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The birthday I never thought I’d live to see

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http://www.facebook.com/share/1YdfoAejCw/ (Please use the link above to access more to my story and this whole story, and the fundraiser page itself!) Remarkably, I experienced my 35th birthday yesterday (16th June). Whilst many of us, including myself, face the natural shock and aversion to advancing digits of age, feeling ‘old’ and fretting naturally, for the cosmetic … Continue reading The birthday I never thought I’d live to see →

I practice Spirituality, not religion 🌲

Do you practice religion? No Why? Because I am Spiritual There’s a reason behind everything. If you can listen to me, I can elaborate; Reasons aplenty, so people respond and react to certain words and ‘definitions’, because the truth is- Language seems to be one, of many, assets which humans do possess , which enable … Continue reading I practice Spirituality, not religion 🌲 →

Sketches from my mind’s edges: Explore snippets of my original Artwork- simply click ‘menu’ button at the top of page to scroll down and select page 🎨🌈🙃🐦‍⬛

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There is no such thing as a mistake in Art. Creativity to the Mind is like the fallen Acorn which dropped into dark Earth below, only to become light and majesty in the growth of a new Oak Tree. Optimism in the Oak Tree’s revival ‘Self’- The Colourstorm in motion Window to the Soul Cyclical … Continue reading Sketches from my mind’s edges: Explore snippets of my original Artwork- simply click ‘menu’ button at the top of page to scroll down and select page 🎨🌈🙃🐦‍⬛ →

Why the fuck did I think that!?

Welcome to the end of another pretty ruthless year; 2024. This time last year, I felt a great deal more celebratory in this day, the birthday of Jesus Christ- 25th December…. I’d just been discharged from a hospital admission whereby my abusive ex partner had found out where I was feeling and staying in refuge … Continue reading Why the fuck did I think that!? →

Hard work… Not a headline many people will warm to!

In what ways does hard work make you feel fulfilled? *First of all- Credit for the featured image set for this post goes to the wonderfully talented Artist Ella Dorson, who created the portrait of myself and my dog, blended spoken words exchanged between us beautifully, and used her Artwork of me alongside and part … Continue reading Hard work… Not a headline many people will warm to! →

Creative Therapeutic Techniques for Mental Health | Imagination in Therapy, Stress Reduction, and Social Engagement

If you are a creative, you have a huge leg up when it comes to building healthy coping skills! We use creativity even in the most dry straight-…Creative Therapeutic Techniques for Mental Health | Imagination in Therapy, Stress Reduction, and Social Engagement

Open for business

If you were going to open up a shop, what would you sell? Art materials Art LSD- Could come in different forms for consumption, such as a vape form: ‘See-an-Elf-Bar’ 🤣🤩🫠🌈 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) 🌈🤩🪩🕺💃🎶❤️☮️ High (pun in included for free) quality Cannabis not laced with any bullshit, but of a decent Amsterdam coffee shop degree … Continue reading Open for business →

Enable the (sober life) rave, get thy hose pipe to the garden floor!

vm.tiktok.com/ZGevAG7E3/ Now that I'm doing the whole sober life thing (not that I ever truly needed chemical assistance to get on the floor and rave like the dance floor is the Lord/Lordess... Lordthey -!?- to which I devote divine worship to, religiously)... I sometimes (every day) miss partying and raving my tits off, like my … Continue reading Enable the (sober life) rave, get thy hose pipe to the garden floor! →

Oh behold all the fucks I give!

vm.tiktok.com/ZGe7TMTpV/ I'm skint, I've ran out of me meds, the mental health services in this city (barring the charity Mind), have added even more ingredients to that C-PTSD diagnosis I've been gifted by life and Psychiatrists, the Bipolar shits and giggles that in all seriousness- CLEARLY cause problems and shenanigans... The perpetrators and the global … Continue reading Oh behold all the fucks I give! →

A thank you to a previous team, at Mind’s crisis pad- praises well worth singing for those who genuinely save lives.

I’ve just had a really beneficial, possibly life altering conversation, with a volunteer who works for Hull Mind’s ‘Crisis Pad’ service- which I probably wouldn’t have had a need or chance to do if certain preliminary and pre-existing NHS services, tasked with the rather voluminous task of saving people’s lives within crisis mental health services… … Continue reading A thank you to a previous team, at Mind’s crisis pad- praises well worth singing for those who genuinely save lives. →

Ooooohhh what a question!

How would you describe yourself to someone who can't see you? The chance to reinvent a ‘description’ so suit some eyes that cannot see me… harder than it sounds, and you perhaps I’m not actually the one best qualified anyway… Wow, I’m trying to not overthink this or overanalyse the variables which I always feel … Continue reading Ooooohhh what a question! →

Disclaimer- This post might cause problems

Psychedelics- I need your help (I think) A disclaimer:I don’t mean to be insensitive, I’m just really not capable of thinking without speaking first. So a good question was asked: Do blind people get the same trippy visuals when taking mushrooms? Furthermore: The real question is that when deaf people get voices in their head … Continue reading Disclaimer- This post might cause problems →

Does ADHD class as an ‘activity’!?

Which activities make you lose track of time? What a question! 😂 I can’t tell whether it’s the track of time making me lose the activities or the activities making me lose track of time!? Because believe me, they all seem to! It’s been suggested many times I get assessed for ADHD… I have tried, … Continue reading Does ADHD class as an ‘activity’!? →

Sketch your emotions free

Words can sometimes deceive us, despite their brilliant potential, they also have a power to constrain us, and lack the power to enable certain things to be expressed… We could write and speak, mask and pretend all we like, if only we could, and also, if only we didn’t inadvertently do our mental wellbeing harm, … Continue reading Sketch your emotions free →

Check this person out, she is amazing, in pictures and for real! ⬇️💜

http://www.instagram.com/p/Cz9LWK3Mzmm/ ⬆️⬆️🌈💜🎵 Check out the Instagram page of the official above link, it is amazing, the creator talks about struggles with mental health, Bipolar Disorder more specifically, what it's like to live with them, in perfect but simple little images, and somehow manages to capture both the exact means of expressing something myself, and I'm … Continue reading Check this person out, she is amazing, in pictures and for real! ⬇️💜 →

Bipolar ‘tomorrows’

Hypermanic polar opposites, Bipolar Disorder stirring and bubbling in a broth combined with C-PTSD and a sprinkle of ADHD… Yeah so apparently, that’s me🫨😵‍💫🫣 Not that my coffee table resembles any such a diagnosis at all! 😂🫣🎵 FYI- It took me fucking HOURS to concentrate enough to write this, so do me a favour and … Continue reading Bipolar ‘tomorrows’ →

Point made! Adam AND Eve… no OR in the equation! Therefore, no the Bible ain’t preaching homosexuality! Not that it needs to!

Love is love ❤️

Zodiac projections- just for fun, where does the Gemini ‘fit’?

Hmmm… Hi, I’m a Gemini, and whilst playing a piano , I have managed also, to become distracted by something on saw on Facebook… Already, I think it’s possible to predict how this Gemini’s Tuesday morning tangent is going! 😂 Whilst in the middle of playing improvised songs on my piano (well keyboard, but still, … Continue reading Zodiac projections- just for fun, where does the Gemini ‘fit’? →

Pending echoes- lyrics to my last song, link to recorded version yet to come!

Life, death, beauty beside decay, as ms portrayed visually, as a reminder of transformation, which sometimes only starts after death. Madness, eh! Hello hello Is anybody out there? Hello hello Can anybody hear? Hello hello All I hear are echoes I shout your name but no one hears The echoes, echoes, All I hear are … Continue reading Pending echoes- lyrics to my last song, link to recorded version yet to come! →

Tooting my own horn without shame 🎺🌈

Who is the most confident person you know? Guess my answer… The answer to this daily prompt question, asking, ‘who is the most confident person I know?’ Well, I reckon, that despite having had the privilege of meeting some incredibly confident people in my lifetime, and taking inspiration from the their unwavering shine, I find … Continue reading Tooting my own horn without shame 🎺🌈 →

What a question! Why, Ive got 33 years worth of ‘strategies’, for those officially ‘diagnosed’!

What strategies do you use to cope with negative feelings? What an apt daily question to ask, of someone who is officially ‘diagnosed’ as having C-PTSD, BPD, Major Depressive Illness, recurring eating disorders and a history of drug and alcohol addiction! You asked for this! Prepare yourselves for some disturbing answers, and hopefully, a few … Continue reading What a question! Why, Ive got 33 years worth of ‘strategies’, for those officially ‘diagnosed’! →

In celebration of international women’s day

The woman I keep on becoming (we never cease to adapt, aspire, and amaze) Women: (We already know what I’m about to say, oh, we know) But y’know, in light of #internationalwomen’sday 2024, I’ll say a few words. We are not just warriors, who have endured any such a Blitzkrieg- that purposefully, may cause a … Continue reading In celebration of international women’s day →

Flashbacks come, and flashbacks go. Just like imprints, in the snow.

Poem ‘Imprints in the snow’ A reflective piece inspired and triggered by experiences of C-PTSD, recovery, flashbacks, memories, and resilience.

Oh I Love this for a daily Question!

What is one question you hate to be asked? Explain. Say what? ‘So, I must ask you Ellie, how come someone who’s got a University Degree and a brain like yours ended up an addict who’s also been sectioned on a mental health ward?!’ The question itself is easy and funny to answer if I’m … Continue reading Oh I Love this for a daily Question! →

Declaration against my defeat

No, ‘life’, you still haven’t stopped me. I might have been crushed, but I am a soul with the ‘chaos within to give rise to a dancing star‘ to quote Nietzsche, and my energy, compressed… apparently (I’ve noticed, after observing the survival of my intact soul, after countless afflictions, and attacks, have tried to dim … Continue reading Declaration against my defeat →

The best company

Who are your favorite people to be around? Answering today’s daily question, it’s actually surprisingly easy for me to me answer, now that I’ve had enough years of life experience to decipher bad company (boring, judgemental, narcissistic, predatory, contemptuous, unremarkable, spiritless Tory voters) and confidently distinguish the differences which constitute favourable ‘company’ for me. My … Continue reading The best company →

Let’s unite for better mental health services

Mental health matters, so damn much! We need to do something to save ourselves, and our mental health systems in the UK…. If you don’t have time to read the full article, then please just tap this link and take 5 minutes to read the cause, then decide to sign or not. If you can … Continue reading Let’s unite for better mental health services →

My biography might be titled…

Wow… so many potential titles spring to mind, not all of them favourable! This requires a lightbulb with its own brain I could brainstorm some instinctive ideas: The tangle with a twist All the paths which didn’t exist, which I turned into my own direction The last one standing at the rave, who wouldn’t stop, … Continue reading My biography might be titled… →

The Need for Systemic Reform in Mental Health

The mental health crisis extends beyond treatment accessibility and quality, intersecting with justice and correctional systems with punitive … The Need for Systemic Reform in Mental Health I had to re-blog this brilliant post, as it addresses the key issues facing the future and the challenges which impact the widely and fatally underrepresented, ignored and … Continue reading The Need for Systemic Reform in Mental Health →

Evidence emerges to prove I have been ‘off my head’ without any need for drugs/alcohol, from the beginning. I was born this way!

‘Do I look high to you!? Never mind my new hat, you just focus on my question!’ And my Dad swears to me that he had fed me no alcohol before taking this picture…! ‘K hole? What K hole!?’ I’m listening to the heartbeat of this soft and soothing pile of pebbles!’ So I have … Continue reading Evidence emerges to prove I have been ‘off my head’ without any need for drugs/alcohol, from the beginning. I was born this way! →

Re-blogging an upload in rebellion- Tales from the Psych Ward, how to find the comedy within

mindinmotion.home.blog/2023/12/20/tales-from-the-psych-ward-hilarious-ways-to-disturb-your-11-constant/ I don't know why the original publication of this post hasn't uploaded properly, but here is a link to access it! I assure you, it is worth the effort!

Merry Christmas- I am the Ellie version of Santa, and I bring you gifts of many songs!

Paleolit by Bässt on #SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/b-sst/paleolit https://on.soundcloud.com/FfbTaBXdBMvCcxwi9

Tales from the ‘Psych Ward’- Hilarious ways to disturb your 1:1 constant

‘Always watching, won’t miss a trick!’ Well I have to confess, I have spent a fairly ample number of days (this is as vague as I’m admitting, could be under twenty- eight, could also be nearing the thousands- I won’t spoil your fun, it’s yours to guess!) sectioned under the Mental Heath Act, within a … Continue reading Tales from the ‘Psych Ward’- Hilarious ways to disturb your 1:1 constant →

To be ‘different’ is not a ‘burden’

I was inspired to write this after stumbling upon a post which caught my attention from another page, a facebook page called Just Me’s Mental Health. Link to this page: (https://www.facebook.com/justmementalhealth) It was a post with this image: Credit to Just Me’s Mental Health Facebook post I unreservedly gave the post a ‘like’, and felt … Continue reading To be ‘different’ is not a ‘burden’ →

‘Terrorism’ and the epic waste

I am sick of ‘Terrorism’. Terrorism being an essentially contested concept, as with all the ‘isms’ of the human and cultural eras, political contexts… Terrorism and the epic waste Above is a link and this is yet another re-blog of mine, I wrote this original post about six years ago. I believe it is relevant … Continue reading ‘Terrorism’ and the epic waste →