There is a shell in my pocket that my daughter gave me some time long past. I run my fingernail across it’s ridges and sweep my thumb across its silky underside. Cool against my skin, the rhythmic touch calms me. There is nothing to cause panic. Just people with their voices and their noises. IContinue reading “My Anxious Shell”
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Wash Them Down With Water
Like a lot of people on this planet, I suffer with mental health issues, in particular Recurrent Mixed Depressive and Anxiety Disorder. Whilst there are those who with treatment are able to work through their problems and come out the other side, for me it is more akin to a chronic illness – it isContinue reading “Wash Them Down With Water”
World Mental Health Day
Today is World Mental Health Day and as a long-term sufferer of Recurrent Mixed Depressive and Anxiety Disorder, I thought I’d share some poems I have written that reflect my mental illness and how I felt.Writing poetry has helped me greatly through my worst depressive episodes and still helps me today. It is, for me,Continue reading “World Mental Health Day”
Mikaela Walker - Writer 