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  • Making An Invisible Illness Visible-Endometriosis

    Making an Invisible Illness, Visible!!!

    If Endometriosis was visible, then this is how it might look. Just because you can’t see it, doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist!

    The Unseen pain, agony & exhaustion of living with Endometriosis🎗

    The scars inside that are unseen & never heal.

    If I was to describe the pain I experience on a daily basis then these pictures speak a thousand words…

    Due to very personal reasons, this has got to be up there with the best, most real & rewarding collaborations I have ever been involved with 👏👌 it is far from the usual glam shoot which makes it all the more real. I am still in complete awe of the beautiful, amazing, fellow Endo Warrior Andrea Baines @makeupbyandrea and her mind blowing talents 🤩 First time being a SFX (special effects) model at https://www.facebook.com/cassielomasmakeupacademy/ & what a privilege it was. Thankyou for choosing me to create TeamWork magic with you to help bring your idea to life 💫 #endosisters

    Endometriosis is very REAL!

    It occurs when tissue similar to the tissue that normally lines the inside of your uterus (the endometrium) grows outside your uterus and attaches itself to other organs and places within the body.

    It affects 1 in 10 women worldwide causing all sorts of problems, for example…excessive blood loss, chronic pelvic pain + other areas, severe fatigue, infertility, bladder/bowel problems, back & leg pains, mental health problems, the list goes on! Us ladies who are #EndoWarriors need to be taken more seriously and if that means Advocating & Raising awareness every single day to get the word out there then so be it 💪

    We need & deserve answers but more so there needs to be a Cure found or at least more help to put an end to the excruciating pain & suffering of this debilitating illness 😓

    Credit https://www.facebook.com/rachelsmiler.berwick

     

  • I Want People To Know How Serious Mental Illness Is

    Keeping someone alive is hard, physically & mentally. My mum has had a really hard life and sadly she’s now at a stage where she doesn’t want to be here.

    She had a difficult childhood, her sister was hit by a car and killed. My mum turned to alcohol and social services put her into a B&B with a bar. She was raped and told that it was her fault for drinking too much. She had a physically and emotionally abusive marriage, she has spent time in psychiatric hospitals and wasn’t always safe in them. Especially the time that she was on suicide watch but managed to walk out unnoticed. She took an overdose and threw herself into moving traffic. She did that because she has schizophrenia, it traumatised her she saw me being tortured, believed that everyone was conspiring with the devil & she was told that she needed to sacrifice her life to save her me. I was 2 years old and nearly lost my mummy.

    Being hit by a car left her with brain damage as well as partial sight and hearing and epilepsy. She stopped drinking years ago but the damage was done, she now has liver cirrhosis.

    A few years later I was taken from her. She has severe clinical depression, lung disease and many more disabilities and illnesses. Her life is a daily struggle and it only got worse when her husband committed suicide last year. She has no friends and sits alone at home every day, on good days she will go to town where people have knocked her to the ground despite her carrying a blind stick. She’ll go to the doctors and cry and she’ll be sent away, her physical health deteriorates and the doctors surgery always leave her without medication. She can’t concentrate on a book or TV because of her brain damage, she doesn’t feel anything when she listens to music. All she does is sit alone.

    My mum is in hospital at the moment, she hates it there. I’m hoping that this post will open up peoples eyes, there are sadly still some people out there who don’t realise a little kindness goes a long way.

    Remember that the way you treat people will affect their lives. I want people to know how serious mental illness is, it takes lives just like any other illness and it has so much stigma, please love and look after those around you. Mental illness could hit anyone at any time, even you.

    My mum has given me permission to post this, she’s also happy for it to be shared by anyone wanting to 💗

    Credit https://www.facebook.com/starandcolby/

     

  • Everybody Is Fighting A Battle-Be Kind

    The news about Ant McPartlin’s battles with depression, crippling pain, alcohol and prescription drug addiction will have come as a shock to millions many people are angered by his actions which is fair enough he put others life in danger. He always seems so happy and full of life as one half of our nation’s favourite TV duo many still remember him as the fresh-faced kid and part of Pj and Duncan.

    But it should be a reminder to all of us that, no matter how happy people look, everybody is fighting a battle… we never really know just what our friends, neighbours, colleagues and loved ones are going through.

    Remember Robin Williams who made millions of people laugh and seemed like such a joker and a happy guy, he sadly lost his life to depression, so although Ant’s actions are awful maybe we should cut him some slack and support him through his illness.

    Sometimes the people who seem the happiest of all, like Ant, are the ones hiding the deepest pain. Their smiles are a way to cover up everything that they are going through it is like their safety barrier, their mask, their way of hiding their true feelings.

    As well as thinking about Ant, please take some time to look after those closest to you and see if they need your support, be free to listen to others, don’t give them solutions or tell them everything is okay, just listen and make sure they know you are only a phone call away.

    Depression is not something you easily get over and it doesn’t matter how much money you have in the bank it can affect any person.

    You never know what someone is going through.

    Be kind.

    Be there

    Listen

    Care

    Show compassion

    Always.

    If you are suffering from depression please reach and talk to someone

  • Why You Feel More Depressed In Winter?

    Why You Feel More Depressed In Winter? You could be suffering with Seasonal affective disorder – also known as SAD – is a mood disorder which gets worse during winter. But how do you know if you’re suffering from it? And what can you do to relieve the symptoms?

    “Daylight plays an important role in maintaining our sleep patterns, appetite, temperature, sex drive, mood and activity,” says Bridget O’Connell, head of information at mental health charity Mind. So it’s no surprise that a lack of daylight could affect our general health and well-being.

    “The amount of light we need to keep on track varies from person to person, but for some people, the reduction in daylight hours seen in the UK through the winter months is enough to significantly slow these internal mechanisms down.”

    As a result, people could have problems sleeping and concentrating, difficulty coping with everyday pressures they normally take in their stride, and may become more prone to depression, overeating and illness.

    “Anyone could be affected by SAD at any time,” says Bridget, but it is most likely to develop between the ages of 18 and 30. Research also shows twice as many women as men are diagnosed with the disorder.

    Wanting to sleep or eat more during winter, coupled with being less inclined to get out and about, is a normal reaction to seasonal changes and decreased exposure to natural light. “However if you feel your low mood in winter is so severe it is preventing you from living your life as usual, and occurs regularly every winter, then you may have SAD,” says Bridget.

    Symptoms may start between September and November and can last until late May. Once someone has experienced two or three winters of symptoms, they can be said to be suffering from SAD.

    “If you feel you are suffering from SAD, you should visit your GP to discuss the best course of treatment, be that bright light therapy, talking therapies, medication or one of the many alternative treatments available,” Bridget advises.

    Outdoor activity, whether it’s a bike ride, a run around the block or pottering in the garden, could have a positive impact on mood. “Research shows outdoor exercise could be as effective as antidepressants in treating mild to moderate depression. In turn, exercise will increase physical fitness, improve self-confidence and self-esteem. Exercising with friends or an organised group could also help to lift mood.”