What to do During Isolation
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4y ago
I'm sure that where ever you are in the world you know that things are hard right now and a lot of us have been put in lockdown, meaning that we are only allowed to go out for absolute necessary things. I know each country has different rules on what they are allowed to do; here in the UK the rules are that we are allowed to leave the house only for: 1- Food Shopping / Picking up Medication. 2- Going to Work (For Keyworkers). 3- One Form of Exercise a Day. Being on lockdown is going to be challenging for us all and for those of us that already struggle with our mental health, it can be even ..read more
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Discharge and Support Afterwards
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4y ago
Disclaimer!! This is purely my experience of what support there is after discharge from services, my experience maybe completely different to what others have expeienced. Back Story of my Discharge7th January 2020 I was discharged from mental health services, this was not planned on my part. Originally the plan was that I'd have my last two sessions with my current worker and then once she had left I'd be allocated a new worker to work through my issues with services and therapy before working out what the next step would be. My current worker at the time decided without discussing with me fi ..read more
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19 Things I've Learnt In 2019 (Mental Health Edition)
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4y ago
As 2019 draws to an end it's time to reflect on the year and look at what I've learnt, things that have changed me and appreciate that where I started the year off is completely different to where I am now. I'm no where near recovered but my life has changed massively this year and yes there has been some horrible times, overall this year hasn't been too bad and has shown me so much. 1. Never Give Up On What Seems Impossible, Everything Is Possible. Things have appeared impossible this year, like recovery and getting a new job, but they have all been possible. Recovery has started and I sta ..read more
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Little Roo - What I've Learnt Since My Pregnancy
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4y ago
For those who don't know, last July I had a miscarriage at 2 months pregnant. Over the past year and a bit it has been extremely hard to cope with the fact that my child was never born, never got the chance to live. Little Roo should've been born March 4th 2019 and now being 8 months old I should be getting ready to spend my first Christmas with my child but instead, I'm going to be spending this Christmas as a Mummy to an angel and that is one thing I'm definitely not looking forward to. However, during my short pregnancy and the time after the miscarriage I've learnt a lot of things about li ..read more
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Mental Health Boxes
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5y ago
I thought I'd write a post on three mental health recovery businesses I've found, each one puts in so much hard work and love into what they do and they all deserve the recognition. Also maybe this can reach those who are struggling right now, who may need a little mental health lift to help them on the road to recovery. Now those who know me in person or who've followed my mental health journey over the past three years will know that I've struggled deeply with my mental health since I was 13 I've had one form of mental health or another. From OCD to Depression and an Eating Disorder (plus m ..read more
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TW: 1 Year Since The Edge
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5y ago
On 28th September 2017 I wasn't coping with what happened when I was sexually assaulted, I heard nothing from the police and all I wanted was for the pain to end, all the flashbacks to disappear, to be able to not hate my body every time I saw my reflection. I knew that in order for it to end I needed to end it all. There I was....standing at the bridge, trying to find the strength to follow through. In that one moment, everything just slowed down, my whole life in a split second. The cars below seemed to be slow, every minute that went by felt like hours. In that one moment everything was ..read more
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Crisis Cafe
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5y ago
For almost two months now I've been going to the Crisis Cafe and it was such a good thing to do. They've saved my life on so many occasions, helped me to give in my blades and pills, which for those who know me, will know how hard that was for me to do. The Northamptonshire Crisis Cafes are run by Mind. They've got 6 cafes altogether with at least one open every day of the week: - Kettering (Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays) - Corby (Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays) - Daventry (Wednesdays) - Northampton (Mondays, Tuesdays, Saturdays) - Rushden (Mondays, Wednesdays, Sundays) - Wellingbo ..read more
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Dear Grandad - 3 Years On
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5y ago
Life is full of challenges and don't we know that's true, so much has happened in both our lives that have shaped us into the people we became. I believe the biggest challenge for me was coping with the fact that you weren't coming home from the hospital, and knowing I won't ever get to give you one more hug; to walk in your house and chat while making dinner, while the others went to Grandma, all your wonderful stories (I'll definitely be telling my children), gardening together, celebrating my achievements (you were always so proud of me). I won't ever get to have one last birthday or Chris ..read more
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Long Time No See
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5y ago
This is going to be a very short blog post as I'm not mentally well enough to put all my focus into this, hence why I've not posted on my blog in a long time; so here goes nothing. Over the past few months but especially this month I've had plenty of trips to A&E, one for physical reasons due to me not eating and passing out so needed to be checked out to make sure there's nothing too concerning going on. Thankfully there isn't so I can carry on the way I am, especially since I'm not able to get help with my eating disorder. On the other hand, there have been numerous times that I've had ..read more
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Hitting Rock Bottom - PTW!!
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5y ago
I know it's been a while since I've written on my blog and that's due to the fact that I've not been in the best of places recently, so I thought I'd do a little update, along with blogging being a way to distract myself from my thoughts. To be honest, I've hit rock bottom, I've not felt this low since May 2017. I've stopped writing on here, I've stopped writing in my diary, I've stopped journaling; quite honestly I've stopped everything that used to help me cope and I know that I should start it all back up again but due to my eating disorder getting quite bad again, I've just not had the en ..read more
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