Category: #Psychological
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Whatever Next?
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I didn’t think my life could get any worse, but I couldn’t have been more wrong. Since I collapsed, semi-paralysed last March, I have often wondered why that happened and why I had suddenly become so weak. Despite my colourful medical history, I have always managed to bounce back from some of the worst health…
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A Happy Retreat!
I loved this image the first time I saw it, so when I was looking for something suitable this morning, I knew this was the one… I have spent the last two days in various hospital waiting rooms, waiting to learn more about my fate. During one of these appointments, the doctor showed me all…
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A Stolen Future #A Shade Darker Book 4) #Psychological Thrillers
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A rival to overcome… A truth to reveal… A family firm. A long-held promise. What will it take to protect all she loves? Alice Fraser has everything she needs. A comfortable home. A few good friends. A satisfying career. But when the promise made doesn’t materialise and everything changes at work she finds herself losing…
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Living Deliberately?
I have literally had dozens of jobs, but none were a perfect fit. Some came close, and I remember being quite successful with some of them. Painter and decorator, upholsterer, dressmaker, craft shop owner. Wedding dress designer, and many office and retail jobs. I have worked behind the counter in the post office, and the…
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The Great Pretender…
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They say you should never read any of your early writing, as it will surely undermine your confidence. But strange things have been happening lately. Ever since my collapse earlier this year, I have been pretending about a lot of things. Pretending to be okay with my situation, smiling through the pain and the frustration…
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Review for Close to Home by Alex Craigie #Family Life Fiction
“The book is brilliant. It reads like a memoir and grips like great fiction should – beautiful characterization”Viga Boland – Author – No Tears For My Father Talented pianist Megan Youngblood has it all – fame, fortune and Gideon. But Gideon isn’t good enough for Megan’s ambitious, manipulative mother, whose meddling has devastating repercussions for Megan…
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Spoiling for a Fight? #Depression
Jesse I had only been out of bed for half an hour, and there was barely time to get my brain cells moving. But I already knew which version of myself would rule the roost that day. I can usually control Mr Depression when he arrives later in the day, for he is nothing like…