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Archives for May 2018
My Disability and Me: Catheter Tips
Drink plenty of water and avoid caffeinated drinks and citrus juice. Tight clothes can restrict your flow so I suggest elasticated waistbands. In case of bypassing put absorbent pads under your bedsheets and on top. Try to have regular bowel movements. Change your bag as little as you can, this minimises infection. So that youRead More
My Disability and Me: Being bisexual
I’ve known since I was thirteen that I was bisexual but I wasn’t quite ready to embrace it yet and with rumours floating around school it made things harder. I felt a pressure to be over the top about my boy crushes and couldn’t really talk about my girl ones because it made some peopleRead More
My invisible illness How I beat IBS
What is IBS? It’s a condition where eating a certain food or having stress can put a strain on the digestive system. People may suffer from constipation or loose bowels as well as trapped wind and the feeling of constantly needing a wee. How do I know it’s IBS? You do so by keeping aRead More
Mental Health: How I combat anxiety
Whenever I get anxious I take ten deep breaths, in through the nose and out through the mouth. As you breathe in place your hand on your diaphragm and visualise filling a balloon, as you exhale imagine the balloon deflating. I tend to listen to music – upbeat songs only. Writing it downstream ofRead More
My Disability and Me: Education – A summary
Hello and welcome! Today I’m going to talk about disability and education which are in effect oil and water. My mum tells me I can do anything I set my mind too and then I have teachers saying ‘no you can’t because of your disability.’ I have encountered this three times in my life, theRead More