Colin Cushion

Tag: Mental Health

  • Light Breaking Over a Messy Mind

    Light Breaking Over a Messy Mind

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    A freezing morning, a missed dose of Quetiapine and a stubborn sunrise that took its sweet time. Not pretty, not polished, but strangely grounding.

  • Two Days, Two Minds

    Two Days, Two Minds

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    Two days ago I felt grounded and creative, camera in hand, convinced I was finding myself again. Today I lay in bed spiralling over a stomach ache and a few bad food choices. Both things can be true, and both versions of me matter.

  • Two Things Can Be True at Once

    Two Things Can Be True at Once

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    A familiar park, an unexpected sheet of ice, and a seagull refusing to give up. A short reflection on cold afternoons, quiet persistence, and the realisation that comfort and discomfort often exist side by side.

  • Standing Still by Royal Victoria Dock

    Standing Still by Royal Victoria Dock

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    As the sun settles over Victoria Dock, the noise of the city loses its grip. In the stillness, I find a rare moment of calm, face the familiar weight that waits beyond it, and realise the problem was never the monster itself, but how I chose to see it.