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Fighting My Postpartum Depression

17/08/2017 / Lauren / 0 Comments

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By Unfiltered Mama The delivery of my daughter couldn’t have gone more smoothly. I expected unbearable pain and an overdose of stitches, but I took the lucky way out. I was only in labour for four hours and once she was ready to make her appearance, I was able to do so with only three pushes.

Cutting It Fine

11/08/2017 / Lauren / 9 Comments

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By Quinn Trigger warning: this post contains descriptions of self harm. I own three scalpels. When I start to feel stressed, I pick up a scalpel and I start to cut out tiny, tiny pieces of paper. Circles the size of pinheads and diamonds the size of exclamation marks are carefully carved out of card …

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Saying No To Antidepressants Whilst Pregnant

03/08/2017 / Lauren / 8 Comments

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I had an antenatal appointment booked at my nearest hospital, which I assumed would be a general check up and maybe a scan. It was pretty much that. My SO and I went into the doctor’s room where a nurse sat on the edge of the ultrasound bed.

Using Writing As A Type Of Therapy

01/08/2017 / Lauren / 4 Comments

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I use writing to explain my thoughts, to make sense of the things that I am feeling. Lately though, I have been somewhat not able to let it all out, keeping some things to myself. This, in part, is what has made me fall a little bit out of love with my blog. I feel …

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Attachment To Somebody I Have Never Met

25/07/2017 / Lauren / 6 Comments

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I care about you so much and I don’t even know you. We’ve never met face to face, I’ve never heard your voice, never even seen a photo of you. I know your first name. I know about the hard times you have had to go through. I’ve read your words.

Putting The Good In Grief

18/07/2017 / Lauren / 2 Comments

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By Matthew In an image obsessed, filter-obscured and airbrushed world that prizes the ‘perfect’ form, the self-esteem of many is invested in its myth; deposits are made in the self-esteem bank with every unflattering snap of a celeb’s bingo wings, while withdrawals accompany the comparison to toned torsos that most of us will never attain or …

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Tag: mental health

Fighting My Postpartum Depression

Cutting It Fine

Saying No To Antidepressants Whilst Pregnant

Using Writing As A Type Of Therapy

Attachment To Somebody I Have Never Met

Putting The Good In Grief

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