depresssion – Beyond Borders & Balance

Is family a F word?

If you have read my other blogs about mental health which I may have mentioned about my family at times you might have figured that I was raised in a dysfunctional family which included lots of threats and manipulation. Currently the main manipulator sadly is my brother who has been diagnosed with narcissism which meansContinue reading “Is family a F word?”

Amsterdam holiday

It was amazing I arrived at 7pm and then checked in with the hotel, had some dinner at a restaurant next to the hotel I stayed at (Innet Hotel). The food was amazing I had the ‘fish n chips’ which had lots of flavour and it even came with apple sauce which I’ve never hadContinue reading “Amsterdam holiday”

My first holiday in 6 years

I am going away to travel around europe for a week. I’ll be spending 2 nights in Paris, Brussels and then finally at Amsterdam. The reason to why I didn’t travel for a while was because of bad mental health but now being in a much happier frame of mind I have decided to sayContinue reading “My first holiday in 6 years”

Mental health around Christmas

Lots of people think that Christmas is the best time of the year but the lead up can be very stressful especially to the people who are spending it alone without anyone to buy presents for or to even sit down and have a meal with. Well that was my Christmas twice in a rowContinue reading “Mental health around Christmas”

Mental health break

I recently felt overwhelmed with life as a whole, work was stressful, family life was stressful, just everything was making me feel so stressed out and I realised that I needed to get away from anything and everything. So I said “Fuck it” I took myself to Salcombe which is by the sea and beautifulContinue reading “Mental health break”

My mental health journey

I sadly developed depression at the age around 5-6 years old after my parents got divorced. After that happened I wasn’t aloud to express emotions, talk about my feelings or even have a thought. I didn’t know what life was supposed to be like outside of the home life or school life both of whichContinue reading “My mental health journey”