As a mother, I can attest that a child is both magical and heart rending. From the moment you know you have a life inside you, the weight of every choice, every decision is on your mind. You look at life with new perspective and second guess yourself constantly. Those baby years, before school. Where… Continue reading Heartache
Author: Genevieve O'Reilly
Mild mental illnesses that lack definite form yet still able to maintain some semblance of reality. That's life in a nutshell.
Exploring my voice, through writing and images.
Cry the Beloved Country
This won't be long. I'm writing because I need the outlet. I need to say what is in my heart, what is on my mind. I need to do that in a forum where I won't get the pity look, or the uncomfortable one. Where I won't feel like what I am sharing is so… Continue reading Cry the Beloved Country
“Extras”
For those following, thank you for the patience during our interrupted broadcast. I am on the mend, and life is feeling better. I read somewhere that we feel like everyone else is an extra in the feature film that is our life. We don't appreciate or sense that they probably feel the same way about… Continue reading “Extras”
So what’s positive about depression
It is easy to get stuck in the spiral that is depression. Hell, I am still working my way out of this particular hole. The days are both long and short and fraught with the feeling of being overwhelmed. I am cracking and breaking and still I take on more and more to find some… Continue reading So what’s positive about depression
Depression lessons
Here are some of mine, please add yours There is no "one size fits all", everyone is different and so is this particular creatureThe worst episodes are marked by great productivity Medication is just a dampener, you still have to deal with the emotion at some pointMedication is not a fixNeither is a ton of… Continue reading Depression lessons
Finding acceptance
I had a breakdown - a very private, very quiet breakdown - and it has taken time off from work, and a lot of reflecting to realise that it did happen. Usually R would be the first to know, and I know he will read this, but this time I have kept it quiet. The… Continue reading Finding acceptance
Expiry dates
I have never been one to be afraid of a number. As I age, sometimes gracefully and other times not so much, I appreciate all that has happened in my life, the lessons I have learned and looked forward to the next adventure on my list. I have been accepting (in as much as that… Continue reading Expiry dates
To mortgage or not to mortgage
That is the current question. Looking around at the experiences of my peers, the whole owning your own house seems to be a life goal. If you don't own your own home, then how can you be truly successful? The consensus is that you haven't made it until you own a piece of land that… Continue reading To mortgage or not to mortgage
Adding up the moments
We are officially 69 days (yeah yeah I get it ... but it was completely unintentional ... I think 😉 ) into 2021 and I am adding up the moments. It feels like years have passed in those days and in order to slow it down, I am counting moments. Like Day 65 where we… Continue reading Adding up the moments
Exercise is my nemesis
That heading is ALL true. And the it is the reason I have been so quiet! Last Tuesday, yours truly, went along to the physiologist for my second consultation. We get 2 free (well partially free) consultations to a physiologist and dietician when diagnosed with diabetes. The dietician does not want to see me until… Continue reading Exercise is my nemesis
