Category: Personal Stories

Solitude is a difficult path yet it is rewarding. Being alone gives you the freedom and autonomy to live on your own terms and decide what is important to you. There is no crowd to follow and you don’t have the feedback from a community to give you an assessment of how things are going… Continue reading Solitude

It’s difficult to find your path when it comes to living with schizophrenia. You are bound by these limits which do not allow you to easily push past them and live a normal and fulfilling life. Just doing normal things – waking up at a normal time, going to work, exercising – it’s a massive… Continue reading Difficulties in Living with Schizophrenia

It’s important to take a step back and re-evaluate the aims of the actions which I am taking. Looking back, I may have got lost in some objectives that were not part of my original goal and may have steered slightly off the path I intended. For example, I may be chasing the wrong things… Continue reading Re-focussing

Recently, I’ve been facing various challenges, which has led to a decrease in my writing activity. I’m feeling somewhat aimless at the moment, as I’m grappling with significant anhedonia and unsure of how to occupy my free time. Primarily, my focus has been on the transition to a new home and managing all the associated… Continue reading Hurdles