Recovery – Uncovering – Discovery

What is recovery? What does it mean to recover? It depends what we are recovering from of course. And what we are trying to recover. People who are seeking toContinue reading “Recovery – Uncovering – Discovery”

Life as Trauma

What is trauma to you? What do you understand by the term? The dictionary gives us two definitions – (a) severe emotional shock and pain caused by an extremely upsettingContinue reading “Life as Trauma”

Holding on to this Wonderful Life

CW/TW Suicidal ideation I don’t get to spend Christmas at home every year, we alternate, as do many people, between parents and in-laws and home. So far I think we’veContinue reading “Holding on to this Wonderful Life”

The many faces of O.C.D.

I’ve long known that obsessive compulsive disorder was not about being neat and tidy. That the stereotype of an excessively orderly person, or someone obsessed with cleanliness and avoiding germsContinue reading “The many faces of O.C.D.”

When life spills over the edge – can you help?

I mentioned a few posts ago how the Stress Bucket is an easy analogy for how we deal with the pressures of life – and how when things get tooContinue reading “When life spills over the edge – can you help?”