Every morning, I wake up, follow my routine, and head to work. On the outside, I’m functioning like anyone else but in reality, since my EUPD diagnosis, I’ve been questioning: Are these feelings mine, or just my mental health talking? Struggling with the Diagnosis – It’s Not Glamorous I used to think I hated life …
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I have discussed medicinal cannabis and I have discussed mental health. I have spoken about the stigma around both, but not the stigma around mental health patients compared to all other patients when medicinal cannabis specifically, is involved. Being a patient has its own difficulties, and I’m not stating anyone has it ‘easier’ than anyone …
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The long awaited moment came, and now I can formally state that I have the diagnosis of anxiety, depression, complex PTSD, ADD and EUPD. I didn’t sleep very well, with the worry of my diagnosis/medication review. My team have been amazing and I wish I could give names but for now, I’ll just state that …
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Yesterday, a notification popped up on my phone: a self-care app congratulating me on six months of use. It should have felt like an achievement. Instead, it felt like a gut punch—a stark reminder that it’s been half a year since everything changed. Since I last laughed out loud, since I last felt joy, self-pride …
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Medicinal Cannabis is illegal in Turkey, and I don’t think I will ever see the legalisation of it. In this blog I will discuss the stigma around mental health in Turkey as well as the stigma and law around cannabis there. Mental Health in Turkey Being mentally ill in Turkey was very difficult for me …
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I’ve heard it dozens of times, uncountable times maybe… “It’s just a job, Yas!” but for me, that’s never been the case. School, work, any kind of self improvement has always been my greatest passion and motivator. It’s how I feel valuable, appreciated, loved and connected. It’s how I feel comfort.So, when I was without …
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As I leave another appointment, despite being unbelievably grateful for the support I’m receiving, I’m left feeling shaky after the realisation that I will wait almost 10 days to see a professional again. I still have just under 48 hours for my trauma group, and although that’s a support system many don’t have, it still …
Read more “Surviving the Spaces in Treatment: Self-care, Resilience and Hope”
Many times I have touched on how healing isn’t a linear journey. Whether this be physical injuries, emotional trauma or mental health challenges, setbacks and doubts and the struggles throughout the process are rarely spoken of. One is seen to be in recovery and every day one is expected to progress; however this can often …
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Throughout my treatment journey, I am now finding myself awaiting the possible diagnosis EUPD, and whilst trying to make sense of it all, I find myself more and more able to expand on my own blogs, and this one I feel closely relates to Trauma Stacking. I will delve deeper into how Trauma Stacking can …
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Today, I will be delving into Compassion Fatigue, and how it affects those with responsibilities for others and the self-neglect and further mental health struggles this could lead to. I am a mother of a young child who has recently started school and although I was fortunate enough to be able to send him to …
We’ve all heard the saying “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger” and whilst I agree, I feel it’s half a sentence. What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger in some circumstances, following immense pain, trauma, self-doubt, struggles with identity and broken bonds. At least in my situation… For me, the highest moments in my …
My personal journey with mental health first saw me pretending I didn’t have mental health problems and never bringing the subject up; to then only mentioning it to certain people I felt comfortable with, to shouting it from the rooftops and trying to educate everyone, to now reeling it back in and only mentioning it …
Read more “Why I’m Done Apologising for My Mental Health: A Manifesto for Radical Self-Acceptance”
Last year, I attended Product Earth, an expo event mainly focusing on natural wellness. From here on I gained valuable insight to the additional support that psychedelic options could provide, natural or synthetic and these emerging options are being researched to offer new hope for patients not responding to conventional approaches. With further research into …
Read more “Psychedelic and Dissociative Therapies: A New Frontier for PTSD Treatment”
One of my biggest fears and triggers is how my young son will be impacted by my mental health crisis’. As what I would hope would be ‘all’ caregivers, I want only the best for my son and every action I take I try to think about what those words, those actions will mean to …
On a quest to prove holistic treatments necessity in healthcare and understand more about my body and how to help it better, I have delved further into the body and how it changes and responds to Anxiety, Depression and CPTSD. Anxiety, Depression and Complex PTSD, also known as CPTSD are all interrelated conditions which I’ll …
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