Tag: blog
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Living with OCD
I’m insecure about my hands. It seems a strange thing to be insecure about, but it’s the only visible sign of my OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder), a condition I’ve struggled with since middle school. I’ve never spoken about it before, mainly because I was in denial for a long time. I was ashamed to admit…
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‘Are you okay?’
When you’re grieving, people will often ask you the same question on a regular basis. ‘Are you okay?’ I get it. It’s a natural reflex, like saying bless you when someone sneezes or nodding politely when you’ve seen someone more than once on the same tour of the local Tesco. It wasn’t until recently that…
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The Alone Sibling: Dealing with Sibling Loss
As a child, I couldn’t have imagined what life as an only child would be like. A number of my cousins are only children. And although they knew no different, I almost felt sympathy for them. How lonely they must feel? With no one to play with, no one to tell their secrets to or…
Georgia Coan 