Author Archives: caitlinblogz2020

  This week is The Mental Health Foundation’s “Mental Health Awareness Week” 2019 (13-19th May). In honour of this, I will be posting a blog post each day this week with the theme of mental health. This one is about anger, signs and how to control it. Anger is such a strong emotion, and becauseContinue reading “anger (mh awareness week 5/7)”

This week is The Mental Health Foundation’s “Mental Health Awareness Week” 2019 (13-19th May). In honour of this, I will be posting a blog post each day this week with the theme of mental health. This one celebrates me completing the first year of university and reflects on how much has changed in the last year.Continue reading “end of first-year​ uni/reflection (mh awareness week 4/7)”

Meme contributing to the damaging stereotype of OCD from popular page “LADbible”.  This week is The Mental Health Foundation’s “Mental Health Awareness Week” 2019 (13-19th May). In honour of this, I will be posting a blog post each day this week with the theme of mental health. This one is on obsessive compulsive disorder andContinue reading “obsessive complusive disorder (mh awareness week 3/7)”

This is what happens when you’ve finished University and you’re trying to keep yourself occupied. Yes I’m a (Potter) Nerd. 10. Cornish Blue Pixies. Okay they’re mischeivious but they’re so small and blue (my favourite colour!) 9. Demiguise. Do these remind anyone else of Dumbledore or just me? Okay just me… 8. Bowtruckles. Just likeContinue reading “ten cutest Harry Potter series creatures”

This week is The Mental Health Foundation’s “Mental Health Awareness Week” 2019 (13-19th May). In honour of this, I will be posting a blog post each day this week with the theme of mental health. This is a bit on why I started talking so much about mental health. I have struggled with mental healthContinue reading “why I​ speak out about mental health (mh awareness week 2/7)”

This week is the start of The Mental Health Foundation’s “Mental Health Awareness Week” 2019 (13-19th May). In honour of this, I will be posting a blog post each day this week with the theme of mental health. The theme of this year’s MHA week is body image, therefore I am starting out with that.Continue reading “body positivity (mh awareness week 1/7)”

Counselling or therapy can be a daunting experience. You’re expected to open up about all sorts of things to someone who is essentially a stranger, so feeling a bit anxious about it is totally understandable. It can be especially daunting when you’ve been on a waiting list for a long time after your referral, asContinue reading “what to expect from counselling/therapy​”

  It’s important to remember to keep your mental health as a top priority during the stressful exam season because the harsh reality is that if you’re not taking care of yourself then you won’t perform your best in exams.  A tip that can be used in daily life but especially during exam season isContinue reading “keeping your mind healthy during exams”

Acis Youth, the charity that has provided an amazing counselling service to myself and many other young people in Aberdeen.  Body image, something I have struggled with throughout my life. Counselling, something that has helped me immensely over the last three years. Dopamine, the chemical in our brains responsible for feelings of happiness, pleasure andContinue reading “my mental health alphabet”

  Sleeping Beauty’s Castle at DLP Cinderella’s Castle at WDW Parks Disneyland has only two parks, Disneyland Park has Main Street U.S.A with the all important 167 feet tall Sleeping Beauty’s castle, Fantasyland, Discoveryland, Adventureland and Frontierland. Meanwhile Walt Disney Studios Park hosts the “bigger” attractions like The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror and Aerosmith’sContinue reading “Disneyland Paris and Walt Disney World : A Comparison”