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A list of all the Rants, Informational Snippets and Articles
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28-Day Buprenorphine Reduction
An Early Clinical viewThe process outlines a four-week tapering plan prioritising stability, awareness, and controlled medication reduction amidst emerging withdrawal symptoms.
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A Day During Tapering
During Week 6At week 6 I want to look aback at my average day during this buprenorphine taper. It is quite apparent that things have not settled down A Day in My…
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ABOUT AIMLESS
Diary of a depressive, a room emptier When you walk into a crowded room and within half an hour the room is empty Hello! I’m from the UK. I’ve lived…
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All Day — Evening hang
The evening doesn’t end the day. It just hangs there. The worst of the anxiety has eased. The collapse has passed. What’s left is something quieter, but not comfortable. A…
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All Day — Morning is Broken
The struggle of waking feels like enduring a fight, leaving behind residual tension and confusion, affecting the start of the day.
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All Day — The Afternoon Collapse
The afternoon is where it gives way. The morning fight is done, or at least contained. I’ve moved, spoken, acted normal. From the outside, it looks like I’ve settled. Inside,…
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All Day — The Night Fight
Night should be the end of it. But it isn’t. The body is exhausted. The day has drained everything. There should be rest, a slowing down, a release. Instead, it…
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All hallows eve – Halloween – trick or treat. Really?
Is Halloween a good thing to teach our children? Would they welcome the living dead at your door?
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An excerpt: living with overwhelming sadness
Sadness can be overwhelming yet subtle, requiring acceptance and endurance, while life continues indifferently around us.
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Buprenorphine Taper — Week 2 It’s Biting
Week two started in the mornings. Not gently. Not gradually. Straight into it. Waking up already in pain. No transition. No reset. Just immediate awareness of the body — stiff,…