mental-health
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Feeling low on Friday
It feels like it’s been a rubbish old week. Saturday and Wednesday I tried to open…
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Communication ability criticism
During a recent conversation I said that my husband has been very critical of me, and…
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Curry and counselling
Street food and chat Last night, the husband and I walked to an Indian street food…
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Autism, Love, and Honest Conversations
Last night, while my husband was watching EastEnders and other trashy telly, I was reading “Unmasking…
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First counselling of 2025
It was lovely to see Richard and his unreserved enthusiasm for the first time this year.…
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2024 in review
What a year! Here’s a few “highlights”, actually, “notable happenings” might be a better phrase, because…
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Discovering my need for order
Introduction Earlier this year, I was banned from the Eunuch Archive for questioning its moderation rules.…
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Antidepressants and a Troubled Tummy
Yesterday, I had a hot chocolate before bed. It was rich and made with milk. I…
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Coping with dysphoria before I knew what it was
Way, way back, my husband noticed that I used to tuck my testicles and penis between…
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Looking for positives with my counsellor
Migraines I started with migraines, and ended with migraines! To keep things simple, I’ll just talk…
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Counselling: overdoses, joint therapy, and sex
Overdose I shared that I’d taken an overdose a year ago in an attempt to kill…
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The Myth of Normal (part 3)
Continued from The Myth of Normal (book review) – Part 2 … Chapter 24 – We feel…
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Reviewing an overdose
A year ago today I woke up in hospital with no memory of how I got…
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Remembering November 2023
I’ve been re-reading my first blog entries from November last year (Nov 2023 – Eunuchorn). I…
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Al Anon
Background I grew up in a family where my mum and my nan were both religious.…
