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Claire Wortley
Feb 4, 20203 min read
Awareness or too aware?
Yesterday, as I drove home from seeing a friend, I realised I felt low. To break it down , I was agitated, unsettled and fed up. I...
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Claire Wortley
Jan 18, 20204 min read
Does your journal/diary do you good?
Over the last few weeks, as my medication levels have settled, I have yet again been reminded of just how useful a diary can be. I know...
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Claire Wortley
Jan 4, 20204 min read
Lost puppy
As a young pup, I bounded full of energy along the beach. Life was full of wonder and excitement. I was surrounded by people who loved...
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Claire Wortley
Nov 17, 20198 min read
Antidepressant Discontinuation Syndrome(ADS)/Antidepressant Withdrawal Syndrome (AWS)
Lets start here :- Types of antidepressants Antidepressants can be grouped according to how they work. The different types are: SSRIs:...
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Claire Wortley
Nov 16, 20192 min read
I've hit the wall!
Yep......reducing Mirtazapine/Remeron has been plain sailing up until now. I've sussed out that feeling unwell is almost definitely due...
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Claire Wortley
Nov 2, 20192 min read
What is wrong with me?
How often do you ask yourself that question....alot?
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Claire Wortley
Oct 26, 20195 min read
Adopted
'Yes you are adopted'. (FYI whenever I say parents I am referring to my adoptive parents❤) A Girly Gift or Reject? At the age of 6 weeks...
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Claire Wortley
Jul 21, 20193 min read
What Attitude?
The first time I was told to find things I was grateful for I was totally pissed off! Why? Because being grateful felt impossible!
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Claire Wortley
Jul 10, 20193 min read
Loss or lost?
Deep down, where I rarely go, it's there, the sense that something is missing and it makes me sad.
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Claire Wortley
Feb 18, 20192 min read
Alone
Something I notice when I feel low is that I feel I am totally alone. No one understands. No one cares. No one can see my isolation or...
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Claire Wortley
Feb 17, 20193 min read
Not Good Enough
I don't know about you but I frequently have to fight off feelings and thoughts that I am not good enough. This is one particular gremlin...
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Claire Wortley
Feb 15, 20192 min read
Toxic people waken the tiny voices
It's amazing how the sunshine can lift your mood and make you feel hopeful. I've had a couple of difficult days dealing with hormones and...
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Claire Wortley
Feb 12, 20193 min read
Suicide...yep I said it!
Why are we so afraid of this word? If we hear someone say it, it makes our skin crawl as if saying it will make it happen. Even I have...
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Claire Wortley
Feb 10, 20192 min read
Field of Thoughts
Hello lovelies I haven't been on here much due to a lot of work being done at home. If you remember I reduced my meds again on...
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Claire Wortley
Feb 8, 20192 min read
Meet Sludge
Let me introduce Sludge. Sludge is a big gooey mass of negativity always on the lookout for victims. Now for writing this Sludge is a'...
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Claire Wortley
Feb 3, 20193 min read
Pills & Potions
Here's a run down of the medications I have taken over the years and where I am right now. 23 years ago I received my first diagnosis,...
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