life

  • Allowing Ourselves.

    I have been really struggling to write lately. Not because of the absence of time. But because I go through periods of not believing in myself. I started my postgraduate degree in writing this year and although it sounds so obvious, it is MUCH more work than I anticipated. School on its own is very… Read more

  • Not Being Able To Enjoy My Hobbies.

    I always thought what I have been feeling was apathy. And at times it is, but maybe not as much as I thought.  Yesterday I came across a new word, “Anhedonia”.  By definition it means,  “the inability to enjoy activities that are usually pleasurable.”  This, especially recently,  is something that I keep having to battle with… Read more

  • Dear 2016

    I love that you got me to where I am today.  But I would rather die than have to experience living through that again.  Sincerely,                                                                              Yours truly.   Although I am not on social media as much as I used to be, I have still been able to come across a recent trend. The popular… Read more

  • Surviving The Bad Days.

    Even though it doesn’t happen that often anymore, there are still some days when I can’t force myself to get out of a negative cycle. I recently had another one of those days.  Everytime it happens again I just can’t believe that, that is how my mind was constantly a few years ago. It’s so exhausting,… Read more