The meds are doing their job, I believe, because today I think my emotional responses are fully on mute. There’s a lot piling up and I know normally this kind of thing would cause an extreme reaction in me. But today, I’m hardly reacting at all. In fact, I feel numb. Broke AF Maybe it’s …
When I say a ‘hangover’, I don’t mean a literal hangover from alcohol. I quit drinking after a medical incident and head injury two years ago (which will get its own Confession in time). So I just mean… the feeling of a hangover, which I remember well. But it was the best Hallowe’en I’ve had …
If you’re a writer, you probably already know all about NaNoWriMo, the annual challenge for writers to hit 50,000 in a month. But if you’re not a writer or you want to know a little bit more about the month that’s in it, you can check out this article for a little more detail. A …
Through writing these Confessions, I’ve noticed some recurring themes which, in themselves are not harmful, but collectively and accumulatively, can be truly toxic. Mindful writing So lately I’m trying to be more mindful of what I’m writing here. I know that’s not really the point; this is supposed to be a place of guilt-free imperfect …
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I’m having one of those days today when I feel like I don’t even have depression at all. It’s an incredible feeling and it’s only emphasised by my memories of not-too-distant days when I couldn’t do anything at all. A shower and a vitamin Today, I feel like your average thirty-something-year-old; I’m tired, but not …
This Confession is brought to you courtesy of a writing date with one of my best friends, Ben. Writing with a friend We do timed sessions virtually over WhatsApp, usually for two hours so that we can do two fifty-minute sprints with two ten-minute breaks for chatting. It’s very helpful to have him as an …
I wasn’t going to write a Confession today, as I want to give myself the weekends just for rest, but it felt important because yesterday, for no real reason at all, I felt like an utter failure and waste of space. The bubble I’ve been doing fairly well and I think these diary entries mostly …
Right now, I’m functioning at about 67% of what I think is the norm. Progress At the moment, I’m having fewer stay-in-bed days than I’m having good or neutral days. I’m still behind on housework, but isn’t everyone? And I’m keeping on top of the writing tasks that I’ve set myself as part of my …
Normally, these confessions just flow from me. I don’t have to think about what I’m going to say; it just comes out in a messy tumble of thoughts, but today, for the first time, I’m struggling a little. A quiet shame I’m trying to write about the housework that I have to do today, of …
Stormy days are my absolute favourite and, today, one hellova storm has hit Arklow. The quiet magic of thunder The thunder is rolling like a background drum and then suddenly there’s a CRASH and my day is made. As this blog’s resident diagnosed Epileptic I’m not as fond of the lightning, but it’s a small …