Like some other people I imagine, January hasn’t been a good month however many of the things that have happened to me so far this month have been building up over the last while but have all come to a head at a similar time.

My current (very, very casual) job in hospitality has been drying up in shifts which is putting me back into more serious job hunting again with limited success and I have been faced with many rejections which has left me feeling pretty fed up at times thinking that there is going to be nothing out there for me. I have faced other disappointments too sadly. I am unfortunately in the position of being on two very long waiting lists to get support for the issues I have been having with my mental health and although I am trying to be understanding of the pressure that the health service is under having had some first-hand experience, I can’t help but feel some frustration.

Having said that, I have enjoyed being able to get out and about some days and I have odd bits of work coming up which will hopefully pick my mood up a bit more as well. I have also recently been reminded from my enjoyment of making people aware of the problems people with mental health issues have and bringing people into that that I want to look into jobs that could transfer this into. I have also been thankful for the support and kindness that people have shown me through this testing time as well as medication that has provided me with some relief from the worst of my symptoms.

Thank you for taking the time to read this and I hope you find it useful. As always, feel free to get in touch with any questions/feedback/comments, I always love to hear it. Stay tuned for the next instalment.

Until next time

Kathryn