Tag: mental health
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Autopilot
It’s funny how quickly you can find yourself in a pattern or a routine. Normal happens without much thought or planning. You blink and that’s it. My normal has changed considerably in the past year … almost exactly a year in a few weeks. My body has gone from being thrown around from country to…
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This ain’t no Fairytale …
This ain’t no Cinderella Fairytale … Mental Health struggles will not disappear at midnight alongside the strike of 00:00 on a clock. #WorldMentalHealthAwarenessDay2022 can only mean something today on Monday 10th October 2022 if it also means something on 11th, 12th, 13th and every other day, of every other month … otherwise it means nothing.
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Good times ahead!
This is a once in a life time opportunity. I would never have CHOSEN to cut my hair short, let alone this short! But this is where we are so we might as well have some fun! and now it’s done 🥰 … and I actually kind of love it!
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Because I can, can, can 💃
Going from I can’t to I can’t ‘yet’ has been so powerful!
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I am not ok – but I will be
If you know me, you know that I am not ok. If you ask me, I will smile and be positive and say all the right things. But I am not ok. I will put one foot in front of the other and carry on carrying on but know that I am not ok. Don’t…
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How are we doing?
Asking for help should be encouraged and welcomed for those who need it … why is it proving so hard?
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Weekend Vibes 😎
Checking back in after a few days back at the world of work … I’m so pleased to be back! (Such a Weirdo!😂) Genuinely though, having the routine set, get up, nurses come in the morning have breakfast and my shrinking cocktail of medication, get ready and start my working day 😊 is making a…
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Heading back to the real world … ish
Heading back out into the real world … well a baby step at least.
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Calling on Dr Google and Social Media once more!
Please note, yes, I have NHS rage … but my rage is at the current state of the NHS not the NHS itself … If you, like myself are bored of my moaning, please enjoy the photo of my dog 🥰 Current Rage As I have mentioned numerous times, my hair is falling out. What…
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Tears and Timelines
“Coping with a long-term condition can have a big impact on your mental wellbeing too – research suggests that people living with Crohn’s or Colitis may be twice as likely to experience mental health problems as the general population.” Crohn’s and Colitis UK 👆 Well that’s good init! It really doesn’t come as much of…
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Update: 15th August
Thursday Nurses Nurse Nurses … First nurse of the day is Monica the Stoma nurse. Where I used to see Lisa and Nav in the hospital, Monica and Debbie will be my out patient Nurses. My uncle also sees Debbie and tells me ‘she’s alright’ which is actually very high praise 🤣. Monica checks my…
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Update – 11th August ☀️
Monday I was so bored … no one came round, nothing to do, I potter from seat to seat trying to find somewhere to comfortably wait until …something. I go online and look for the ‘thing’ my do at home thing that’s going to occupy my brain. ‘Make your own soaps’ … no. I did…
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Insta vs Reality
To counteract the poor sleep caused by EVERYTHiNG, I have decided to try and take control. At the moment I am living between two Options – I fall asleep and get a good(ish) night sleep, I sleep too soundly and forget to deal with the stoma bag during the night and deal with the shit-uation…
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Just a bit sad
The sadness, the tears, the emotions do not come at set times. There is no schedule. I can feel fine all day and it might catch me in the evening or the morning or at 3am. It was like this today. I have been working over the past few days on THE significant blog for…
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Finally going home … very briefly 😬
Everyday for 10 days the Doctor came round. Everyday for 10 days they talked more and more information at me. Everyday for 10 days they asked if I had any questions. Everyday for 10 days I had one question. Can I go home now? And finally after 10 days I got the answer I had…
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Life on the medical ward …
I am in past tense still and am going to share my highs and lows of the 10 days I spent on the ‘Medical Ward’ directly after admission. Thursday 9th June So I wake up on day one to see the Medical Ward in all it’s 5am glory … if you have slept to 5am…
My unwilling journey with Crohn’s Disease 