anxiety
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Hello darkness, my old friend. I wrote in the first line of my journal this morning, as if I was channelling the ghost of Simon and Garfunkel and trying desperately not to rewrite the song as the outpouring of what I was feeling. I wanted a unique feeling. Not some old crooners giving it some…
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As men, we’ve been conditioned for generations to believe that strength means suppressing our emotions. We’re told that being tough, stoic, and unshakable is the ideal. We’re encouraged to “man up,” to push through pain, to avoid vulnerability, and to believe that needing help is a weakness. This outdated notion is not only damaging to…
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I did something this week that I’ve never done before. I googled, no, I read the wikipedia article on c-ptsd. Here it is: c-PTSD Because, not for the first time in my last few years, it has been something that my partner at the time identified that I might have, or be in the midst of…
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I used to suppress everything, so I didn’t feel anything Get through it Survive it Bounce Close off my heart, live a shrouded life. Any discomfort was barely even felt Or felt in silence, private and… then pushed through, and receive the weight , the noise of my own destructive self talk. Trauma voice shouting…
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In amongst the usual stuff I write about, I thought I would share over the next few weeks, as a review of the year, 4 of the stories, readings, poems, that struck me in the course of this year, as a little gift for you. I have read Paulo Coelhos books for well over 5…
James Ballantyne 