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Claire Wortley
Dec 26, 20194 min read
Rudey Foodie
If I said the last few weeks have been easy I would be lying! Finally seeing the GP and having antidepressant withdrawal confirmed as the...
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Claire Wortley
Dec 18, 20194 min read
It's withdrawal.....I'm not depressed.....bloody agitated but not depressed!
'Get up and get moving.' 'If you do something you'll feel better.' 'Distract yourself with something and you'll forget to feel bad.'...
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Claire Wortley
Dec 11, 20192 min read
Are you easily offended?
Where did we learn to be so easily offended? When did we begin to teach that to be offended meant someone had to change? When did our...
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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 13, 20193 min read
Stop!
So today hasn't been easy. Today I had to make a decision about my antidepressants that I didn't want to make. Since the end of last week...
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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
Oct 10, 20193 min read
World Mental Health Day
Well being is about being educated, changing lifestyles and talking about where we get stuck be it mentally or physically.
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Claire Wortley
Oct 6, 20194 min read
Panic Attack!
I would wake, and for the briefest of moments, feel OK until the onslaught of anxiety and panic would hit me like a runaway train.
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Claire Wortley
Apr 7, 20192 min read
It's Ok to not be Ok - really?😡😡
This saying really bugs me, in fact it makes me angry. I get the gist behind it...you know ...that you don't have to feel ok all the...
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Claire Wortley
Mar 25, 20192 min read
Going places
I am glad to be home and especially glad to be back to my own bed. The last 9 days I have been down to see my family in England at it was...
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Claire Wortley
Mar 17, 20192 min read
Anxiety LIES
At this exact moment I am sitting on the bed, in my parents house, where I planned to take my own life several years ago! Anxiety told me...
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Claire Wortley
Mar 5, 20193 min read
Breeeeeeathe..... Yes really!
This morning I had to go for a blood test. I'm not good with anything like this and have fainted many times during or just after...
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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 5, 20191 min read
Comparanoia
Love this word. I pinched it from Uncommon Knowledge self-hypnosis posts. I caught myself with this this morning. I was at the local gym,...
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Claire Wortley
Feb 2, 20193 min read
Mayhem....
I was standing in my kitchen realising that every part of me ached. My arms and legs felt like lead weights. My back had no strength to...
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