circumstances

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be getting married on the 21 March 2020 be sixteen weeks pregnant and have that lovely just starting to show baby bump have moved in with Christian and have a family just before my 40th birthday Instead, I miscarried in early January (perhaps earlier), can’t hold down a relationship becauseContinue Reading

wounded spirit

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Mental illness is an infirmity that has many peaks and valleys. Statistics affirm that 1 in every 4 people will experience mental illness in their lifetime. When we are at our worst, where else can we turn but to those we love. What if our loved ones cannot bear ourContinue Reading

daily walking

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On Monday, during my daily morning of reciting scripture for thirty minutes in an effort to strengthen my impaired or under developed prefrontal cortex, I received a clear message that I needed to put a daily walk into my life. The first walk was mentally difficult, but I made aContinue Reading

dr martens complaint

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In: Humans, Money Saving

Regarding my Dr Martens complaint, which I opened up about two weeks ago. So I’d opened a complaint against Dr Martens via Resolver, and I was getting nowhere fast. The original purchase was from Amazon, and Amazon were shunning responsibility. Dr Martens were saying that because I hadn’t purchased fromContinue Reading

BPD

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In: Borderline Personality Disorder, Mental Health

I’ve been struggling with my emotions for over ten years, unable to deal this raw intensity, tired of being too sensitive and tearful. I came across the symptoms of BPD in a short pamphlet that I picked up from a doctor’s surgery in Heywood, and upon reading about the criteriaContinue Reading

strength

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In: Borderline Personality Disorder, Mental Health

Trying to find the strength to make it through the day can be difficult with mental illness. Since attempting suicide several times in a short space of time, I’ve been under the home treatment team. It doesn’t help that some of the people I have never met before. Do theyContinue Reading

chronic emptiness

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In: Borderline Personality Disorder, Christianity, Mental Health

The chronic emptiness in borderline personality disorder is what makes this mental disorder so misunderstood by the mentally able. It may seem like we are trying to say that we are ‘special’ or even being ‘manipulative’, but if you have never felt this chronic emptiness then you will never understandContinue Reading

overreacting in BPD

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I’m tired of overreacting in BPD to something as silly as someone not showering or making an effort, which may seem extreme to normal minded person, but this is what actually goes on in the head of a person with Borderline Personality Disorder. What my mind did was link toContinue Reading

dr martens

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These Dr Martens Original 1460 Patent Women’s Boots I’ve had since December 2016, which were a lovely Christmas gift from my partner. However, they showed these defects within 12 months of wear. In all honestly, they have been on my shoe shelf for two years, and I only wore themContinue Reading