Life with a dash of ADHD for good measure
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What is narcissistic abuse?
This isn't our usual content but as someone who works alongside a domestic abuse charity as part of my job, as well as having seen what narcissistic abuse can do to someone, I thought I would share some basics on what a narcissist is and what abuse carried out by them can ...
Spring brings seasonal affective disorder relief
As someone who suffers from Seasonal Affective Disorder, signs of spring and spring arriving, are a massive mental health release for me. I shared this video on our social media.
Each year as the days grow shorter, and the nights show signs of coming in earlier, the ...
Coping with Menopause: Five Things That Really Help
Menopause. It’s one of those words that can make people either roll their eyes or look slightly terrified. But the truth is, it’s just another stage of life — a big one, yes, and not always an easy one, but definitely something you can get through (and even thrive in) with ...
Managing symptoms of Seasonal Affective Disorder
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a type of mood disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of depression that occur at specific times of the year, typically during the fall and winter months when daylight hours are shorter. While less common, some individuals may also ...
ADHD: Addiction and risk
If you have an ADHD brain, like I do, you may have struggled with addiction, or risky behavuoues and if your diagnosis, like mine, was later in life, and you have had a lifetime of wondering why you are more prone to certain behaviours or why you have or still struggle with ...
Different ADHD types
ADHD is a broad spectrum diagnosis, and comes with different ADHD types. I fall under the presentation of combined ADHD. My son also presents with some of the characteristics of both. He was diagnosed when he was 8, I was diagnosed at 45. There is a very strong genetic ...
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