Emotions
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Realising that Now I can be Happy.
If only If only this happened, then I would be Happy If I bought this, I would feel complete If I achieved this..It would bring me wholeness If someone else did well at something – I would be joyful If… Continue reading
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Avoiding emotions is like driving with brake stuck on.
Now I’ve done therapy, I can deal with everything, all the emotions! So when they arrive I know exactly what to do Disappointment, Anger, grief, self depreciation, annoyance, frustration, tick them all off, I just sit, breathe, and let wash… Continue reading
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2 years of being able to breathe
I realised this week that I’ve been able to breathe for 2 years now, these were the first two years I’d been able to breathe in my whole life I remember when I walked into the flat 25 months ago… Continue reading
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Recovery of my forgotten Inner Child
Over the past 8 months, through Trauma Therapy, I’ve been getting in touch with my inner child. The remarkable thing was, I didnt even know I had one. A child. A child part of me What I began to realise… Continue reading
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On Gareth and the Hug we all need
I feel like there needs to be a broader conversation about men and processing emotions in day to day life, after incidents of violence and racism, and not just during special events like #mentalhealth awareness weeks. If football/alcohol cause the… Continue reading
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Why I’m enjoying Euro 2020: Its because I don’t need it
I realised something the other day, Im quite enjoying the football at Euro 2020 (in 2021, but you know, Covid etc) , and its not just having the crowds back in, or just from yesterdays two thrilling games of 14… Continue reading
James Ballantyne 