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A Letter to my Anxiety
Dear Anxiety, We’ve been together for at least thirteen years now. Wow that flew by quickly. It’s hard to believe that you’ve known me since I was a teenager, watched me grow, and have been with me through my whole adult life. It’s taken me a while to be able to write this letter to you, because I’ve been with you so long I don’t know how to be without you. But I think now may be the time for me to move on. You’ve given me some memories. I know you’ve only been trying to keep me safe but most of the time your idea of safe wasn’t realistic.…
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5 reasons you need to take a break for your wellbeing.
Take a break. It’s for your health. If you follow me on twitter you will have noticed that the last couple of weeks I have been feeling pretty rubbish. In fact, this last week I’ve not been able to blog at all, even on my days off, because I couldn’t get my brain in gear. I’ve been excessively tired, even more than usual, I’ve had a really bad cold, and my joints have been getting progressively more painful. On the plus side I have been sleeping better than I have in months! Firstly, my apologies for the lack of blog updates. I do usually pride myself on multiple posts a…
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Down but not out – chronic illness setbacks
When you have a set back with an illness, it’s so easy to feel like it’s the end of the world, like you’ve failed, like there’s no point in you trying. But it’s very important to try not to feel that way. I know, easier said than done right? Well, this last week hasn’t been amazing for me. I was very unwell at the beginning of last week and needed some time off work – yes I’ve already had a set back for my new years goal. A couple of days turned into a week. A week turned into me dragging myself to the doctors to be signed off for…
