Dearest Someone,

It’s #WorldMentalHealthDay today, and you know what, having a mental illness sucks, it absolutely sucks. But you know what sucks more? Stigma. And people assuming you’re incapable of doing ce...

https://dearestsomeone.com/2019/10/10/world-mental-health-day/

It’s September, and I feel as though the past six months or so have gone by in a manner of minutes and dragged painfully all the same. There’s been a lot of tears, a lot of days and nights th...

https://dearestsomeone.com/2018/09/03/chaos-is-alright/

If I’m having a day where negative thoughts are getting the better of me it’s normal for me to hideaway in my room and block the world out. To me that is comforting, it’s familiar and it ma...

https://dearestsomeone.com/2018/05/20/getting-up-and-getting-out/

Currently I’m sat in my living room, having eaten my body weight in tofu stir fry and blueberries. I’ve successfully gulped down an unnecessarily strong cup of coffee and the birds outside ar...

https://dearestsomeone.com/2018/05/10/getting-brighter/

Hey! It really has been a long time since I’ve written anything for Dearest Someone, possibly the longest break I’ve had in terms of publishing blog posts. No excuses, just five months of ups...

https://dearestsomeone.com/2018/01/19/writing-again/

Over the past month I’ve found myself thinking a lot about what to write, and I guess it shows a little in the posts I published before this. I think I’ve been worried about repeating myself,...

https://dearestsomeone.com/2017/08/07/creature-of-habit/

I’ve been having a funny time lately in terms of knowing how I feel, I’ve been feeling stuck. Stuck is the easiest way to describe it, the easiest way to articulate a mixture of confusion, fr...

https://dearestsomeone.com/2017/06/24/moving-on-from-things-that-have-defined-you/

Compared to times when dealing with life and my mental health has felt impossible I guess I’ve been having a bit of a peachy time lately. But my mind creeps up on me, when things are going okay...

https://dearestsomeone.com/2017/05/29/convincing-myself-im-unnecessary/

I find a lot of things in relation to my mental health quite frustrating – but it’s all definitely stuff that’s focused around me and my own recovery. When others speak to me about their me...

https://dearestsomeone.com/2017/05/01/avoiding-things-in-fear-of-feeling-inadequate/

It’s been over a month since I last published a blog post, and boy it’s been an interesting month. For me, publishing stuff through Dearest Someone is one of the greatest outlets I have for a...

https://dearestsomeone.com/2017/04/26/dearest-someone-why-write/