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OK, Stress and a side of chips.
Well, it’s Christmas Eve, and as ever, my parents are getting stressed with everyone. Despite doing as much prep as is possible before cooking the Christmas dinner tomorrow my mother is worried that we will never be ready on time. My father has turned of the power to his remaining two brain cells and is…
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Madness, Confusion and Chippy Chips
I’m struggling with family dynamics and feel unheard. I realise I avoid conflict and worry about asserting myself. Cooking offers are ignored.
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8 Days Until Christmas
I struggle with depression, feeling misunderstood by my family, and the challenge of maintaining self-care.
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Ouch! That hurts, and that stings.
The writer had an unexpected tooth extraction during a routine dental appointment. Despite feeling physically battered, he prefers physical pain over chronic or emotional pain.
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Bored, Lost, Ready but not ready… yet!
Recently unemployed after a ten-year job due to ‘redundancy’, I’m struggling with depression, weight problems, and concerns about future employment prospects.
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Change? How? One step at a time, and the knackers yard.
A depressed and obese individual resentfully struggles with weight loss, plans to revisit surgical options, and begins creating a personal bucket list.
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A wet and windy Monday in December
The narrator expressed admiration for a confident, sexually dominant profile they discovered on Twitter, and subsequently struggled with self-doubt about their own ability to embody such traits.
