by Yasmin Alexandria | Dec 30, 2021 | Anxiety, Mental Health, Overthinking
I’m not sure if everyone’s friends with their internal voice, the inner you that acts as your guide and conscience. That little voice in your head makes you question everything and at times seems louder than ever. If so, maybe mine is faulty and I need to return it,...
by Yasmin Alexandria | Dec 16, 2021 | Anxiety, Depression, Mental Health, Overthinking, Stories
Where did the year go? We have sixteen days until 2022 comes at us full throttle. I sincerely apologise if my countdown has alarmed you. We all know ‘New Year New Me’ can feel monotonous and the whole idea of New Year’s Resolutions breathing down our necks again can...
by Yasmin Alexandria | Oct 4, 2021 | Anxiety, Mental Health, Overthinking, Stories
I hate it when people say, “Did you do something stupid?” in that patronizing tone.I hate it when people say, “Were you going to do something silly?” in regards to self-harm and suicide. Because, no, it didn’t feel silly or stupid when I wanted to die, thinking in my...
by Yasmin Alexandria | Jun 24, 2021 | Depression, Mental Health, Suicide
A Small Personal Victory It was a small personal victory when I finally went to the Doctors to admit out loud, for one of the first times, I was suicidal. To explain how, hours before, I lay awake at night from trying to talk myself out of walking to the nearest...
by Lavinia Dowling | Jun 17, 2021 | Autism, Mental Health
Autism and Language It is only in this last decade that Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) and Community Paediatrics are now screening and diagnosing Autism and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)/Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD). And...
by Lavinia Dowling | Jun 10, 2021 | Autism, Mental Health
A Classic Enquiry for The M Word It’s just gone 09:00 and John is on the phone to me about an enquiry when the work mobile rings. I am privy to the conversation between John and a Mum. She had been recommended by a friend, of a friend, of a friend who had been a...
