I’m Lee Beecroft, creator of Kind Kong. An early 40’s mental health sufferer and survivor since my late teens, early 20’s. My first recollection of mental health was with the loss of my cousin Daniel. Six weeks older than me but we were like twins. More Arnie and Danny DeVito but we bounced off each…
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So recently i wrote about finally fulfilling a childhood dream of getting a pickup. To say i was excited and over the moon was an understatement. Something for me thats been hard to come by in recent years. I had blocked so much emotion out i guess i was numb to good and bad. So…
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So recently a few people have said i’m a good egg and need to be more confident when comes to dating. Problem is that i’ve always lacked confidence, not sure why. Just have! So how to overcome lack of confidence. Firstly i know by ljosing weight i will feel better in myself and also be…
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Last night, i had an anxiety attack. The first i’ve had in a very long time and the first time i’ve needed to take my anxiety tablets. I’m unsure what triggered it, was it through stress of trying to being up to date with work before leaving on holiday, final packing and making sure i…
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Between Christmas and New Year, I reactivated my profiles on Tinder and Facebook Dating to make an effort to connect with others. Meeting people in this way has always been challenging for me, triggering anxiety and overthinking. The process involves filling in various details, creating an attention-grabbing bio, and specifying partner preferences. Crafting something genuine…
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Even though the Christmas spirit didn’t really kick in this year until Christmas Eve, we have a family tradition where we sit around a fire, toast marshmallows, and set off a few fireworks so Santa knows where to come. Even though my nephews no longer believe, they absolutely love this tradition still. So, it has…
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As i mentioned before, part of my mental health battle has been comfort eating, and sadly some of the tablets worsened this. So i gained weight peeking around 22 stone. So even though i have found some improvement in my mental health. This challenge of reducing my matter to somewhere i feel more comfortable, this…
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Please note this is just my experience and i know it varies from person to person, with many people having major side effects that cause the mental health to worsen. Recently i have started to lower the dosage of the medication as i am slowly am feeling more (i want to say my old self…
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Navigating Mental Health Amidst Festive Pressures With the upcoming festive season, it can be really tough not only monetarily but mentally too. There’s so much pressure to buy the latest shiny gadget or designer brand seen on social media. To go out and be festive at work meals and parties. That when Christmas Day is…
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Recently i’ve been starting to feel mentally stronger than i have in a long time, while i know there will be ups and downs. For this moment in time. I can say ‘i feel fairly happy’ and able to start to make steps forward in getting back to living a life. Now my busy period…
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