Category: Mental Health
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I Don’t Give A F*CK
Okay let me get something straight, I don’t often swear, well I don’t actually swear at all, in fact my Mum washed my mouth out with soap once, when I was younger for swearing but I don’t hate her for that, in fact it’s made me a better person today. So why have I swore…
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All You Need Is…Strength
So why did I get a tattoo with the word ‘strength’ on it? Why did I choose this word? I could have chosen any word but I chose this word. I could have chosen the word ‘love’, I could have chosen the word ‘happy’ or ‘imagine’ or anything really that stands out but no, I…
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Live, Laugh, Love London
I know, I’ve already written a blog called Live, Laugh, Love. I want to evident this though and explain how I had the best weekend in London with my Mum, living my most enjoyable life, laughing all the time and loving each other along the way. To start with, London itself brings a lot of…
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Anxiety, Anxiety, Anxiety
I’m sat here starting to write this blog post with snow hammering down outside, I’m feeling anxious as anything as I know I have to go out in it today. I’m worried the snow will start settling meaning it makes it difficult to drive, I’m worried there could be something wrong with the car as…
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Walking For Wellbeing
How many steps do you do in a day? How often do you get out in the fresh air? How often do you say to yourself “I’m going for a walk”? These questions are so, so important, walking or just simply getting out in the fresh air is so, so important especially if you’re struggling…
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Through My Autistic Eyes
I was once going to write a book called “In My Eyes”, this was going to explore the difficulties I have living with Aspergers or autism for that matter. I wanted to go deeper into this and explore what I’m really thinking in certain difficult scenarios as an autistic person. Instead of masking the situation,…
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Live, Laugh, Love
You may have noticed these words hanging around my blog, in fact if you look on the homepage they are right at the top, in fact these words mean so much to me that I now have them tattooed on my left arm. Yes, that’s right, I have them tattooed on my arm in the…
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HAPPY New Year!
Before I get into this blog, I’d just like to say HAPPY new year to all my readers. I’m a great believer that life is for living, you should do things you ENJOY, things you THRIVE on and things that make you HAPPY. The New Year is always a difficult time for me as it’s…
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Push Yourself Outside Your Comfort Zone
One thing autistic people do time and time again is break outside their comfort zone, whether it be going to a party and having to socialise, catching a bus or for some just walking outside the house. In fact, my book is full of examples of where I’ve broken my comfort zone including asking companies…
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Keep Calm I’ve Got Covid
I knew I would end up having it, yes, Covid, Covid-19, Coronavirus, I have it. Anyway, getting Covid means I won’t be running for a few weeks, it means my New Year’s Resolution, that being to run every week, will be broken. I’m not too disheartened as I know I will make it up in…
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Be Happy To Run In The Rain
I love TED talks, in fact I was watching one recently by a Buddhist priest, he was talking about how we must all be grateful for everything in our lives and how its the key to happiness. We should all be grateful for the things we have in our lives right down to things like…
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Why I’ll Always Be A Runner
So many people ask “what is a runner?”, “what is a jogger?”. A runner is someone who goes out and put’s their shoes on and runs. There’s no difference between a runner and a jogger, as long as you’re moving towards a finish line then you are a runner. I’m writing this after not running…