Disordered Eating vs Eating Disorders. The Truth
Hi Musers. As you may know, I also write for the site Medium and post many of my articles from this blog there too. Recently I received a comment on my article Why Diets Don’t […]
Category: Mental Health
I’ve struggled with mental health for most of my life, so I look at the challenges of living with mental illness, fight the stigma and discuss how I’ve coped.
10 Struggles People With Depression Will Recognise
Hi Musers. I’ve made no secret on this blog of my problems with my mental health. Recently, I stopped taking one antidepressant because it stopped working. My next stopped me sleeping, and when I came […]
I Need A Plan To Sort My Life Out. Right Now It’s A Flaming Pile Of Crap
Hi Musers. Don’t worry, this is not a whingey post. I am very dissatisfied with my life at the moment. My depression is responsible for a significant portion of my problems. It has sapped all […]
Antidepressant Withdrawal – My Month From Hell
Hi Musers. I started this blog because I wanted to help others. I have more experience than I would ever care to with depression, anxiety, and self-esteem issues due to my weight. I’ve been depressed […]
I Believe Depression Is Genetic. Can You Really Inherit This Terrible Condition?
Hi Musers. We’re returning to mental health today and, in particular, depression. It’s no secret that I have wondered about the impact growing up with severely depressed parents (my mother and stepfather) has had on […]
5 Tips To Get Stuff Done While Feeling Like Crap
Hi Musers. For those of you who looked in hoping to read the next part of my series reviewing the Obese to Beast and Coco Chanou YouTube video, don’t worry. I’ll be continuing it on Thursday. […]
5 Mental Health Tips On World Mental Health Day
Hi Musers, For those of you who are here looking for the second part of my review of the YouTube video about toxic body positivity posted by ObeseToBeast, don’t worry; I will be coming back […]
5 Ways To Support A Loved One Without Harming Yourself
Hi Musers, life has been a little tough recently. As you will know if you’ve popped by before, Mike (my husband) has had problems with anxiety for a long time. So I’m used to getting […]
Emotional Eating And Why We Need To Stop Seeing It As A Bad Thing
Hi Musers, today we’re going to talk about emotional eating. As regular Musers will know, emotional eating has been one of my chief coping mechanisms since I was about 12 years old. It was usually […]
6 Subtle Triggers That Wreck Mental Health Slowly
Hi Musers, if this blog were a tv show, then this post would be a clip show. You know, clips from former great episodes loosely strung together? This is not due to laziness. It’s because […]