Last month, I did a rough mindmap of how my brain works. I was quite proud of it – until I saw it’s flaws. I’d lumped physical symptoms in with psychological processes and personality traits. This was useful in the first iteration, as it gave me an overview of what I was dealing with. It made […]
Anxiety Disorder
“I Just Want To Run Away”
I had a much needed catch up with a friend on the weekend. We were both exhausted, although in my case it was due to a pesky migraine that hadn’t responded to meds. After I’d said it about 8 times she asked “What do you want to run away from?” The question sort of pushed […]
How My Brain Works: Mindmap 1
Yesterday, I accidentally discovered executive dysfunction. I had words to describe what was happening mentally. I’ll be exploring that in a later post. Last night I was in bed trying to get to sleep when I mentally started plotting out this mindmap. I could finally see the connections between various parts of my illness(es?). I […]
What Is My Anxiety Like Now? August 2016 Edition
I know what you’re thinking. “Barely any posts for weeks and now there is a rush of them over a couple of days?” Yeah. The admin stuff is over with the disability support network which means we need to get down to the nitty gritty about finding employment. Now I may not be well enough […]
Pushing Myself Harder Is Making Me More Exhausted
At the delightful hour of 5.30 this morning, Glenn kissed me goodbye before he went to work. He passed on this little bit of info: “One of the cats has sprayed over the towels. Could you wash them for me?” Fuuuuuuck! I was already having a shit nights sleep because I’d planned to go to the […]