Trigger Warning Breaking The Stigma; An insight into a Mental Health Crisis
Category: realistic
NEW DIAGNOSIS, NEW ME
We've all heard the cliché, new year, new me. How many people can say they've followed through with their ambitious resolutions?
SLEEP STUDY, ACROSTIC POETRY
I didn't realise I could be so bored taking part in a three day sleep study. Turns out, extreme boredom makes you want to take a long nap. Shame I'm not allowed to nod off.
Bad Day, Good Day, Fibro Life.
I was recently diagnosed with Fibromyalgia after waiting in undiagnosed purgatory for years.
I found it hard to write about how I feel each day, living with Fibromyalgia. So I chose to free write poetry, trying not to edit to much.
I hope reading this makes you feel as uncomfortable as I feel sometimes 🙂
First Impressions of Travelling
It was the 2nd of October 2015, day one in Bangkok, and it was hot! My Partner, my cousin and I stepped out of the airport and headed straight to the infamous Khao San Road. Walking down this street was overwhelming to say the least. Picture the crowds sipping from famous Thai buckets whilst simultaneously dancing to Gangnam… Continue reading First Impressions of Travelling
Office Slave
This is a theraputic free write I did at work just before having surgery in August 2015. I quit my job less than two weeks later, then jetted off to travel the world six weeks following that. Please bear in mind, this is a raw free write, written in pain with a lot of anger.… Continue reading Office Slave
The Time Catalyst
I wrote this whilst practicing my controlled free-writing sessions. It's a very raw piece of material that has seldom been edited.
DEAD.LINES (2015)
'Dead.Lines' is a fictional story based on true events. Warning – Reader discretion; drug use, swearing, sexual references. This piece has been since been revised (2021) and can be found under Short Stories as 'Dead.Lines (Revised, 2020).
