Life in the Faz Lane

Tag: Anxiety

  • In Two Minutes

    “In Two Minutes” is a poem I wrote and recorded for Scottish Womens Aid for their 16 Days of Violence Against Women campaign in 2018. This is an attempted articulation of the thoughts and feelings when the perpetrator comes in front of you.

  • Dear Boss

    This piece has a backstory, and is written without context. A letter to an old employer, after which I shortly quit.

  • No sugar-coating, so don’t read if you are easily offended.

    I am happy that other people are forced to stay indoors and self isolate. And that generally people are scared to get close to others, unless you are a selfish ignoramus who purposefully chooses to not abide by guidelines, such as masks, keeping a distance from non-household bubbles and for travelling unnecessarily across borders. I…

  • Social or Physical distancing – terminology means everything

    This has been annoying. Ask an introvert or someone with social anxiety. Although social distancing refers to limiting interactions with people, it can be interpreted as limiting companionship and friendships. This is not what is the intended aim of the message to encourage people to stay at home. We do not want people to cut…

  • Thoughts of a self-harmer

    A thought and feeling process to answer why people choose to self-harm. it’s not always about attention …

  • The ‘Arrogant’ Wife

    When you get married, you expect ups and downs. Two individuals who set out to have a family and a loving home. This is a story of such a home. Five years on, and two children later, little spats were regular occurrences. To our family and friends, we were happily married with a bit of…

  • Am I a Human Punching Bag?

    My Baby – written on 29.11.2018, edited 10.06.2019 He is screaming, he is shouting He goes quiet and begins scouting Looking for something, anything I turn away, my brain tingling I sit down to catch my breath Thinking about the sudden death Of this relationship of mine And my boy, the blurring of the line…

  • Mental Health in Ramadan

    I have been fasting for over 15 years. Only in the last 5 have I really struggled. I keep thinking that it’s because I’m too weak in my faith and willpower. But this year, the penny dropped. There are exceptions to fasting. You don’t fast if you are unwell, dependent on certain medications, if you…