The process to get disability benefits
I have spoken a few times about how the process to get disability benefits, mainly PIP has affected me. But today I want to talk about the steps so far and how they have really gone. Personal independence payment, otherwise known as PIP, is a disability payment supposedly set up to help you pay for things you need to be more independent. This is important as a disabled person and I have to say independence is hard to find, so anything to help that is very much appreciated. However, the way this process is set up it often feels as if they are on purpose trying to make it impossible…
What I learned from my depression flare.
I am starting to feel like a human again, so I thought I would look back on what I learned from my depression flare. Like a butterfly crawling out of its chrysalis, I am starting to feel refreshed, still battered, still bruised, but I am getting there. I am someone who tries to see the lesson in every day, and every experience good or bad. I have spoken a lot about mental health here on the blog, as well as on my YouTube channel, and being honest about how I am doing is really important to me. As I find ways that help me, I share them that is how…
As I watch my dog sleep
As I watch my dog sleep, I feel a little helpless, and lost you see he has just got home from the vet. He has been sedated so he is very wobbly, and it has me thinking back on when I first got sick and how my parents must have felt. I am not a parent, I have not been blessed, but I have always had animals, as a child we always had cats and now I love dogs. I currently have two dogs, a shih tzu called Gizmo and a rescue mongrel called Dexter. Honestly, I love them so much and I couldn’t imagine life without furry creatures to…
Brain Ramblings
Brain ramblings, those times when you let your thoughts just spill out and usually do not share, but today I thought I would treat you all to one I had last night. I was in bed watching one of my favourite shows This Is Us, and my favourite character Nicky Pearson was the focus of one of the episodes. Suddenly my mood changed, and I felt sad, like the character I rarely leave the house because of my mental health. Yes, mobility is also an issue for me, but it is my anxiety disorder that mostly keeps me from going out and when I do I only do so with…
5 Ways To Help You Cope With Anxiety
Anxiety can be a debilitating condition that affects people in many different ways. It is important to understand what anxiety is and how it manifests so that you can better cope with it and have a more fulfilling life. It can be difficult to cope with anxiety because it often feels like the worst thing in the world. Anxiety is more than just feeling nervous or stressed out. It makes you feel like there’s no way out and that everything is hopeless. These feelings are not true and they’ll go away if you have the right coping skills to help you control your anxiety. With the right resources such as…
Tinnitus awareness week 2022
It is Tinnitus awareness week 2022 this week and the theme is the sound of science! We are going to talk about why and I will tell you my journey with this condition. I often share my journey with my chronic illnesses here on the blog, but I don’t think I have ever spoken about my Tinnitus. I have had whistles, and a ‘white noise’ sound for most of my life but have never seen anybody about it. Hearing problems do run in my family with my Great Grandfather, my Grandmother and my cousin being deaf and many of us in the family with hearing issues. However, whenever I have…
Let’s talk about naps with chronic fatigue
I talk about chronic fatigue a lot, mainly because it is the illness that has affected my life and my ability to work the most. So, let’s talk about naps with chronic fatigue because it is something that people have mixed views on, and let’s be honest every day is different. I have been disabled for about 20years now, and in that time I have struggled the most with fatigue it is the symptom and illness that annoys me the most. It stops me leaving the house, stops me walking in nature, stops me getting jobs done I long to do and a million other things. Chronic fatigue is so…
Witchcraft books I read in 2021
This is an accompanying article to go with a YouTube video of mine, these links are to highlights of the books I read in 2021 so you can read and buy. They are affiliate links, so if you buy through them I will get some money back at no extra cost to you. Witch Please by Victoria Maxwell Pagan Portals: Ancestral Healing by Trevor Greenfield Michael: Communicating with the Archangel for Guidance and Protection by Richard Webster The Elements of Spellcrafting: 21 Keys to Successful Sorcery by Jason Miller Year of the Witch: Connecting with Nature’s Seasons Through Intuitive Magick by Temperance Alden Elemental Magic: Traditional Practices for Working with…
Updated Rollz Motion Review
I had a message on Instagram from Rollz asking me if I would be able to do an updated Rollz Motion review, and I of course said yes. This is a wonderful little mobility aid that packs a punch and I will tell you why. I have had the Rollz Motion for about a year ago now, and honestly I was impressed the moment it arrived. The genius design means that it easily changes from a walker with a seat, perfect for people with chronic fatigue like me, to a wheelchair. The best thing is that though it is sturdy and easily takes you from walker to wheelchair, it is…
Living with mental illness
Living with mental illness is very different to when it flares, it is trying to deal with the symptoms that will allow you to live your best life. I have been living with chronic depression and generalised anxiety disorder since I was 14, and I thought I would share some things I have learned over the years. I have spoken so many times about my mental health here on the blog, I am what they call ‘high functioning‘ which means it is hard to tell by looking at me that I have mental health issues. I have lived my life trying to hide away my feelings, and make sure nobody…
