Hello! It is a fine and beautiful day here on the south coast (at least the glare from the window hitting the computer screen tells me as such). This is my first blog post, and a very strange feeling it is too. I am a writer (obviously) and have...
25th May 2011
Let me tell you a bit about my world.
I just love my job for Uncovered Magazine and consider myself very lucky. Not only do I get to write and research on the subject of mental health, which is very close to my heart, but I get to do it from...
30th May 2011
I've just got back home to Wales from Dorset. I went away for 4 days to do some IT training for work but was able to incorporate some time with my amazing grandson, daughter and son-in-law.
I wanted to share my joy of achievement with you. I...
1st June 2011
So, if you have been following my blog by now you probably realise I have a few unusual traits! But hey, we all have unique and wonderful facets don't we. I have touched upon my OCD and emetophobia, but the one thing that really lies behind it...
13th June 2011
You can find the abstract of an article about a meta-analysis performed on treatments for panic disorder with or without agoraphobia at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19775792.
I know there is a lot of medical jargon there, but basically,...
17th June 2011
I hope you dance.
I am a heavy rock fan. The darker and more powerful the better - a band without chains and leather is usually a band I've never heard of. So this video choice may surprise you, but stay with me on this....
Back...
23rd June 2011
I, by nature, am the eternal optimist. I see good in bad and look for shreds of happiness in sad situations. My friends and family have laughed and cried about this facet of my nature.
I can see the negative side to this now...
23rd June 2011
Deep Purple at The Royal Albert Hall
Most of you will already know that six years ago I was agoraphobic and housebound, so you, I hope, can imagine just how thrilling this post is for me to write.
Last Friday I was invited to my first proper gig...
13th July 2011
Stopping fear getting a hold
So the other evening I was sat in traffic for hours. This would for many years have created a huge amount of anxiety in me. However, I have learned that if I distract myself, tell myself that 'traffic can not...
13th July 2011
I heard a quote this week and it went like this:
'Life is not about finding yourself, it is about creating yourself'
A quick google search tells me it is by George Bernard Shaw.
This quote inspired me, it also freaked me out a...
2nd August 2011
I am in the grip of anxiety.
It's my own fault. The trouble with this Borderline stuff is that I can always be relied upon to come up with the biggest, most grandiose solution to a problem. And then I'll loathe myself for it. Putting my...
22nd November 2011
I am from Eltham in South East London. You may have heard of it - it's been in the news lately.
I feel the urge to write about it, because it has prompted reflection on my first awareness of my OCD and Emotional Dysregulation, at...
3rd January 2012
I wrote this piece, fictional in nature, but like much fiction it reflects my experience with agoraphobia--a severe form of anxiety:
The closer I get the heavier my feet feel. As if my shoes have slowly become lead. I am concentrating: I...
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9th January 2012
What is recovery?
At different points in my journey 'recovery' has meant something different.
At my worst, recovery to me meant being able to sleep for more than an hour at a time. To go a day without a panic attack. To feel alive...
18th May 2012
Agoraphobia strikes...
I stood on the pavement and the world swam in front of me. Everyone seemed to be walking faster, speaking quicker; buildings looked huge and intimidating and I was certain that I was about to collapse. I grabbed the wall for...
31st May 2012
Ruby Wax and my Mad Confession
For those of you who read my blogs you will know that I am Charlotte Fantelli, 28, the editor of Mental Healthy, the founder of Uncovered magazine, and have had my own personal struggle with anxiety disorders....
18th July 2012
If you long to find a way to lift your spirits, to get in touch with your inner sanctuary and find your real destiny, then read on.
Take a morning or evening, or a day at the weekend to try these ways of making your inner star sparkle. You will be...
16th August 2012
It's World Mental health Day, and today I want to say a BIG THANK YOU!
To my fish I forgot to feed, to my neighbour I ignored, to my teacher I flipped the finger, to my mum who bound my scars... Thank you.
To the man in the petrol station I...
10th October 2012
It appears stating that people are in control of their own life and attitude is a most unpopular notion, but it is (in my humble opinion) not pointing fingers, rather empowering people to not be confined by excuses and take their lives into their...
14th September 2015
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