In the Margins o. posted an article on Writing In The Margins Of My Mind - Nov 24, 2009, 2:52 pm
I fainted twice this morning. Oh dear. I did, however, find out that whereas it costs about £1.50 a month to treat me with citalopram, as duloxetine is only available as a branded drug (Cymbalta), it...
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In the Margins o. posted an article on Writing In The Margins Of My Mind - Nov 13, 2009, 3:10 pm
So... as it turns out, the referral to psychotherapy that I've been so desperately waiting for? Hasn't even been started yet. And the psychiatrist thinks it doesn't matter, because it will...
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In the Margins o. posted an article on Writing In The Margins Of My Mind - Nov 12, 2009, 1:49 pm
I just had a meeting with my flatmates and the hall wardens to discuss their flatmates-from-hell status. Hopefully it will have helped, and there won't be anymore turning up the music when I ask t...
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In the Margins o. posted an article on Writing In The Margins Of My Mind - Oct 30, 2009, 12:09 pm
I haven't been writing much lately. It's been hard. I miss therapy. I really, really miss therapy. I'm not saying last year was good - that would be foolish seeing as many of you were re...
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In the Margins o. posted an article on Writing In The Margins Of My Mind - Oct 28, 2009, 4:59 am
Message from accomodation services in my inbox: "Please could all residents note that the vacuum cleaners provided in your kitchens are not suitable for liquids". Only students. I'm off back hom...
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In the Margins o. posted an article on Writing In The Margins Of My Mind - Oct 13, 2009, 7:46 am
I had my assessment for disabled students allowance yesterday and it was brilliant! The assessor really knew what she was talking about and helped me think about the things that my condition(s) make i...
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In the Margins o. posted an article on Writing In The Margins Of My Mind - Oct 4, 2009, 10:46 am
Having had my explosion of mental, I'm actually feeling much more together today. Go figure. In the spirit of this, and also the fact that these are the kind of anecdotes that I cannot share with ...
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In the Margins o. posted an article on Writing In The Margins Of My Mind - Oct 3, 2009, 4:04 pm
Now I think about it, it was about a year ago that I had my first mental health-related trip to A&E, which you may recall didn't go that well. Today I did version 2. The best I was getting from t...
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In the Margins o. posted an article on Writing In The Margins Of My Mind - Sep 30, 2009, 12:47 pm
Lectures have started! It's slightly more like being at university now, rather than being on holiday (I don't tend to like holidays... 'nough said). My first statistics lecture this mornin...
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In the Margins o. posted an article on Writing In The Margins Of My Mind - Sep 24, 2009, 1:03 pm
I met my new CPN on Wednesday. She was nice, if a bit of a hippy (she recommended fish oil, although in her defence she did quote a Maudsley study to support herself). I'm meeting the psychiatrist...
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In the Margins o. posted an article on Writing In The Margins Of My Mind - Sep 21, 2009, 11:38 am
So... this is actually quite hard. People keep telling me how fabulous uni was for them/will be for me, and what I really want someone to say is that it's hard and overwhelming to start with and ...
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In the Margins o. posted an article on Writing In The Margins Of My Mind - Sep 19, 2009, 2:14 pm
So I moved into my halls of residence earlier! They are very swish, and more hotel than home like. So far it's been ok, I've met a couple of people and been to a welcome talk, and I'm goin...
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In the Margins o. posted an article on Writing In The Margins Of My Mind - Sep 15, 2009, 12:11 pm
I had my discharge meeting today (although I’m not officially being discharged until December, it turns out!). It was actually a lot less traumatic than I thought it was going to be. We were actual...
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In the Margins o. posted an article on Writing In The Margins Of My Mind - Sep 11, 2009, 8:12 am
There's a new trend for people to set their phones not to accept calls from withheld numbers. Unless you really understand what you are doing, do not do this. It will stop anyone calling from behi...
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In the Margins o. posted an article on Writing In The Margins Of My Mind - Sep 10, 2009, 3:05 am
Identity is something that I struggle with. I am academic, smart and hard working, but I’ve been drunk in school more than once and my ability to succeed academically often depends on whether I can ...
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In the Margins o. posted an article on Writing In The Margins Of My Mind - Sep 4, 2009, 10:19 am
I'm getting in a bit of a flap! For some reason, the other day I decided that I HAD to get EVERYTHING SORTED in one day, which led to bank visits and several calls to student finance and getting v...
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In the Margins o. posted an article on Writing In The Margins Of My Mind - Aug 29, 2009, 7:23 am
It's been tough. It is tough. This morning I found myself in a park, with blades, with the static in my head that comes when every rational thought process is interrupted by turmoil. I was sitting...
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In the Margins o. posted an article on Writing In The Margins Of My Mind - Aug 25, 2009, 7:27 am
I'm really not well. I've been feeling guilty about it for the last few days because after such unexpectedly great results, and the subsequent fact that my life is essentially going in exactl...
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In the Margins o. posted an article on Writing In The Margins Of My Mind - Aug 23, 2009, 1:46 pm
To people that know stuff about mental health services: As I'm leaving CAMHS, I am planning to write a letter to some one "high up" about my experience of their out of hours services and how I th...
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In the Margins o. posted an article on Writing In The Margins Of My Mind - Aug 20, 2009, 7:59 am
Congratulations! Your place to study Psychology (C800) has been confirmed. Two As and a B. Against the odds.
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In the Margins o. posted an article on Writing In The Margins Of My Mind - Aug 16, 2009, 2:15 pm
To say I've had a bitch of a few days would be an understatement, I think. With my parents away and results approaching, my mood started to spiral towards the end of the week. Self harm, self-med...
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In the Margins o. posted an article on Writing In The Margins Of My Mind - Aug 7, 2009, 11:57 am
I've found this week pretty tough. Going from therapy twice a week to not having an appointment for an entire month feels fairly similar to how I imagine jumping out of a plane would feel. Having...
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In the Margins o. posted an article on Writing In The Margins Of My Mind - Aug 1, 2009, 12:00 pm
In my previous post, I mentioned that as intense and personal as it is on one hand, therapy can also be very cold. I'd like to explain what I meant. My now not-so-current therapist was the first ...
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In the Margins o. posted an article on Writing In The Margins Of My Mind - Jul 31, 2009, 5:51 am
I had my last therapy session today. I have been trying to explain it to people, but there's no metaphor. I could say it's like a break-up, but I've known this was finite since it began. ...
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In the Margins o. posted an article on Writing In The Margins Of My Mind - Jul 28, 2009, 8:32 am
I'm alive! I made it to Belgium and back, but unfortunately, having spent 5 days with 40 other people's germs, I also brought a bitch of a cold back with me and have been in bed for the last 3...
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