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How to Write About Mental Health
How to write fibromyalgia
5th February, 2019
Writing

How to Write About Fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia was first discovered in 1990. It’s the same age as me. I wasn’t officially diagnosed until early last year, but, looking back, both I and those that know me can see that I’ve had symptoms on and off for a long, long time. Nobody really knows what causes fibromyalgia. That’s why it’s still not... / READ MORE /
How to write high-functioning autism (from someone with it)
13th November, 2018
Writing

How to Write High-Functioning Autism

There are many different kinds of autistic spectrum disorder. People may classically think of children who struggle to communicate, have meltdowns, learning delays, and lack of any self-control. However this is not all there is to the autistic spectrum. Every autistic person is different and has different symptoms. The term high functioning also has many... / READ MORE /
How to write postnatal depression
24th May, 2018
Writing

How to Write Postnatal Depression

The image one has of a woman becoming a mother is always maternal, sweet...like once she gives birth, everything falls into place.Sadly, it’s also an image predominant in the rare romance novels where the author goes beyond the happily ever after and shows the characters living life to their fullest. Reality is different, and raw, and sometimes painful. Not every woman gives birth and becomes the perfect mother. That is a myth, and it does more harm than good in the long run. There is nothing wrong with holding a baby in your arms for the first time, and feeling a void. Of not immediately liking the little bundle of joy everyone says is the new reason for your being alive. Of thinking you’re a bad parent, and you need to stay away... This is called postnatal or postpartum depression. / READ MORE /
How to write PTSD
17th May, 2018
Writing

How to Write PTSD

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was first discovered during WWI. Back then, it was called 'shell shock', 'war neurosis' or 'combat stress'.It primarily affected officers, who were forced to suppress their emotions to set a good example for their men.We still tend to associate PTSD with soldiers and veterans, but it spans much wider than that. / READ MORE /
Schizophrenia is an often-misunderstood mental health condition. Here's how to write about it in a sensitive, realistic way.
29th March, 2018
Writing

How to Write Schizophrenia

When we think of schizophrenia, we often imagine serial killers motivated by the voices in their heads. But schizophrenia is so much more than that. Most of the people with it don’t hurt other people—they’re much more likely to hurt themselves. Schizophrenia is a difficult condition to write about because it’s so misunderstood. Sadly, stories... / READ MORE /
Discover how to write about long-term stress in this blog post.
27th July, 2017
Creativity, Writing

How to Write About Stress

In the words of Bartok from Anastasia, 'Stress. It's a killer.'Short-term stress can help us to achieve our goals and is the reason many of us work well under pressure.Long-term stress, meanwhile, can affect our physical and mental health temporarily and permanently.Let's dig a little deeper, shall we? / READ MORE /
How to write about grief
23rd March, 2017
Fiction, Writing

How to Write About Grief

According to Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, the five stages of grief are denial, anger, depression, bargaining, and acceptance. How long it takes to go through these stages---and how long each stage lasts---varies from person to person.Whether your reader has experienced the death of a loved one or not, they should still be able to empathise with your character after their loss. The deeper you can get into how your character feels about the loss, the more of a connection it will create. / READ MORE /
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