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Psychiatrist Cancelled, I Cried, Then I Bought Jellycats in Cardiff

On 21st Dec 202419th Jan 2025 By Absurd RhioIn Memorable Days, mental healthLeave a comment

When my psychiatrist appointment was cancelled during a mental health crisis, I felt adrift. Instead of spiraling, I escaped to Cardiff—a place that usually feels like home. This is about frustration, yes, but also continuing to keep on keeping on when the system fails to show up.

Against the Gravity: Fighting to Keep My Entire Self from the Black Hole

On 4th Dec 2024 By Absurd RhioIn mental health2 Comments

Navigating life near a depression black hole, I find hope in small moments: pigeons at my window, a Blueberry fan club, and physics books that ground me. Even when it feels impossible, these moments remind me who I am — a person who celebrates love, connection, and the light within

Everything’s Really Shit Right Now – But That’s Okay

On 23rd Nov 2024 By Absurd RhioIn mental healthLeave a comment

Depression is a black hole, pulling everything in while forcefully ejecting emotions you thought you’d buried. It corrupts time, leaving the good unreachable and the bad amplified. But even here, in the void, I know the bird of hope is alive. I can’t hear it yet, but it’s still singing.

Brave – How I Take My Jellycat Plushies Out In Public

On 31st Oct 2024 By Absurd RhioIn plushies1 Comment

I often get asked how I can take my plushies outside, beyond my castle walls, so openly as a 40-year-old. Given my chronic anxiety and self-consciousness, it’s a very valid question! I thought I’d share how I came to carry them so openly in public, why I do it, and maybe it will help you, …

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