Depression · Health · Life · mental health

Free As A Bird


It's been a while since I came off my anti-depressants so I thought I'd write an update on how I feel now they are out of my system and I'm going it alone.

Life · Poetry · Writing

Black Wednesday


You said you hated the numbness, The apathy, the cold. You wanted the joy of sun on your face, The laughter, the warmth. This is the price you pay. You choke on your words as you say them, The terror, the tears. You said you wanted your feelings back, So take them, take them all.… Continue reading Black Wednesday

Depression · Family · Health · Life · mental health

Eyes Open


Two weeks ago today, I took my last Duloxetine tablet. It has been a very long two weeks. The weeks before that, where I was alternating between my 'half dose' tablet and no tablet, were not my favourite either. After stabilising nicely onto the half dose tablets, I hoped that the transition downward would be… Continue reading Eyes Open

Depression · Health · Life · mental health · Poetry · Writing

Building My Castle


I used to stand with one foot in the past; The future was too far to reach. The other foot dipped in the present; Uncertain at the edge of the beach.   Now I stand here in the present, both feet firmly on the sand. The past roars behind me, an ocean of memories close… Continue reading Building My Castle