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Sectioning: Part 1

The first time I was taken to A&E, I was hallucinating very intensely. I remember telling the nurses in the ambulance as they took my blood pressure and asked me some questions that Princess Diana was my mother, as my own mother stood right by me. I didn’t recognise her. I don’t remember much of…

Of Delusions and Hallucinations

I have the distinct memory of staring at the wallpaper in my parents’ living room sometime towards the end of September 2017. This unique wallpaper comprised different stills from famous old movies. I remember looking at it and having the strangest feeling that the people in the black and white pictures were looking back at…

Internalised Stigma

I touched on internalised stigma in The Middle. I was not expecting it to rear its ugly head in more recent times, since I have taken quite a few steps in terms of acknowledging my mental illnesses, including coming out to family and friends on Facebook last August. But, following a call to a mental…

Early Warning Signs

I was at a party, one of my closest friend’s birthday parties to be exact. Like the fizzy drink in a bottle that has been shaken vigorously, my anger was about to burst beyond the flimsy lid that had been feebly containing it until now. A man I did not know grabbed my waist as…

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