Category Archives: psychology

Some people find psychiatry helpful… and that’s OK

Posted on July 31, 2017 by

I grew up very close to a Victorian asylum. It began to close in the late 1980s, when I was in my teens, but even as a child I was aware that some of the people I saw wandering the … Continue reading →

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Troubles

Posted on April 18, 2017 by

So this week Prince Harry made a number of statements on mental health. I am really glad that he feels able to disclose a need for treatment around the death of his mother. It would be very sad to think of him … Continue reading →

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A disappointment

Posted on November 10, 2016 by

I had thought I was doing so well… Continue reading →

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What do you know, I was there all along

Posted on September 2, 2016 by

*TW: Although this a positive positive post, it makes graphic reference to past experience of overdose* I am reticent about sharing the good things. I’m more superstitious than I let on, and I constantly worry about jinxing my run of … Continue reading →

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What she was thinking of

Posted on August 4, 2016 by

  I know I want to jump. I don’t know if I want to die. I feel compelled. I think I might need to be in hospital. I think there might be nothing wrong with me. I am out of Home Treatment for only 8 days before … Continue reading →

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Unpacking

Posted on May 15, 2016 by

Today I unpacked a little wheelie suitcase. To the casual observer it would probably have looked as if I were off to a weekend in Barcelona or Prague or somewhere, trying to get by with just a carry-on bag. It … Continue reading →

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It’s my movie, and I’ll watch where I want to

Posted on February 11, 2015 by

I often like to go to the cinema. Because I live in a big city, I am fortunate that I have more than one model of cinema experience to choose from. As in most places there is, however, a dominant … Continue reading →

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