A blog written by a young male in his 20's About his point of view on everything. Be it a Rant, Question or thought. Email: atoughtimetobehonest@gmail.com
This time last year I was suffering from some of the worst times of my life. My anxiety had consumed me. Sucked the living life out of me and crippled me. It changed me. Since then I’ve had some highs & some lows. By no means am I “cured” I still have a long way… Continue reading 1 year anniversary.
Every breath you take I watch you slip away You're slowly killing yourself. I feel like this is how everyone else around views me. Because every breath I take, is a grasp for air, a grasp for another few minutes of life. Sometimes I struggle to even breathe without having to focus on it. And… Continue reading Slowly giving in.
I wake up every morning with my head up in a daze I'm not sure if I should say this, fuck, I'll say it anyway Everybody tries to tell me that I'm going through a phase I don't know if it's a phase, I just wanna feel okay, yeah I battle with depression, but the… Continue reading Popular monster.
So.... if I could sum myself up currently In 4 words they would be the one's I choose. Let's go into why. BATTERED. So I feel battered because everything I've been through this last year, fighting tooth and nail to keep my head above water, has just seemed to keep pushing me back under. BROKEN.… Continue reading BATTERED. BROKEN. BEATEN & BEMUSED.
Solitary: Adjective. done or existing alone. "I live a pretty solitary life" Pretty bleak word isn't it? Solitary? To be "done" or existing alone. But that's how I feel the majority of the time. Even when I'm with people, I am/or feel alone.. Don't get me wrong I have friends I socialise and I'm certainly… Continue reading Solitary.
Yes, I know. New year new me... all that stereotypical bullshit. But I genuinely started this year thinking "nah... it's gonna be another shit one" But after just one good day. And the two weeks off over Christmas I got... I've seen a different side of things. I'm worrying less about silly things. I've changed… Continue reading A fresh start.
So I'm sat here thinking, what happened? What went wrong? Why am I like this? Well, a lot happened. A lot went wrong. And I've always been like this. I always seem to "fix" my life, get everything moving in the right direction. And then... I ALWAYS. Let the wrong person in. I ALWAYS let… Continue reading What the hell happened?
So it's been a long time since my last post, due to various circumstances in both my personal & professional life. But that's not what I'm here to talk about today. Today I feel it is absolutely essential to talk about Male Depression & Suicide. Personally over the last month, I have known 4 Males… Continue reading A Change In Mentality.
So, recently I have been going through depression and anxiety again. Also I have built up a reasonable amount of debt for a 23 year old, and I've not helped by having 4 days off work. Which will be less money, but it was to deal with my mental health, catch 22 isn't it? On… Continue reading Let’s talk about suicide.
"Self harm was prominent and I even attempted to commit suicide via overdose." So as per the poll I put out there on my Twitter, this post will be about Mental Health, and as such, I can't think of much else to say other than to tell you all about my situation. So My… Continue reading My Mental Health Story.
A Tough Time To Be Honest 