- The luxury of a hot shower.
- Carpets.
- Familiar food.
- Blending in.
- Not having the responsibility of children yet.
- Safety and security.
- Money and the value of.
- The effect of corruption.
- Value for life, human and animal.
- A cool climate, rain, and snow.
- Having money and choosing how to spend it.
- Health, vaccinations, and free access to healthcare when you are sick.
- The effect labelling has on people.
- Living close to family.
- Having my mum there when I'm poorly.
- Skype.
- Sometimes Santa is black.
- My mum and dad.
- Comfort, bed.
Friday, 31 October 2014
Monday, 20 October 2014
What If...
- You had a superpower.
- You were an only child.
- You could change the world.
- You were a giraffe.
- You could dive deep into the ocean and be ok.
- You could travel through time.
- You could travel through space.
- You could be anyone you wanted to be.
- You were rich.
- You were poor.
- It was always raining.
- It was always dark.
- It didn't matter what you say.
- Your drawings became reality.
- There were no rules.
- You had everything you ever wanted.
- You lost everything.
- You weren't who you thought you were.
- You didn't exist.
- You could see into the future.
- You could change the past.
Tuesday, 30 September 2014
Things I Have Learnt Working in Mental Health
- Some people don't have empathy. Nothing is ever their fault. If you got hit, that's down to you.
- The mind is a brilliantly scary thing, unique to each person and sometimes impossible to understand.
- Patience is a virtue.
- Stick and stones...
- Everyone needs to feel important.
- Sometimes big men are scared of small spiders.
- Sometimes it's hard.
- Know your exits.
- You can't fix something alone.
- I don't do blood. Ever.
- Routine is easy and sometimes hard to overcome.
- Medication does help.
- Anything is a potential weapon.
- He who talks the loudest is usually the most irritating.
- If someone is angry at you, it is not usually you which is the problem.
- There is such a thing as the wrong place at the wrong time.
- Know when to be assertive and when to leave things be.
- Talking can sometimes be the best therapy.
- Your history makes you.
- Everyone needs time out.
- Strength is useful.
- Don't judge a book by its cover.
- Listen to your instinct. It's there for a reason. If something doesn't feel right, then it's probably not.
- When required, nip it in the bud.
- Hate is a very real thing.
- People think differently. What's OK to you may not be OK to someone else.
- Self-expression comes in many different forms.
- The mind is a brilliantly scary thing, unique to each person and sometimes impossible to understand.
- Patience is a virtue.
- Stick and stones...
- Everyone needs to feel important.
- Sometimes big men are scared of small spiders.
- Sometimes it's hard.
- Know your exits.
- You can't fix something alone.
- I don't do blood. Ever.
- Routine is easy and sometimes hard to overcome.
- Medication does help.
- Anything is a potential weapon.
- He who talks the loudest is usually the most irritating.
- If someone is angry at you, it is not usually you which is the problem.
- There is such a thing as the wrong place at the wrong time.
- Know when to be assertive and when to leave things be.
- Talking can sometimes be the best therapy.
- Your history makes you.
- Everyone needs time out.
- Strength is useful.
- Don't judge a book by its cover.
- Listen to your instinct. It's there for a reason. If something doesn't feel right, then it's probably not.
- When required, nip it in the bud.
- Hate is a very real thing.
- People think differently. What's OK to you may not be OK to someone else.
- Self-expression comes in many different forms.
Monday, 29 September 2014
Notes to my Teenage Self
- School is rubbish, but that goes away. Life changes. You change. Learn what you can whilst you can.
- Parents aren't always right. Sometimes they get angry and frustrated like you do, because they too are only human.
- Remain patient. If you become otherwise, blame no-one but yourself.
- Don't judge anyone, you don't know their journey.
- Some people are born bad.
- Don't try to understand everything, some things you'll never understand.
- Stay creative. Keep writing.
- Dance like your Dad.
- Family comes first.
- It's OK to let go sometimes.
- Be yourself, people will love you for it.
- Listen to lots of music.
- Meet lots of people.
- Don't be afraid to talk.
- Teachers are sometimes bullies.
- Get outside, don't stay indoors.
- The world is overwhelmingly narcissistic. Don't be that way.
- Sometimes things will be taken away from you and you won't know why. It's OK.
- One day, someone will blow you away.
- You don't have to look like everyone else.
- You can love someone and still let them go.
- You will have other best friends.
- What you're learning in school is sometimes more social than academic.
- You get good material writing when you're sad or angry.
- You don't have to decide what you want to be at 18. You don't have to go to Uni, you learn just as much travelling, and it's more fun.
- Things have this way of balancing out, sometimes bad things happen for a reason.
- Parents aren't always right. Sometimes they get angry and frustrated like you do, because they too are only human.
- Remain patient. If you become otherwise, blame no-one but yourself.
- Don't judge anyone, you don't know their journey.
- Some people are born bad.
- Don't try to understand everything, some things you'll never understand.
- Stay creative. Keep writing.
- Dance like your Dad.
- Family comes first.
- It's OK to let go sometimes.
- Be yourself, people will love you for it.
- Listen to lots of music.
- Meet lots of people.
- Don't be afraid to talk.
- Teachers are sometimes bullies.
- Get outside, don't stay indoors.
- The world is overwhelmingly narcissistic. Don't be that way.
- Sometimes things will be taken away from you and you won't know why. It's OK.
- One day, someone will blow you away.
- You don't have to look like everyone else.
- You can love someone and still let them go.
- You will have other best friends.
- What you're learning in school is sometimes more social than academic.
- You get good material writing when you're sad or angry.
- You don't have to decide what you want to be at 18. You don't have to go to Uni, you learn just as much travelling, and it's more fun.
- Things have this way of balancing out, sometimes bad things happen for a reason.
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