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Health update: I can sum this up as “Irritatingly unresolved” The biopsy showed normal tissue but the surgeon thought he had missed the...

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May 21, 20222 min read


Still with the health stuff
A weird, full on week, overall. In the last 10 days I have seen 5 different medics for 3 different issues! Having not seen any doctors...

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May 13, 20222 min read


Interesting times (for me personally)
We have all been living through “interesting times” recently with the pandemic and now the war in Ukraine but this week I have been going...

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May 6, 20222 min read


Other people's responses are out of one's hands
A weird thing happened in my Yoga class last night. My teacher came up to me and in front of a few other people said, really intensely,...

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Apr 29, 20223 min read


Making decisions....hijacked by a migraine
I’m going to attend a small comic book fair in July and need stuff for the table. I will have my zines, business cards and my tea towels...

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Apr 23, 20223 min read


Landmark moment
I’m really winding things up this end, so nearly at the finishing posts for my course… I’ve just sent the final copies of Zines 1, 2 and...

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Apr 14, 20221 min read


Illness behaviour and Tea Towels!
I’ve written before about having migraines, well this week I’ve been poorly all week. It has been very useful with Covid around, everyone...

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Apr 8, 20222 min read


Vulnerability hangover
So I handed in (via the internet) my penultimate Assignment and instead of feeling relief and lightness, I plunged into a 2 day (and...

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Apr 1, 20222 min read


Pride
I’ve been thinking about pride a lot this week. Of course pride can be a good thing but I think I notice about myself that pride is a big...

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Mar 26, 20222 min read


Loneliness
A follow up to last week is that I had to put a ban on myself getting fixated on an issue which I had no control over, no say in and...

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Mar 18, 20222 min read


Loyalty and confusion and knowing you're right
What do you do when you feel very angry about someone’s behaviour and everyone around you insists that you are the difficult one and they...

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Mar 10, 20222 min read


A good book on Emotional Neglect
I’m going to add a book list to my blog as I’ve been reading a new book that has been really helpful. I’ve struggled to find books that...

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Mar 4, 20222 min read


Family Visit
often dread people coming to visit. I’m such an extreme introvert that it is a struggle having people invade my safe space with their...

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Feb 27, 20222 min read


Being an artist and complex-PTSD
I had a blog post half prepared and then I met up with an artist friend and I thought I would write about that. We always cover a wide...

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Feb 19, 20222 min read


Spillustrate Team
Since I set up my website a while ago, my work has been evolving as I continue with my coursework and I’ve been having a major rethink...

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Feb 11, 20222 min read


Preparing for my birthday
It has been a hard week this week. Since being much more aware of my feelings and emotions I have to deal with stuff rather than block it...

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Feb 4, 20222 min read


I'm back, plus Fear
That was a tough week. I’m so self conscious, making an audio tape presentation to hand in for my coursework was a killer. Not to mention...

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Jan 29, 20222 min read
Holding post
Just a very quick note....I am really struggling to get my already late Assignment ready to be handed in, trying not to be stressed (deep...

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Jan 22, 20221 min read


Giving and Receiving
[Before I get onto the main post, my migraines follow a familiar pattern, the week after I have recurrent minor episodes of nausea and...

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Jan 13, 20223 min read


Migraine / timeout
I’ve been out of action the last 36 hours with a migraine. In the past I have been quite secretive about any “off days”, seeing them as a...

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Jan 8, 20222 min read


