Knitting for mental health
Over the years I have tried so many things to help my mental health, from therapy to mindfulness with mixed results. But then just before Christmas I recieved an email from lovecrafts.com asking me if I would like to work with them, and so I tried knitting for mental health. I have always wanted to knit, I remember as a child sitting watching my grandmother knit. Hearing the clicking of her needles was such a comforting sound and she did try to teach me, but I struggled to understand it. I gave up thinking it just wasn’t for me, but the email from lovecrafts just as Christmas came and I…
Dealing with depression at christmas
Its never easy dealing with depression at Christmas, but for so many it is reality so its important we talk about it. I have been hit with a flare of my own depression this week and I couldn’t let it pass without commenting on it. The thing that triggered my depression was planning to put up our Christmas decorations. It was something that to be honest I had been putting off, but I had wanted to make the place look nice for the season. I am usually itching to put them up but this year I had been really putting it off. On Sunday me and my hubby had planned…
Mindful walks for my mental health
I think getting a more active dog has been such a blessing for me, I was not pushing myself and it was really affecting my mental health. Dexter, unlike Gizmo loves to go for walks and I have been using them to have mindful walks for my mental health. Mindfulness Mindfulness is a type of meditation, originally a Buddhist practice, and is now being used by therapists and doctors to treat depression. Simply put it is the process of being in the moment, of letting go of your thoughts and letting them pass by like clouds on a sunny day. Instead of thinking about that fight you had ten years…
Health Update
Wow it has been a hot minute since I last posted here and for that I am so sorry I have not been well enough to post lately so it’s time for a health update So, if you are a regular reader you will know I have been struggling with my stomach since October/November time. It started when I was given some antibiotics and they interacted with some of the tablets I was already on. Since then I have been in so much pain and it is getting no better. I was actually taken off the medication that it interacted with, they found I was on two different antidepressants.…
5 Tangible Ways to Fight Anxiety
This is a contributed post written by Laurie Larson Anxiety has become nothing short of a modern pandemic. Millions of people around the globe are suffering from different types of anxiety and many of them are doing so in silence. Anxiety can feel crushing. It can make you feel powerless, defenseless, and vulnerable in the face of a terrifying bodily response you can’t control. It’s important to remember that you’re not alone. Taking time to remind yourself that you’re valuable, people care about you, and that your feelings are valid is the kind of self-care that can really make a difference. If you’ve found your way to this guide because…
Feeling overwhelmed and lost
Feeling overwhelmed and lost is something unfortunately I have come used to over the last couple of weeks. My health has not been the best, I’m trying to lower the dose of one of my meds, I got a virus that landed me in A&E….yeah it’s not been fun! Let’s start with the opioid crisis, I’m sure most chronic illness warriors have heard of this and it was just affecting America. However, it would seem that our government have taken a note from there and changed one of my meds to a class C drug. So I had to have a phone call with my GP practice pharmacist to see…
Smiles and good news
Hey Everybody! Wow this last week has been so lovely here in the UK the sun has been shining its been glorious! And that seems to have influenced me because this week seems to have been filled with smiles and good news its been a lovely breath of fresh air! My chronic illnesses and mental health do make it hard to maintain a good mood, however I have been working on this. The spiritual journey I am on has shown me that passing moments should not influence my mood. This doesn’t mean that I am like a robot, but more that I try to be consistent and mindful of my…
Tips and Tricks for coping with bad depression days
Hey everybody! So this week kind of started out badly because somebody I trusted as a friend lied to me and hurt me. This triggered some really horrible memories from when I was a child and left me full of negative thoughts and feelings. I had a couple of bad mental health days but I am proud of how I coped and wanted to share some tips and tricks for coping with bad depression days. Self-care is a big part of my personal plan when it comes to bad mental health days. I’ve suffered depression since I was 14 so I’ve had a lot of bad days bad spells and…
Spring is bringing renewed confidence
Hey everybody! Wow spring has sprung here in the UK finally and it feels lovely to have warm air and sunshine again! I can feel changes in myself and it feels really good because spring is bringing renewed confidence and I am not used to that, it feels pretty good though! If you have been following my blog and my You Tube channel, then you will know I have gone through a lot of changes over the last year or so. I have always tried to walk with God, but I have really found myself open up to true faith that has nothing to do with religion. It has been…
Taking time to rest
Hey everybody! Wow this last week my fatigue has been pretty bad and honestly I think I have caught a little cold! Now this might seem like I am making something big of a small thing, but it has increased my fatigue and my pain a lot! It’s like my body decided to just give up even pretending to try and work with me and I have been taking time to rest. My chest has been feeling heavy and I have been coughing a little but honestly that is not the problem. I have recently found my legs to have a life of their own and at night my muscles…
