Having spent the best part of four weeks carefully avoiding the right side of my mouth I am relieved to be sliding down into the horizontal of the dentist's chair. It wasn't always like this. As a child, I was terrified of the dentist or, more specifically, Mrs. Brown who, unlike her namesake … [Read more...] about Tooth Pain & The End Of Suffering
Recovery
Letting Go As A Form Of Control
"I'm not sure how to help you," I croak from beneath a blanket of heavy cold. Next to me in the car, my daughter's face cracks and she begins to cry. I pull out another tissue and try to excavate the accumulation in my nostrils without much success. "I just don't get it. I know what's going … [Read more...] about Letting Go As A Form Of Control
Learning To Be An Imposter
In the newspaper last week I read a report about a study that found university students this term more likely to suffer from imposter syndrome because they had won their places without sitting exams. It said that students from disadvantaged backgrounds are particularly susceptible. Whilst all … [Read more...] about Learning To Be An Imposter
Appy Talk Reprised
"I've been thinking about getting a phone that's just a phone. One you can only make phone calls on," I tell my daughter. "You never make phone calls. You don't like the phone," she says. She's right. The only thing I hardly ever use my phone for is talking to people on the phone. "Whenever … [Read more...] about Appy Talk Reprised
Should I Go To Therapy?
I'm travelling to London. I'll just let that sink in. It's true. I am going out of my town into London, driving an actual car further than the supermarket for the first time in the best part of two years. I've left my house far too early, and I have programmed the SatNav to help me get … [Read more...] about Should I Go To Therapy?