Welcome to this safe space, where I write about my experiences with Mental Health, Aphantasia, Medical Cannabis, and other Random Ramblings.
I've suffered from anxiety since I was a child, although I didn't get diagnosed until my late-30s. The often visceral symptoms of anxiety are hard enough for an adult to describe, let alone a child. The episodes I had as a child were scary, and while I tried to explain what was happening to my parents,… Continue reading Suffering Anxiety in Silence
I've had panic and anxiety since I was a child, undiagnosed, of course. I remember waking up out of a sound sleep in the middle of a panic attack, although I didn't know that's what it was at the time. My parents said I was having bad dreams, which I'm sure made sense to them.… Continue reading Acute Panic – Looking for Answers Where None Exist
Nothing compares to, nor could have prepared me for, the trauma of surviving acute panic disorder that lay dormant for twenty years.
October 10th is International Mental Health Day, first marked in 1992 as part of an initiative of the World Federation for Mental Health. I suffer from mental illness and have done, since I was a child of ten. Sadly, mental illness effects millions of people around the world, indiscriminately. The odds are that someone in your… Continue reading It’s International Mental Health Day #InternationalMentalHealthDay