Prepare To Be Shocked, Reduced To Tears Yet Amazed & Inspired
I’ve always lived in fear of something, or someone. Its just always been there., an unavoidable, indescribable fear. After “HIM” I feared nobody. There was nobody on this earth that could hurt me like he had. The pain he caused me that night was immense. Overwhelming. It seeped out every pore I have, every second of every day. [...]
The subject that touches my heart the most has to be domestic violence. I lived it and I survived yet I know not everyone is as lucky. 1 in 4 women will be a victim of domestic violence in their lifetime – many of these on a number of occasions. One incident of domestic [...]
My inbox is always open to those who need support, this morning this email was found. Dear Emma, Well, My two brothers call me fat. I cry all the time, I say I don’t care but deep down I do care. They think it’s funny but it’s not. I tell my mom to tell them [...]
I am getting better. “There is a light and it never goes out”. I Just want to take the time to share my roller coaster self harming ride with you all. I finally feel ready to talk more openly about it all. Self-Harming Story; I Finally Feel Ready To Talk; So from the age of 15 I [...]
Ever since around the age of 10 I have been big. I always used to have sweets, ice cream and big meals and was brought up to finish what was on my plate. As the weight piled on over the years I was bullied and called every name under the sun due to my weight. [...]
Sufferers of panic attacks often report a fear or sense of dying, “going crazy,” or experiencing a heart attack or “flashing vision,” feeling faint or nauseated, a numb sensation throughout the body, heavy breathing (and almost always, hyperventilation), or losing control of themselves (Wiki) Panic Attacks Ruled My Life – Read One Mans Story Some [...]
Baby Loss Story – Please note that this post contains graphic glimpses into baby loss and readers may find the content upsetting. The first time I was pregnant I was 18, I hadn’t found out if it was a boy or girl yet. I just went by what my mother and aunt told me about [...]
Is It Possible For Postnatal Depression To Come Back? I feel at my wits end. I suffered from really bad postnatal depression, in fact it was puerperal psychosis and I had extreme panic attacks after the birth of my 2nd baby. I was close to the. I was nearly got sectioned. My youngest child is [...]
“A man’s illness is his private territory and, no matter how much he loves you and how close you are, you stay an outsider.” Accepting help from others is a challenge that anyone who has experienced mental illness, I am sure will agree with me, is difficult. “I can do this alone, I [...]
Bullied By A Sibling; My Brother Even Peed On Me Thank you so much for your blog about your bullying brother, it came up as I was searching for answers as to my own upbringing with a brother just one year younger than me (no other siblings) who terrified me. He did horrible things and [...]
I get my fair share of compliments about my looks. Some are reasonable, believable. Others seem a bit exaggerated. Despite being the recipient of these compliments since I was a young teenager, I in no way believe that every man that sees me wants me. But I do wonder if that one person who approached [...]
My daughter is depressed. I’ve had it! I’ve had enough of the state and the government agenda. My 17 yr-old daughter is in the hospital fighting depression, anxiety and trauma over what happened to me in 2006. Because I was falsely accused and wrongly convicted of a crime I never committed, my daughter suffers. I’m beyond [...]
My son Sandy has global developmental delay, like Ronans post Living With Global Developmental Delay (GDD) he is 4 years old but his developmental age is around 2-21/2 years old. We knew from birth that something wasn’t quite right with him: he was always small and short for his age, he was very slow to reach his [...]
Yes I look OK, yes I act OK. But you don’t see the fucked up mess behind the fake smile. I have no clue about who or what I am. I am a jumbled, mixed up concoction of fake and reality. If there is a Jekyll and Hyde then I am he. I am good [...]
My name is Arriebelle. I was born premature. I was also born with a disability called 22Q. I was not able to walk or talk until I was (4) My dad was in & out of my life, mostly out . I could not breath so well I had to have heart surgery . I almost [...]
Well, my story starts a few years ago. Freshly separated from my ex husband, though still living together. Thoroughly miserable and financially cut off (as he was still living in my house and would not leave I did not get the benefits I needed to raise my kids). I went out New Years Eve with [...]
Its the sound my head made being bounced off the cooker that I remember. The pain ripping through my brain as I felt the warmth drip over my face. Searing agony. Then that voice, cold as ice as she said ” see what happens when you upset me”. Looking at me with disgust as I struggled to [...]
One of the topics I have found I come across quite often since my 4 year old has started school is bullying in reception class. Who would have thought a 4 or 5 year old could be called bullies at such a young age. Yet when I talk to other mums in the playground, I [...]
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