I’ve always been a light sleeper. I need a lot of sleep and can’t function without it. Lately my battery has been so low due to stress and physical pain. I’ve been so exhausted, whether I’ve slept 10 hours or 5. On top of that I’ve been suffering from insomnia these last 3 weeks. I started taking Zolpidem just to… Read more →
Category: Mental Health
Mommy’s girl
51 years ago to this day my mom and dad got married. 9 years later I was born and barely 5 years after that, my dad died of lung cancer. For a few years my mom raised me on her own, but then my stepdad came into the picture. It wasn’t easy on any of us. Read more →
Find your inner Sassie
After 6 months of immersing myself in the world of social media management and stressing like crazy over my presentation, I finally got my certificate and passed with flying colours! I’m officially a certified social media consultant! Now let’s talk about that. Did I doubt myself? Of course, every single second! Did it feel like I passed when I did… Read more →
Don’t be ashamed of your story, it will inspire others.
World mental health day. A very important day to me and many others. A day to help raise awareness, to fight the stigma, to show the world that you are not a problem, you are a person fighting to stay afloat. Read more →
When HSP meets BPD
It’s been a few months. Not that I haven’t had enough to write about, I just haven’t had the energy to do it. Life was a bit of an emotional rollercoaster these last few months. Read more →
The future’s so bright, I gotta wear shades
It’s been a while. What with the Christmas holidays and going back to work, I needed some time to reflect and recover. Mentally and physically, I feel a lot stronger than a year ago. I’ve overcome a deep depression in the last year. After subsequently losing my job and losing a good friendship, not finding work and suffering from a… Read more →
Don’t worry, be happy
Today is World Mental Health Day. A day close to my heart. A day to keep in mind all those who struggle with mental health, whether as a temporary condition or a permanent one. Read more →
Girl, Interrupted
In light of Depression Awareness Week and the launch of the hashtag #WhatYouDontSee, I would like to share my struggle with mental health. I’ve had this post ready for a while (it was the first one I ever wrote), but wasn’t ready to share it. I feel I am now, if only to support others going through this. Read more →