by Fiona likes to blog | Aug 29, 2017 | DEPRESSION
I spend a lot of time scrolling. Instagram is where I mentally tune out, and instead mindlessly absorb visual data with varying rates of success. I drool over vegan milkshakes which overflow sensually from bubbling mason jars, and peer curiously into the homes of...
by Fiona likes to blog | Aug 3, 2017 | ANXIETY, DEPRESSION
Mental health clothing is my jam. You should know by now that I’m really into talking about my mental illness. In fact, I think it’s pretty darn important that we ALL talk about it. We’ve been conditioned to stay silent on the subject for so...
by Fiona likes to blog | May 8, 2017 | ANXIETY, DEPRESSION
Depression is a tough subject. There’s no getting away from the fact that it’s a painful illness that affects many of us, but I want to take a moment to talk about recovery and how it can begin to happen without us realising. I didn’t think I would...
by Fiona likes to blog | Dec 6, 2016 | DEPRESSION
“She isn’t depressed. She goes to work everyday and I see her out at the weekend” This is the kind of thing I hear muttered again and again about people with mental health issues. Everyone says they are more ‘aware’ of mental...
by Fiona likes to blog | Oct 31, 2016 | DEPRESSION
I told some of my friends that I had depression as soon as I got diagnosed. The reason being; I knew I couldn’t hide it from them any more. My mood was unpredictable, my actions out of character and I was unfit for work. As far as my Facebook friends were...