over by work and treated me and others very badly. It has been difficult for me to witness his changes of mood and to understand that I was not the cause and that I did not deserve his treatment. My dad has always shouted when angry. […]
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