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Still Out of Action.

Apologies for my absence – the wrist pain persists! It’s been one month now – without work, with very limited writing, typing, sewing, painting etc. It’s frustrating, boring and isolating. I’m getting...

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Making a Comeback.

It’s been a long time since I’ve written anything decent here, so my apologies for that. Having RSI in my wrist has been incredibly difficult for me, although I’m definitely past the constant pain – I...

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Sick.

I feel like I’m continually explaining my lack if updates on this blog. It makes me sad because I love writing but haven’t been able to. For the last few weeks I’ve been incredibly unwell and the end...

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More than “tired”.

Ahhh, the long awaited update! Well, I’ve been waiting ages to be able to write a post, even if no one else has been waiting to read it! My excuse, this time, is serious illness. I posted quite a while...

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More than a Handful of Close Friends

Have you heard of the saying “In your entire life you can probably count your true friends on one hand.”? I’ve never given it much thought. During my childhood friendships didn’t last long. My family...

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The Monotony of Self-care

Eating, drinking, showering, cleaning teeth, brushing hair. That’s self-care, right? It is, but there’s so much more to self-care than the short list above. Self-care is everything I need to do to stay...

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‘Where have you been?’

‘I haven’t seen you for so long! Where have you been?’ I lost count of the number of times my colleagues asked me this yesterday. It was my second shift back at work in as many weeks. My colleagues can...

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Weighted Blankets for DID and PTSD: Three Years On

The title is a lie, it’s been three and a half years since I bought my weighted blankets, and then reviewed them. I still do not regret buying the blankets. I can’t remember how much the 4kg lap...

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ME/CFS: It’s Not Fair

It’s one of those days. You know, one of those days where everything hurts, everything makes you cry, you feel so alone and isolated, life feels empty and meaningless. One of those days. I have ME/CFS...

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Cancelled

I’m free. No healthcare appointment for three weeks. By chance my next appointment with my psychiatrist is in three weeks, not the usual two. I cancelled the appointment I had with my GP today, and...

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