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One From The Drafts
In the name of vulnerability and sharing uncomfortable things, I wanted to resurface a post I saved to my drafts weeks ago. In personal therapy, when we’re not in the midst of grief talk or reliving childhood traumas, we sometimes…
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Better Version Waiting
Today, someone whose opinion I value highly asked about this blog: they asked for an update on my posts, and when I admitted that I second guess what I post now more than I ever did before, they were surprised.…
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One (Baby) Step Closer
Almost a year on from my last post and I am pleased to say I made it through my first year of the counselling course! Year Two is now fast approaching and filling me with excitement but also dread, in…
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Seeing A Therapist And Becoming One
I’m not quite sure how to start this post; I have a lot of thoughts and emotions swirling around inside my head and the best way for me to try and unpick and process them is to write it down.…
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Some Christmas Thoughts
As always, this blog is being used as an outlet; something which is needed even more so at this time of year I find. I don’t even really know what I want to write, aside from that I’m struggling a…
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Come To Therapy With Me: Part 4
I can’t believe that I’ve already been seeing Emily for four weeks; it feels like five minutes ago where I was emailing her for a consultation and sh*tting my pants a little about rehashing all this emotion. But so far…
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Come To Therapy With Me: Part 3
I felt like this week had been more positive for me in terms of feeling mentally stronger and more in control, then I ended up throwing up on the drive back from Nottingham which was the worst thing for me.…
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Come To Therapy With Me: Part 2
Referring back to part one: after my initial therapy session with Emily I felt horrendous. A a bit of an unexpected emotional wreck, if I’m honest. Despite this, part of me looked forward to the second session, especially because I…
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Come To Therapy With Me: Part 1
After the usual sabbatical from posting, I thought I would start something slightly different from my norm; something that is highlighting vulnerability even more which is always a tad scary. But I have learnt over the years that the things…
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Future Reminder
Recently, someone commented on an old blog post of mine, and I took the opportunity to have a read back through my first posts. I find self-reflection so powerful and beneficial to me and it is something I try and…
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Grief Is The Price We Pay For Love
Grief is one of the most confusing things I’ve experienced; and having not experienced this since I was a teenager it feels even more profound as an adult. How can I go about my normal day and smile and laugh…
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Challenge 12: The Letters
This was by far my favourite challenge of the year; although I didn’t think it would be as difficult as it turned out to be. I gave myself the challenge of writing 25 letters in December and posting or hand…
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Challenge 11: 100 Origami Cranes
November’s challenge was a different kind to any of the previous 10; but it was a lovely suggestion from one of my work colleagues. I decided that as well as making the 100 cranes I would write messages on them…
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Challenge 10: The Mind Walk
So, the Mind Walk is actually the reason why the challenges of 2020 became a thing. I’d just signed up to take part in a walk held in London to raise awareness and bring about the conversation regarding mental health…
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Challenge 7, 8 & 9: Great North Run Solo and 8K With A M8
I decided to do challenge 7-9 over the course of July – September as we were given 78 days to complete it. However, I did add challenge 8 halfway through! The rules of this challenge were to complete 40 runs…
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Challenge 6: Food For Thought
Nothing like being 4 months late ay?! Apologies, as always, sometimes time goes by and I genuinely don’t feel able to or in the mood to write. However, the challenges have still been going ahead! June’s challenge was a food…
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An Insight Into Some Types Of Anxiety
There are a variety of different anxiety disorders which all have their own triggers and treatments; but there are also a lot of other mental illnesses where anxiety is a very prominent symptom, despite the condition not necessarily coming under…
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Ben vs Relationships
There are many aspects of life in which anxiety can manifest and create difficulties. For me, romantic relationships have more often than not been a trigger. I used to think a few years ago that maybe I just hated relationships;…
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