Tag: trauma
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Tears On Christmas Eve
How mental health can stain this time of year The holiday season triggers memories of my worst medical trauma. But I also love the light and the cosiness. It makes this month very complicated for me. It’s why I always cry more this month. Over the loss of more dreams, more parts of my health…
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When We Stop Adapting and Show Our Whole Selves
Recognising internalised ableism and claiming the space, access and support we deserve , in writing and in life Today’s topic is a hard one. Because it touches on something so ingrained in anyone with chronic illness that we often don’t notice it until someone points it out: internalised ableism. And once we do receognise it,…
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Why Did You Wait So Long To Seek Help?
The Hidden Cost of Trying to Get Better That Nobody Talks About The question rang around the room. I had expected it, but when the doctor finally asked, it felt like the floor opened beneath me. ‘Why did you wait so long to seek help?’ It’s a question that touches a sore spot for every…
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Everyone You Love Is Carrying Something You Can’t See
What it means to be close when we cannot share every wound Living life with past trauma means we always walk next to a loved one who hasn’t been through the exact same thing. It’s why you see the world differently, and they see it differently to you. It can be tough to realise that…
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Why Silence Isn’t Safety; It’s Self-Erasure
I thought shrinking myself would help me fit in; Instead, it kept me small, lonely, and unwell For a long time, silence felt safe. Each time I had spoken as a teenager about my truth and it had been met by peers and the medical world with misunderstanding, judgment, or dismissal, something in me learned…