TAKING UP SPACE
I take up space in this world and I don’t like it. I am wired...
Stalked by Demons | Guarded by Angels
I take up space in this world and I don’t like it. I am wired...
It’s World Suicide Prevention Day. A very good day to talk about suicide. On 02...
Life is filled with moments where we hope. And where we dream. I have learned to be wary of hope…
It’s six months today since I scoffed handfuls of pills. Six whole months. A lot...
The scarecrow wanted a brain. The tin man a heart. And the lion – well...
How are you, is so common our responses are automated. That's fine for chit chat with the checkout chick, but…
Over the weekend, I contacted a number of friends asking how they felt when they found out about my overdose.…
A lot can happen in two weeks. You can lose everything, as so many people around the world are now…
Navigating a lifetime of depression is like being an avid bushwalker and mountain climber. For years on end the scenery…
When life falls apart, and everything shatters into a million pieces, and you’re not the...
Relapse. For those of us in recovery from one mental health issue or another, it's a filthy word. Who wants…
It seems like I'm always someone else - or pieces of other people put together. Somehow it's always easier to…
I have wanted death I have cried for it I have sought the final oblivion of death for as long…
Decades of maladaptive coping mechanisms crashed down around my ears, and the words severe depression and chronic anxiety were bandied…
It's 35 days since I touched down on terra firma. Jet lag's done and dusted, the big adventure receding into…