I probably should have posted about this a long time ago, but Andrew Knighton has written an incredible blog post about the portrayal of mental health in Naming the Bones (which you can find here) And there are minor spoilers for Naming the Bones, if you haven't yet read it. My intention in writing Naming… Continue reading Mental Health & Naming the Bones
Tag: mental health
a love letter to impostors everywhere
I'm an impostor. At least, I perceive myself to be: I am a fraud, a know-nothing, a talentless buffoon who wrote a story people liked and have cruised by on their goodwill ever since. Is this true? Possibly, possibly not. My brain choruses YES at a deafening volume: yes, you're going to get found out… Continue reading a love letter to impostors everywhere
Magical Thinking: Not As Fun As It Sounds
It’s mental health awareness week, and in that spirit I think it’s time I talked a little bit about OCD. I was diagnosed with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder last year, after struggling for some time with increasing anxiety, a spate of panic attacks and somewhat bizarre behaviour tics I’d developed to cope with these things. I didn’t… Continue reading Magical Thinking: Not As Fun As It Sounds
Dispatches from the Sinister Room 