The Truth about my Depression

On my blog, I have talked a lot about my OCD and what it’s like to live with. However, if you've been an avid reader, you may have noticed that I also mention my previous diagnosis of depression. But I realised this week, I’ve never actually explored this in any more depth on my blog …

The Best is Yet to Come

If you read my previous post last week, you’ll know that I have now finished my counselling course. This post is a (kind of) follow on from that and a post I sure would’ve loved to have read back when I finished my undergraduate degree. It’s for all you graduates (or soon to be) that have …

That’s All Folks

Well, I’ve done it. I have reached the end of my counselling course. Endings can stir up a lot of mixed emotions and they can be quite difficult to accept and adjust to. Scratch that- endings ARE difficult and this particular one is no different! It’s a bittersweet thing; I feel sad that it’s over, …

Am I Shakespeare Yet?

I thought I'd share with you a slightly different post today. Last week, I had a creative writing workshop at uni where I wrote a poem. I've never even attempted to do this before because I've always assumed I just didn't have the knack. However, I found it came surprisingly natural! The words just seemed …

Finding Members of our Team

If you've been following my journey through this blog, you will know that I am currently training to be a counsellor on a masters course. I don't have long left now, 4 weeks to be exact (NO, DON'T MAKE ADULT YET!) and the whole experience has been amazing. I'm not even exaggerating when I say …

Barely Coping or Coping Badly?

Not coping well is a massive fear for me and it has been since I experienced depression. Being diagnosed with this mental health illness came as a complete shock to me and is still something I haven’t quite gotten over. Deep down, I believe that I am a strong person and when you are diagnosed …

Things People Don’t Tell You About Going to University

Choosing to go down the university path has arguably become the "norm" for those of us finishing our A Levels and putting off living in the real world for just that little bit longer. In fact, last year, UCAS announced that in England, 235,400 people at the tender age of 18 chose this route, THE HIGHEST NUMBER …

End of Year Update

I started this blog in September just before I officially began training to be a Counsellor. Since then so much has happened, all of which I am going to share in my last post of the year! In regards to my course, I have been absolutely loving it! I've sat in lectures about the most …

Mental Health Book Reviews

It is only within the past year I've started reading books like the ones I am going to discuss in this post. Books that are so honest about mental health that I could relate to. Books that make me feel like part of a group. Books that made me inspired to write my own blog …

Bracing for Impact

The title to this blog post is the best way to describe how OCD makes me feel.  This week, I have had lots of good things happen. Here, I will give you a list to prove it: I had my appraisal for ChildLine in which I was told I have answered a total of 232 …