Showing posts with label mental health. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mental health. Show all posts

NORWEGIAN WOOD

August is almost over and I couldn't be happier about it. Don't get me wrong, I am slightly annoyed summer is coming to an end, but the past four weeks have gone by so slowly I definitely need a new month and am very much looking forward to all the things I have planned for the upcoming three.

Not having a job means I spend most of my day at home applying for possible roles, fully knowing I will never hear back from any of them. To be quite honest, this has brought me a lot of anxiety and stress – I know I only just graduated, but my life has always been planned by yours truly and, this time around, I can't plan much and it's a really weird feeling.

Anyway, back to what I was trying to say; because August has been extreeemely slow, I have had time to read again – something I was missing and was hoping to get back into for a long time now. For anyone who doesn't know me, I am an avid reader, a bookworm I suppose. I have been reading ever since I can remember and books have always had a huge impact on my life and have been a source of happiness and comfort in times of need.
However, during the past three years, I didn't manage to read as much as I was hoping and I didn't realise how much I missed it until I picked up a book in Watersones at the end of July.

It will probably sound extremely cheesy, but it made me feel at home and it's safe to say I haven't stopped reading since. So, as my passion for books is back, I thought I'd talk about a few of my favourites and tell you exactly why I think you should give them a go (if you haven't read them already that is).

So, without further ado, this month's book is Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami.



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MENTAL HEALTH & SOCIAL MEDIA

Let's make something clear: my body confidence is, at times, very low.

I've never been able to unconditionally love absolutely everything about my body – something I'm sure most people can relate to. Sometimes it's my stomach, sometimes it's my nose or my teeth or my chin. Lately, I've noticed how social media has had a massive impact on the way I see and feel about my body.


I am well aware how, these days, people have gotten particularly good at Photoshop and Facetune and I also know (deep down) that no one would ever share something they don't particularly like or are 100% content with. Despite my common sense, I can't help but scroll through my Instagram feed and feel like I am not enough.
You're basically almost expected to have it all: perfect body, perfect face, amazing outfit, lots of money and great photography skills. And let's not forget about the constant pressure of getting tonnes of likes and followers – something I have yet to master I'm afraid.

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Outtakes: January in Pictures

During the past week or so, I felt the need to update my blog.
Truth be told, I've never been particularly great at scheduling and publishing when I wanted or needed to. But that's because I created this blog as a safe place for me to talk about things I didn't want to face – and, in the end, I was never ready to write those words down.



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LIVING WITH ACNE

Growing up, I was blessed with really good skin.
Never once, during my teenage years, I thought my skin looked gross or that it needed a lot of coverage to make it look smooth and without any imperfections.

But of course, just like most things, I never appreciated how nice my skin looked until I got acne and realised I should have been so thankful for it before.




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GUESS WHO'S BACK!

Well hello there.

I guess long time no see?

This has been a long coming post but the past couple of months have been so awful and stressful that I had practically no time to think about my blog, let alone writing a post.

I started off the year with great expectations – lots of posts, content, photos. And everything was so exciting up until the moment I realised my anxiety was taking over my life.
For the longest time my relationship with anxiety has ruined so many great things, but I feel like this year has probably been quite literally the worst one.




I've always been very anxious about everything I do, it is in my nature and I can deal with it. But the pressure of succeeding and finishing my second year of university, friendships going wrong, awful housemates (that story deserves a whole post, trust me!) and the pressure of keeping up a relationship had the best of me and I ended up finishing this academic year with a first overall (yay me!) but a very unwell mind.

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A Confession

Dear you,

I've got a confession to make, I am not well. 
I think sometimes my brain decides panic attacks, anxiety and sadness are exactly what I need. And I think my body doesn't agree with it and tries to fight it.
I don't know how to fight it this time. I don't know what's wrong with me or why this time around I'm struggling so much.

What people don't understand is that not everyone will share their feelings. Depression, anxiety, they're not visible. You can't see them, you can't touch them, but you can feel them. You feel them so much it hurts.

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