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Find your own closure


So I've been thinking about the Liberation Challenge I uploaded a while back, and I realised there was one that I can complete. Problem is, like all of us, I am human.

The idea of giving yourself closure is actually quite difficult. Forgiving your own, or someone else's mistakes can be daunting when your emotions don't know how to feel about things. So I decided tonight I would give myself closure. I will admit I have previously attempted this, however I sent it to the person I wanted closure from...and I was left frustrated and still didn't feel closure.

I decided to give myself closure, and not ask for it.

Keeping your head above water



So it's been a while...

I've been focusing on my Mental health the past few months, so it's safe to say I've learnt a few things about fighting a battle when you already feel defeated. At first, I'll admit I was adamant I wouldn't make it this far as I thought the depression dog had bit too hard this time. Slowly but surely I am proving myself wrong by finding my feet again. It hasn't been an easy process and I'm definitely not out of the clear yet...but the hope is beginning to return. For me, that's a huge improvement. 

PJs and Painkillers - Ehlers Danlos Syndrome


Hey guys!

So I was nominated for a Liebster award...No I won't shut up about it. First good thing to happen to me for a while! First time I've felt excited for a while! So I will get overly hyped without shame!
Anyway!
Some of the questions I was asked caused me to think a lot about why I started blogging, and where I want to go with writing...

I know I shouldn't worry too much about that kind of stuff this early on, but hey...Anxiety Girl will be anxious!

Not only to I want to help in the fight for Equality, mainly towards mental health...I also want to raise awareness for invisible illnesses. So I decided to start a new series of posts that I will be calling :

"Pjs and Painkillers"

I'm not being funny BUT...


Why I'm not Ashamed


If you haven't seen the hash-tag "I'm not Ashamed", Check this profile out.

Instead of hiding away from a mental health illness, a twitter user has decided it is time to stand up. To allow us to come together instead of hiding our illness. To turn around to the world and announce "Yes, I have a mental illness...

...And I am not Ashamed".

If physical health was treated like mental health.




When you have a mental illness, reaching out and facing up to it can be terrifying. Admitting it to friends and family can be just as scary.
Whilst many are lucky and have a good supportive structure around them, some have to deal with small minded comments. Sure they may have good intentions, but people that have never experienced mental health won't be able to understand how frustrating and upsetting some comments sound.

5 things that need to stop being taboo in this day and age!



It's the year 2016, yet there are still people getting discriminated against for reasons that have no logic whatsoever...

I cannot fathom why there is still stigma in this day and age. Things that are completely normal, natural and so common are reasons why people are getting kicked down and made to feel isolated by the world.