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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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How Do I Explain?
How do I explain that I need to stay in control? Or I will feel dread in the pit of my stomach; that I’ll start to unroll. How do I explain that I always need to be prepared? For all…
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Challenge 5: Lyrics – Part 2 & 3
As this month comes to and end, I have two more lyric videos to share with you all. Big thanks again to Emma for singing the songs for me. The next two songs are remakes of ‘Since You’ve Been Gone’…
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