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Diary entries cover a variety of topics, some of which you may find triggering. These topics include self-harm, suicide and domestic violence.
25 Jun 2025
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Effie B

Been really struggling mentally, I’ve struggled with my mental health for most of my adult life, and have been trying to get an adhd diagnoses for 5 years, I have recently been put back on antidepressants which I am reluctant to take as I feel like they just give me them and leave me to it. I am grieving and need support, there doesn't seem to be any support. Financially I am really struggling, worrying about my child going to nursery and the UC bullying me back to work, I have such anxiety over how I will afford my private rented flat, the council won’t meet with me to discuss social housing and I have again, like mental health, been told it could be up to 8 years, I feel like my life is being put on hold.

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Changing Realities (2023), Effie B. https://changingrealities.org/e/8NzXq (25 Jun 2025)
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