Tag: tsw
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Be the Activity
This past weekend, I had the pleasure of attending another wilderness retreat hosted by a dear friend in the Cairngorms. Every retreat, I meet new and fascinating people who are on their own harrowing path. Most are struggling through a hardship, or at least have been through a traumatic event (even chronic). During this retreat,…
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The Gentle Cycle
For the past three weeks, my flat has been turned upside down. I live in a beautiful West End let, and it was time for a kitchen upgrade. The Georgian-styled accommodation is slowly being renovated, but we knew this particular part of the flat would be a daunting task. It meant turning our bathroom into…
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Top, No Bottoms
The synchronicities in life will always bring me joy. They remind me that the universe is on our side. For the past month, ever since writing my last entry, I’ve been self-medicating. That usually looks like a dose of burying my head into projects and work where I can use my powers that be to…
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The Tightrope
Today I learned the difference between transparency and vulnerability. I start this by saying that there is so much noise in my head, so I must write. If I do not, my thoughts will continue to devour me whole. There really is no place to begin or end, only that I start pouring. Awhile ago,…
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CTSD
On my tram ride home last night, I found a post on social media that really summed up the tightness in my chest. I’ve been battling with persistently worsening eye and neck skin issues for the past two to three weeks, not knowing when it will end or why it’s even rampant in the first…
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Steady Love
I think chronic illness can be a lot like waiting for the other shoe to drop. We are constantly on the watch for the next tidal wave as we sit waiting in crystal clear waters. There is an anxiety present. We know a great white is lurking below. And as much as this near decade…
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Limpet Syndrome
It’s funny. Sadistically speaking. For a full two months, I was traveling non-stop, navigating time changes and cancellations, suffocating my emotional unrest, and even taming the self-imposed responsibility that I must do justice towards the TSW community. A lot on the shoulders; a lot on the mind. In all of that, my health barely wavered.…
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Breathing
I stumbled across a quote yesterday that said “I want somebody to love me.” I immediately thought about Josephine March from Little Women. It’s the scene where she is pacing in the attic of her childhood home, her mother watching. Upon learning that Laurie is accompanying her sister back home, Jo clings to her loneliness…
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Jess’s TSW Journey
We all may be walking beside each other, but our stories are never the same. Name: Jess Age: 46 Work: Programme Manager Date of Withdrawal: January 2022 What type(s) of steroids did you use? Hydrocortisone, Dermovate, Prednisolone (oral steroid) Are you on any other medication? No Do you have a supportive doctor? Yes, but they…
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Agi’s T.S.W. Journey
We all may be walking beside each other, but our stories are never the same. Name: Agi Age: 35 Work: Customer Care Agent Date of Withdrawal: October 18, 2021 What type(s) of steroids did you use? Hydracortisone, Betamethasone, Clobetasol, Prednisone Are you on any other medication? Thyroid tablets Do you have a supportive doctor? No…