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On Mental Health

Update- work, recovery and life

September 12, 2017September 12, 2017 Alex Sarll4 Comments

I’ve been fairly quiet on WordPress for a few months now. A lot has happened; a new job, a fairly grim patch with regards to my mental health, a subsequent decision to increase my meds, and then a period of introspection and reflection. I’m doing ok, and a lot better than a few months ago before…… Continue reading Update- work, recovery and life

On Mental Health · Short Reads

“Hello, I have a mental illness..” (1)

September 9, 2017September 9, 2017 Alex Sarll5 Comments

We walk into a situation. Any situation. A room at a party; an adjacent seat at a dinner table; a group training exercise. I turn to you and say, “Hello, I have mental illness.” How would you respond? If I were as open with this fact as you might be if you had had a particularly bad…… Continue reading “Hello, I have a mental illness..” (1)

Short Reads

Writers blocked- like a fish on dry land

February 19, 2017February 19, 2017 Alex Sarll3 Comments

Trying to write when the words will not come. Trying to clutch at the phrases which elusively flit through your consciousness and teasingly shimmer in front of your minds eye, but refuse to submit; refuse to be ordered and arranged. Instead, these words flit and float and dance, safe in their interior, safe in their…… Continue reading Writers blocked- like a fish on dry land

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