Category Archives: Life Story

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Posted on March 14, 2017 by Freya

Amazing still it seems I’ll be 23 I won’t always love what I’ll never have I won’t always live in my regrets – ‘23’ by Jimmy Eat World I rediscovered this song on my ipod the other day (after having not … Continue reading →

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Someone call the papers!

Posted on January 26, 2017 by Freya

I mentioned in a previous post that I was attempting online dating again and that I might be meeting up with a guy from one of the sites. Well we did end up meeting up, and things have gone really … Continue reading →

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Life is Good (update)

Posted on January 25, 2017 by Freya

I suppose I should begin this post with an apology – sorry for being a bad blogger! I’m finding full-time work (still at my supermarket job) much less stressful, but much more physically exhausting, than university – I seem to … Continue reading →

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Who am I and what am I doing here?

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Freya

I’m a creep, I’m a weirdo, What the hell am I doing here? I don’t belong here Cue one big, jumbled rant… I don’t feel like a person – I feel like the empty shell where perhaps once, a long, … Continue reading →

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SA and my life – Part 3(3) (University)

Posted on December 21, 2012 by Freya

I was extremely anxious about going back to uni after such a long summer break. I felt extremely alienated since I’d had almost no social interaction with anyone besides family and mental health/ HFA professionals. In the introductory lectures, everyone … Continue reading →

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SA and my life – Part 3(2) (University)

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Freya

I finally have my Chistmas holidays now – and a much needed break from university – so will be updating my blog more often in the next few weeks. I apologise again for the jumbled, tedious mess of a post … Continue reading →

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SA and my life – Breakdown

Posted on December 1, 2012 by Freya

Trigger warning: suicide and self harm are mentioned throughout this post. The first few weeks of this year were perhaps the worst of my life so far. We went to a family party on New Year’s Day but I just … Continue reading →

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SA and my life – Part 3(1) (University)

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Freya

The following couple of posts will look at my time at university – the current ‘chapter’ of my life. ******************************************************************************** I started university last September. I’d been looking toward it with a mixture of excitement, hope, and intense anxiety. Despite … Continue reading →

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SA and my life – My Dad

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Freya

I don’t know if it’s because we’re now getting into the darker months again, or whether it’s due a number of things, but I can feel myself starting to sink down into the same old depression again. I’ve also been … Continue reading →

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SA and my life – Part 2(3) (High school)

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Freya

I started writing a personal diary/ journal a couple of months into my last year at high school, with the encouragement of my psychiatrist. She knew how difficult it was for me to communicate verbally, and it allowed me to give her … Continue reading →

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