“Be worth knowing, not just well-known.” Melissa Bolton *This is the final part of a four part series You can read Part One: https://www.imnotdisordered.co.uk/2024/04/how-to-increase-your-blogs-audience-tip.html Part Two: https://www.imnotdisordered.co.uk/2024/04/how-to-increase-your-blogs-audience-tip.html Part Three:  https://www.imnotdisordered.co.uk/2024/04/how-to-increase-your-blogs-audience-tip.html * Originally on thinking of this blog post, I was so sure that I would have written something like this before that I went right through my content archive! I found a ton of posts that ..read more

“Be worth knowing, not just well-known.” Melissa Bolton *This is Part Three of a Four Part Series being published daily You can read Part One: https://www.imnotdisordered.co.uk/2024/04/how-to-increase-your-blogs-audience-tip.html Part Two:  https://www.imnotdisordered.co.uk/2024/04/how-to-increase-your-blogs-audience-tip.html * Originally on thinking of this blog post, I was so sure that I would have written something like this before that I went right through my content archive! I found a ton of posts that will be really useful in referring back to in this post; but nothing even remotel ..read more

“Be worth knowing, not just well-known.” Melissa Bolton *This is Part Two of a Four Part Series being published daily You can read Part One: https://www.imnotdisordered.co.uk/2024/04/how-to-increase-your-blogs-audience-tip.html * Originally on thinking of this blog post, I was so sure that I would have written something like this before that I went right through my content archive! I found a ton of posts that will be really useful in referring back to in this post; but nothing even remotely similar to everything I’m hoping that this one will be. Upon making this discovery, I started ..read more

“Be worth knowing, not just well-known.” Melissa Bolton *This is Part One of a Four Part Series being published daily* Originally on thinking of this blog post, I was so sure that I would have written something like this before that I went right through my content archive! I found a ton of posts that will be really useful in referring back to in this post; but nothing even remotely similar to everything I’m hoping that this one will be. Upon making this discovery, I started to wonder why I hadn’t written something like this before. I didn’t have to think on it for too long though, before the ..read more

“It is through that brokenness that we find courage and strength. It is what empowers us to do great things.” K. S. Ruff In deciding to once again mark the anniversary of the ‘end’ of the abuse I experienced (April 20th but I thought I’d put this post up now), I knew I’d set myself a challenge because with I’m NOT Disordered now being over eleven years old(!), there has been ample amount of time to have created and published numerous posts about the abuse. Which, for thinking about this post, had me asking myself: ‘will there even be any angles left that I haven’t written from?!’ And, when I ..read more

  “It ain’t what they call you, it’s what you answer to.” W. C. Fields Way back in 2009, after two psychiatric hospitalisations, I had run away to a town over an hour away and upon their local Police taking me to their Station for a Mental Health Act assessment, the Psychiatrist went through all these questions. I remember feeling like I was agreeing to and saying yes to everything and afterwards, he told me that for a diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), you needed at least five out of nine symptoms and that I exhibited all nine. Afterwards, I was allowed home and when I n ..read more

“The individual who says it is not possible should move out of the way of those doing it.” Tricia Cunningham Newcastle Hospitals (@newcastlehosps) • Instagram photos and videos Newcastle Hospitals (@NewcastleHosps) / X (twitter.com) Newcastle Hospitals (@NewcastleHosps) | Facebook Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (newcastle-hospitals.nhs.uk) Having been a blogger for over eleven years now, there have honestly been so many instances where I’ve found myself genuinely shocked and pleasantly surprised. These have varied from reaching reader milestones to being gifted items or complimentar ..read more

https://mammysbiscuits.com Twitter: @MammysBiscuits Instagram: @Mammys_Biscuits Facebook: MammysBiscuits “When you feel someone else’s pain and joy as powerfully as if it were your own; then you know you really love them.” Ann Brashares *This post features a Mammy’s Biscuits product: the ‘Birthday Girl’ bandana – you can browse & purchase their other designs here*  I honestly don’t care how stereotypical this sounds; but I literally and genuinely cannot believe that I’m writing this blog post to celebrate my little maine coon/ragdoll mix kitten – Ruby – turning one year old! Now, if ..read more

Lying close to you, feeling your heart beating, And I’m wondering what you’re dreaming, Wondering if it’s me you’re seeing, Then I kiss your eyes, And thank God we’re together, And I just wanna stay with you in this moment forever. Don’t Wanna Miss A Thing – Aerosmith In the almost automatic decision – which didn’t feel like a decision because it felt so predictable and natural(!) – to write a blog post celebrating my kitten’s first Birthday on March 26th, I toyed between writing it as a little letter and writing a full-on, detailed piece about pets and mental health. In the end, I decided to ..read more

“Unconditional love is the greatest gift we can ever give.” Amy Leigh Mercree The Mother’s Day Gift Shop (etsy.com) If you’ve read, I’m NOT Disordered for a while now, you’ll likely know that I actually really enjoy creating more light and fun content – it’s very obviously a really nice break from the usual, deep and overwhelmingly honest posts about my mental health. So, when I realised it’s Mother’s Day this Sunday (the 10th March 2024) I thought it the perfect opportunity to be able to put together this little Gift Guide in collaboration with Etsy UK – who have the most amazing variety of ..read more