Breathe•Move•Speak
Loony bin! I hate that phrase. It’s a phrase that is laced with judgement and misunderstanding. However, it is the phrase my cousin chose to use when I got hospitalised. I will be honest, I always thought only the weak get hospitalised. To me, it seemed like a cop-out. Instead of dealing with your problems,Read More
“You are the bag. Secure yourself’” This quote has been circulating on social media and It got me thinking. How often do we make ourselves top priority? Looking back, I have realized I have always put myself last. I always found myself engulfed by the needs of others. I was too busy being the drivenRead More
We are all afraid of something: spiders, snakes and dogs. Although some fears seem silly, like my fear of birds, they are reasonable. But what happens when the source of your fear lurks in the shadows of your mind? Lately it seems like I am afraid of everything, especially when it relates to those IRead More
I promised myself that I wouldn’t write again. It was a decision made from a place of fear and not a place of conviction. I am what they refer to as high-functioning. I went through most of 2017 convinced that I was doing well. I was eating right, exercising and actually getting some sleep. However,Read More
I’ve always loved writing. There was something magical about seeing your thoughts come to life on paper. As a child I would write down my hopes and dreams, and wait for them to materialise in the same fashion. Writing was my safe haven when the world became too much to bear. Don’t get me wrong,Read More
August has finally come to an end! If you follow me on Twitter you would have seen that I went off medication for a while. No I didn’t take myself off medication, although I thought about it for a long time this year (post coming soon). My psychiatrist took me off my mood stabiliser becauseRead More
