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Mood issues, looking after ourselves, May is BPD month, menopause, writing, animal therapy, and dealing with landlords and mental health

My tropical fish

When I moved into the house where I currently live, the previous tenant got in after I moved in – he still had the key and had left stuff behind. It caused me a lot of stress and I felt unsafe for some time – not good when I have

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April 24th, 2014 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Abuse, Alcohol and drug use and addiction, Amanda Green, animal therapy, Animals, Borderline Personality Disorder, cat therapy, Coping Skills, Depression, Family, group analysis, group analysis, Hemorrhoids, Homeless, IBS Irritable Bowel Syndrome, May - BPD awareness month, Menopause, MENTAL HEALTH CAMPAIGN, Mental Health Recovery, Premature Menopause, psychotherapy, rape, Self Harm + cutting, Self Help, sexual abuse, Specific Mental Health awareness days/weeks, Stress/Anxiety, Uplifting ideas, Writing | 3 comments

The child from my past – is that my child within? Why do I act like a child when happy?

I was deeply moved by a blog post I read lately, from a woman reminiscing about a scene from her childhood (a bit like the one from my book, where I visit the psychiatric hospital age six, to see my mum). It read very easily due to her ability to put her thoughts into words

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January 23rd, 2013 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: Amanda Green, bullying, Child Abuse, mental abuse, MENTAL HEALTH CAMPAIGN, OCD obsessive compulsive disorder, Schizophrenia, Stress/Anxiety | 6 comments

Keeping busy, staying still, doing nothing and solving problems

We can all keep busy to keep our minds off all sorts of problems in our lives BUT always remember it’s also very beneficial to just stop, stay still, and let our minds wander on their own for a while. Some of my best ideas have come to me when essentially ‘doing nothing’ – some

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November 23rd, 2012 | Tags: | Category: Amanda Green, Uplifting ideas | 2 comments