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Mair Elliott
Dec 4, 20185 min read
Autism and employment
We all know that work can be both fulfilling or completely stressful, sometimes at the same time! In reality, as much as we all groan...
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Mair Elliott
Oct 10, 20184 min read
Reflecting on World mental health day..
As part of mental health day 2018 I delivered a presentation about my journey with mental illness and what 'mental health' is to a group...
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Mair Elliott
Oct 6, 20183 min read
In the face of a snarling beast....
Last week I felt the familiar experience of a crisis preparing to pounce on my vulnerable body and mind. The swelling of anxiety,...
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Mair Elliott
Aug 24, 20183 min read
Grief in recovery
I have never really lost anyone. I have never been to a funeral or lain flowers at a grave. I am very lucky to have lived 21 years...
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Mair Elliott
Jul 27, 20185 min read
Who am I?
Recently, I have been having to delve quite deeply into my past. With help from my therapist, I have been peering into the nooks and...
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Mair Elliott
Jul 24, 20184 min read
Exercise and me
!TRIGGER WARNING! do not read this if you are feeling vulnerable, are easily triggered and/or are currently suffering with obsessive...
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Mair Elliott
Jul 24, 20184 min read
Animals, autism and health..
I have always been an animal person. Up until the age of 6 we lived in a city and so couldn't have any pets. But every school holiday...
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Mair Elliott
Jul 21, 20184 min read
A hearty Thank you
(Trigger warning) In my activism and public speaking I talk about my experiences of accessing mental health services, inevitably this...
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Mair Elliott
Jul 19, 20183 min read
Experiencing hallucinations..
During a recent exploration of my computer files I stumbled upon and file named 'ramblings', intrigued I opened the file and discovered a...
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Mair Elliott
May 21, 20186 min read
Why Eating Disorder recovery scares me..
*potential trigger warning* mention of ED behaviours Please do not read if you are feeling particularly vulnerable, or if you feel like...
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Mair Elliott
Jul 7, 20172 min read
This is an apology..
As some may notice, I haven't written a blog post in about a year. There is good reason for this: I started college last September to...
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Mair Elliott
Aug 29, 20164 min read
So I did it!!
So I did it! I managed to not only survive, but to experience and enjoy travelling to it's full extent (low points included). To many...
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Mair Elliott
May 20, 20164 min read
Counting sheep doesn't work...
Even the Dalai Lama once said "Sleep is the best meditation". On Maslow's Hierachy of Needs Sleep is at the bottom of the triangle, the...
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Mair Elliott
Apr 2, 20164 min read
Being an Autistic woman..
I don't fit any stereotypes, I am not the non-verbal low functioning boy that rocks back and forth in the corner of the room. In fact the...
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Mair Elliott
Feb 22, 20164 min read
Living with an Eating disorder..
TRIGGER WARNING Eating Disorder Awareness week is upon us, and like many other mental illnesses eating disorders are cloaked by a thick...
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Mair Elliott
Feb 5, 20164 min read
It's Time to Talk about stigma...
As a result of Time to Talk day (Thursday 4th of February 2016) I have been thinking about Stigma. For those of us who have mental...
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Mair Elliott
Jan 22, 20166 min read
A hidden Disability...
I have Autism – hopefully that’s pretty obvious from the title of this blog. But actually that isn’t particularly helpful to a lot of...
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Mair Elliott
Jan 11, 20165 min read
Why I don't believe in full recovery...
Since 14 years old I have had doctors, psychiatrists, psychologists, therapists, nurses, Occupational therapists, dieticians, support...
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