Tag: #notalone

Takes from the psych ward- ‘Psychiatric stand up’

Psychiatric stand up- how to wind up your 1:1 ‘constants’, and other ways of getting through the ‘madness’ of the ‘madhouse’ to wind up your 1:1 ‘constants’, and other ways of getting through the ‘madness’ of the ‘madhouse’ those who might need a laugh, whatever your circumstances- We all get one eventually! This post is … Continue reading Takes from the psych ward- ‘Psychiatric stand up’ →

Losing and then finding yourself

You’re still there- no matter how lost you are ‘I’ve lost myself trying to please everyone else… Now I’m losing everyone and finding myself’ -Words written by a friend on a journey towards recovery The words of this friend got to me and moved me in quite a way. I’m sure I’m not alone in … Continue reading Losing and then finding yourself →

‘Do you need money’?

God, doesn’t the sight of it just make you mad you can’t just reach into this still image and grab it, so you can heat your home? I stumbled upon an interesting question posted by a group on Facebook called ‘Humble Quote’. The question: ‘Answer This QuestionWithoutSaying, Yeah, Yea, Yo, Yes, Yah, Yup, Yap, Yep,'DO … Continue reading ‘Do you need money’? →

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 →

Shout out to all those unsung heroes- strangers who we wish we could find today, to thank properly for how they helped us in the past- *TW* (suicide, mentions of abuse, and self harm)

Helping hands don’t go forgotten Amidst all the chaos of self centred, or overwhelmed, blinkered eyes, who are so many of the people who daily, pass us by, heads tilted to the ground, eyes desperate to dart away when your own eyes come close to meeting their glare… There are a handful of faces, names … Continue reading Shout out to all those unsung heroes- strangers who we wish we could find today, to thank properly for how they helped us in the past- *TW* (suicide, mentions of abuse, and self harm) →

Musical first aid time

Please accept these links to some of my favourite ‘musical first aid’ songs! 1. ‘Song for the crickets’ - Parov Stelar: Open song in Spotify app 2. ‘Why do you only call me when you’re high?’ - Artic Monkeys: Open song in Spotify app 3. ‘Creep’- Radiohead: Open song in Spotify app 4. ‘Angel Eyes’- … Continue reading Musical first aid time →

Contradictions

I know I need to write, to let off steam. If I don’t write, then i’ll just be left alone with the thoughts, and the thoughts are crap company. But …Contradictions

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!

Narcissistic abuse, as experienced from a male perspective

Speaking about experiences of abuse of any kind- this is a post alluding to how it affects both men and women, with a personal male account from my own Dad

Why We Are Sad- an original post I’ve re blogged…I’m addressing this subject from the point of view of ‘the other side’

If you love an addict or an alcoholic, you probably struggle with sadness. Maybe your sadness has spiraled into depression, or anxiety, or some … Why We Are Sad A re-blog I simply had to share, alongside my own ‘reply’ to the perspective of the author who speaks passionately about ‘Why we are sad’… There … Continue reading Why We Are Sad- an original post I’ve re blogged…I’m addressing this subject from the point of view of ‘the other side’ →

What Mind-in-Motion is all about

Brain in bloom… let it be! Grow potatoes in a bathtub you saw discarded on a street corner, and brought home in order to turn it into a marvellous potato and salad patch! What drives me to write, why do I care? Because I have to write in order to maintain a safe distance between … Continue reading What Mind-in-Motion is all about →

Question of the day time, round 1 of 2024

What are your biggest challenges? Due to this being a challenging prompt to answer. I have started things off with some delightful fractal colour My biggest challenges? I’d say one of my biggest challenges I’ve struggled with in life for many years now, is the task of acceptance and presenting to the world the ‘true’ … Continue reading Question of the day time, round 1 of 2024 →

Re-blog of a post I resonate with deeply, as I’m sure others will too: My Overwhelming Reality of BPD

I may have learnt (and written about!) many techniques and strategies to manage my personality disorder, but that doesn’t mean that I’m magically … My Overwhelming Reality of BPD

The confession chamber

Again, I have reposted this from my old WordPress blog The Confession Chamber A hidden listener sits there, behind an opaque screen, for anonymity. It doesn’t really matter, where about in space and time, environmental context, churches or pretext, that this listener is situated. The point is, there is an ear, a receiver, and anyone … Continue reading The confession chamber →

20 Ways to Protect Your Mental Health

Here’s what science shows can help keep us on track. We’ve crossed the threshold into a new decade. There’s a lot of resolution advice swirling, but … 20 Ways to Protect Your Mental Health A re-blog of an article I found to be most useful and could help many more people out there, struggling with … Continue reading 20 Ways to Protect Your Mental Health →

Political parody – A call to action to address the real issues of mental health

‘Order, order, in the house!’ The MPs jeer, MPs gloat Eventually, they take their seats Mr Speaker, after all, he calls the shots You may hear the PM clear his throat They might well be thinking, as speeches are prepared Our people are fuming But we can still talk and scheme and scam Do we … Continue reading Political parody – A call to action to address the real issues of mental health →

Is this your life

Spinning slowly eyes unfocused a faint light in the distance coming through. Awakened from a slumber a sluggish haze that’s all around you. Shadows … Is this your life I really resonated with this brilliant poem. I can’t express enough how much I could relate to it, feel the sadness within, the despair. But when … Continue reading Is this your life →

Finding the light- End suicide app awareness

http://www.instagram.com/reel/C1VK7Wio3tV/Click the link above to watch the heartfelt music played by a veteran survivor of suicide. The words speak of strength and determination, championing the dreadful pain and desolation which comes with Suicide- be it ideation, full planning, to the attempts themselves, whereby you literally will endure some of the most horrendous pain and struggling … Continue reading Finding the light- End suicide app awareness →

Never give up

▶️ Watch this reel https://fb.watch/paPnvuPvir/?mibextid=UalRPS&fs=e&s=aEkTS0 ▶️ Watch this reel https://www.facebook.com/reel/680257917426503?fs=e&s=TIeQ9V

Surprises!

vm.tiktok.com/ZGeFVaqMY/ Christmas 2023- The magic of the day id forgotten was even around the corner, shocked me by how wonderful it was!

Rising From The Dead

Addiction buries us and totally destroys an individual and those they love. Getting out of the web of addiction can be attainable only if the addict …Rising From The Dead

Suicide Prevention & Education: Debunking the Myths

**In honor of September being Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month, I will be focusing my blog posts on Suicide Prevention & Education. The topic …Suicide Prevention & Education: Debunking the Myths

Try me now…

Try me now… I’ve made some of the bravest decisions in my life, and broken chains which I never imagined I could even attempt to loosen. I’ve learned, and yes I’ve changed. But really, I hadn’t actually changed who I really was. I just changed my response to fear, and speaking out for myself. Then I found myself again. Changed, but miraculously, still the same person I was before.

‘Gaslighter’

▶️ Watch this reel https://fb.watch/p44A3YlFJP/?mibextid=UalRPS&fs=e&s=aEkTS0 Watch me: ‘Gaslighter’ 'Abuse'- What exactly constitutes this verb which everyone has surely heard about at some point in life? Some may be more fortunate to have only heard the word spoken in conversation, through stories told by survivors, people who know of survivors, stories and news reports you see … Continue reading ‘Gaslighter’ →

A story told, through a face etched with transmutation, speaking without words

I can tell you a story, about a young woman’s journey, using pictures in place of words, which span chapters, unwritten yet brimming with a story, telling of a 6 year progression of a journey, told through the time evidenced in alteration. The story starts in 2009, when I was first travelling around the world, … Continue reading A story told, through a face etched with transmutation, speaking without words →

Here are some happy images and a link to connect to Mind in Motion’s Facebook page, too 🌈

📸 Look at this post on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/61554668001349/posts/pfbid02HqB3rvtWNbszvJE9pRqtT3C8rkjz3qSZkwyCJyY1y8VvQ43eiMiLeDjGT4ZuonCZl/?d=n&mibextid=WC7FNe

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’ →

Need a helping hand? Perhaps a reminder that you can overpower anguish, whatever you’ve been through?

▶️ Watch this reel https://fb.watch/oXh7aqjc5v/?mibextid=UalRPS&fs=e&s=aEkTS0 Music is an incredible medicine, not only the beat and melodies alone, but the poignant lyrics, which can validate your experiences and emotions, almost like a hand to hold in the form of relatable sound waves. Remember that you are not alone, and you can free yourself too "Dance, when … Continue reading Need a helping hand? Perhaps a reminder that you can overpower anguish, whatever you’ve been through? →