Posted in anxiety, depression, tagged prozac, binge eating on May 19, 2008 | 2 Comments »
So, it’s now been five weeks since I broke my toe. At the moment, it’s still swollen, but it doesn’t really hurt to walk on, so I’m going to try out some jogging this week, just really lightly, and see how it responds.
I also wanted to add that my doctor’s put me on fluoxetine [...]
Posted in depression, education, feminism, work on May 17, 2008 | 6 Comments »
I am a student panicking about my future. I am not untypical. However, living with a disease that robs me of my energy and motivation makes it incredibly difficult to picture my future. I know I do not want a job I am not passionate about. I am a creative person. I care about issues [...]
Posted in depression on May 16, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Seeing as how succesful my previous (f)art attempts have been, I haven’t got high hopes that anyone will read this, but at least I’m getting it out of my system.
Posted in depression on May 12, 2008 | No Comments »
Posted in depression, education on May 2, 2008 | 7 Comments »
I am thinking about writing a report or possibly a book in my next year of uni, regarding how personal friendships affect people who live with mental illness. I also want to focus on the role of the internet in outreaching to others in search of help, whether this is good or not, websites specifically [...]
Posted in depression, education on April 30, 2008 | No Comments »
Our Dark Passenger is a zine produced by anarchists who live with mental illnesses, about their experiences and about ways for the community to support those with mental health problems. I havnt finished reading it yet, but I thought it may interest some of you. It is available to buy from Katipo (Aotearoa) [...]
Posted in depression, feminism, tagged career, depression, feminism, perfectionism, work on April 28, 2008 | 1 Comment »
One of the things I’ve struggled with over the last few years is how my mental health has affected my career and vice versa. A large part of my identity has always been entwined with what I do and how well I do it, and it all started to unravel when I found myself deeply unhappy [...]
Posted in depression, feminism, motherhood on April 27, 2008 | 5 Comments »
I have been registered as a writer here for some time, but have been reading everyone else’s contributions and thinking “there’s no way I can write as well as that!” Regardless of my feelings of inadequacy, I feel the need to at least introduce myself and do what I promised the group and myself I [...]
Posted in depression, education on April 27, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Suggestion To My University/Universities In General/The Government: Money, please?
I have a part-time job, which I was extremely lucky to get. I work in a lovely shop, with good people. It has a fairly relaxed atmosphere and I don’t feel under pressure. In fact, I actually look forward to being there most of the time. I [...]
Posted in depression, tagged injuries on April 19, 2008 | No Comments »
So, I finished my two essays on Monday, and it was tough and pretty horrible, but they’re in now..!
That evening, I may have had a little drink, to celebrate. Now, I’m clumsy and poorly co-ordinated at the best of times - I have dyspraxia, which is immaturity of motor neurone connections in the brain, and [...]
