by justinehardy | Apr 17, 2015 | Blog
Sanctuary It is a poignant word, one that needs to be taken hold of for a moment—a fragile thing to be cradled and examined tenderly for what it really means. By that I’m not talking about its dictionary or conceptual definition, but both its actual and...
by justinehardy | Apr 6, 2015 | Blog
Beyond Suicide Suicide is not a decision made from a balanced or rational place, but it is still a choice. The act of suicide is someone deciding that the only choice left is death. Except that is not what they’re thinking at the time. The common drive in...
by justinehardy | Mar 28, 2015 | Blog
Self murder – trying to face the unimaginable A man flew a plane into the side of a mountain. He killed himself and 149 other people. It is a statement of fact, and it happened last week in France. As this is posted we still do not know what actually happened,...
by justinehardy | Mar 27, 2015 | Blog
Let’s talk about text Why we get so angry and hurt… Complex introductions should act as a warning that you are about to embark on reading a lot of waffle—a bunch of complicated theories that the writer may be struggling to get to grips with themselves....
by justinehardy | Mar 18, 2015 | Blog
Altering Ego…some of the lies we tell ourselves and others When humour is black it is also very telling. There’s the: ‘Oh, that’s my depression talking’ as someone tells a staggeringly negative story about themselves, the ‘me and my...
by justinehardy | Dec 1, 2014 | Blog
Pushing Back At times pushing back against the people who are supporting you can be yet another symptom of anxiety or paranoia, but sometimes it is an early glimmer of recovery There are times when having to tell people how you are feeling is just one more agony in...
