For as long as I can remember, I have been riddled with anxiety. I was always a nervous kid, but rarely did I let it show, smiling on the outside, raucous laughter. I would be called the 'life of the party', the 'funny one' but little did people know how my feelings ate me up inside. I would take deep shuddering breaths, an overwhelming feeling of being unable to breathe, daily panic attacks that affected me physically, mentally, and socially. I didn't know how to live a life without fear, later diagnosed with PTSD, struggling with severe Depression, and generalized anxiety disorder. But was it any wonder that I suffered with intense mental health issues, when I was abused as a child by my ... read more
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How To Find Your Soulmate At Any Age
How To Find Your Soulmate At Any Age Finding love at any age is no easy feat, as you navigate your way through a murky corridor of f**kboys, engulfed in a sea of the unknown. Known as the underworld of dating, life can throw more obstacles your way than you can count fingers, as you dodge bad first dates, sniff out those cheating soundrels and tear your hair out in frustation. Trust me i've been there, and I never thought that I would meet the one . But meet the one I did. As someone who found the love of my life online in the most unexpected of places, i'm here to tell you that even the impossible can be possible. Whether you use Tinder, Bumble, Hinge to find love, meet your ... read more
A Letter To My Beautiful Angel In Heaven
On the 7th July heaven found a beautiful angel, pure and angelic, a soul whose heart was too pure for this world. She was framed by golden blonde locks cascading down her shoulders, sparkling blue eyes that lit up with joy everytime she smiled. Her rosebud lips, her pearly white teeth, her smooth fair skin, all features blessed by the angels themselves. But she wasn't just beautiful, she was kindness personified, an angel who would always put others first before herself, who would give to charity and donate to food banks, even when she was struggling with health issues all these years. Though her time on earth was cut short, and her vitality taken too soon, she will always be remembered, ... read more
5 Sex Bans Around The World That Will Shock You
When it comes to openly embracing 'sexy talk' no one is more outspoken or direct about sex and relationships than me in my inner circle. After all when something as beautiful, natural and pleasurable as sex is existent in our lives, then why should we suppress our automatic urge to discuss our turn ons, questions on sexual health or anything else that is related to getting down and funky, simply because society deems 'sex talk' as inappropriate or has sex bans? Well quite frankly I call shade; there is nothing wrong with being out and open about our sex lives, nor is it inappropriate to discuss taboo topics with our friends and loved ones, because we should all have the freedom to express ... read more
Why Heavy Periods Have Made Me Period Positive
My Period Story: What It Was Like Growing Up With Heavy Periods Growing up I was always the odd one out, a small slim girl with non-existent breasts, who according to my peers, entered the world of puberty 'freakishly late'. I was surrounded by friends with buxom chests and curvaceous butts, who would brandish their tampons around like it was a lipstick, cementing the fact that aged 14, I had still never had a period. And then it hit me like a tonne of bricks; first came the breasts, small dots on my chest, that I have come to grow to love with age, and a little butt that wiggled when I walked. But it was my little red visitor that surprised me the most, flummoxed by the sharp pain in my ... read more
Why I Stopped Posting On Instagram
It has been a while since I published an Instagram post on Faded Spring, nearly two months in fact,the time has almost passed me by. I could blame it on being busy but the truth is I needed a social media blackout, something which I have turned to many times in recent months for the sake of my emotional and physical wellbeing, in the aftermath of dealing with depression, anxiety and trauma. I struggle with mental health issues on a daily basis and while its true that I have posted Instagram Stories, interacted with people's content and blogged regularly, my decision to not post on Instagram was because I needed time away from something which no longer gave me joy or filled my heart with ... read more
Do You Ever Wish You Were Back At School?
Do You Ever Wish You Were Back at School? In Primary School, education became my safe place and refuge away from home, in secondary school I dreaded lessons where we would have to choose 'pairs' and in University I found myself, and reveled in my quirky and unique point of view. For me at different periods in my life I found myself either loathing or loving school, as I was bullied, tormented and made fun of at secondary school for daring to be different. Yet in Primary school education became my solace from an abusive home and at university I found that people didn't care that I didn't fit the status quo nor were they particularly bothered about the way I dressed or the people I chose to ... read more
How A Better Night’s Sleep Can Boost Your Mental Health
How A Better Night's Sleep Can Boost Your Mental Health This Winter Ever since I started blogging three years ago , I have been candid about my struggles with mental health, having been diagnosed with depression, anxiety and PTSD aged 22. While I was diagnosed three years ago, the reality is that I was exhibiting symptoms of mental health issues from as young as six years old after being abused by my stepmother, abandoned by my mother and bullied throughout my teen and young adult years. I had to deal with trauma and neglect from a young age which had a negative impact on my mental health and for many years I would suffer in silence, afraid to be typecast as a drama queen as I had been ... read more
Why Priyanka Chopra Is A Fantastic Role Model
Priyanka Chopra Is Proof That Hard Work And Dedication Does Pay Off-Dreams Can Come True The perfect combination of 'smarts and beauty', Priyanka Chopra is proof that if you 'dare to dream big', hard work and dedication can pave the way to your success. Not only did she win Miss World aged 17, but she has also won a medal of honour from the Indian government for her service to public life, as well as becoming the first Indian Ambassador for Guess, and one of the few Indian actresses to have a successful transition from Bollywood to Hollywood, working with the likes of Zac Efron, The 'Rock' and Josh Hopkins. Priyanka Chopra's story first began 36 years ago where she was born in Jamshedpur, ... read more
5 Things That I Have Learned About Love
Love is a fickle lover , a tempestuous burst of mixed emotions that engulf you in its hungry wake. Except what do I know about love, when I have never been in love myself? I was always in 'love with the idea' of being in love, mistaking the 'honeymoon period' as a Disney-fied version of romance, where the birds flit among the cherry blossom trees and the music-melodic in the background - plays gently as our love story conquered forth. But then each time a relationship or a romance would break down, I would realize that my version of what I saw as love, was not love at all. Psychologists might argue that my inability to fall in love and truly open myself to others might be because of a ... read more
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