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Visit from someone who triggers me
I have written before about a member of my husband’s family who triggers me regarding abuse as a child. (Here) Well would you believe...

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Aug 25, 20222 min read


Signed up for a course!
I posted a few weeks ago about what I might do in the future and then an email dropped into my account with a newsletter from LDComics....

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Jun 24, 20223 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


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


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


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


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


Family and Reality
A really ironic thing happened yesterday, my father, from whom I have been estranged for the past 30 years, sent me an email with his...

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Dec 16, 20212 min read


Working on Zine 2, feelings resurface but a snuggly sweater can help
I had a clear narrative for this zine….and then I started work on it. I have a weird working process of going backwards. (I guess that is...

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Sep 9, 20212 min read


Complex trauma or C-PTSD
I’ve been reading some interesting stuff in the last couple of weeks. I’m interested in blogs that talk about dealing with mood swings...

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Aug 27, 20212 min read


Anger / energy, reports and feedback
I’m full of anger at the moment. There are a couple of triggers which can set it off (criticism of my recent vegetarianism, the...

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Aug 5, 20212 min read


Coincidence or weird synchronicity
So here I am doing my Friday post! My last piece of coursework was to construct a timeline of how you got to your creative position. The...

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Jul 9, 20213 min read


