Louise Ralph
Stories (2/0)
Justice?
You never really understand until it happens to you, the trauma that leads to sleepless nights the bruises that never quite seem to fade. The abuse you receive being called a liar having to face the friends and the family. You hear the similar stories on the news or the incident that happened at the nightclub down the road and you watched tv programmes try and portray the storyline to increase awareness and help those in need. You watch it all, and listen to the stories all with the constant thought "this could never happen to me" you say it until it does. Then you forget about the stories that you heard trying to empathise with the victim because now you are the victim and like so many others it’s your story, it’s your voice that needs to be heard and the repetition of trying to get people to understand why you feel the way that you do. You are now the one in the position who is trying to convince people that you are not the liar, that what you are saying is the truth. You no longer have to pretend to understand because now you do and the sad part about it all is that you shouldn’t have to understand because it never should have happened to you.
By Louise Ralph5 years ago in Viva
Traveling with Anxiety
For years, I have wanted to travel, explore the world and experience new cultures and different ways of living that are so different from my own. However, when I was diagnosed with numerous mental health issues, I thought that traveling, especially on my own, would have to hit pause. The thought of going halfway across the world with only myself to lean upon terrifies me greatly. In less than two weeks, though, I am heading off to Australia alone to experience the beautiful beaches, the amazing underwater wildlife and figure out how to do life without feeling overwhelmed everyday.
By Louise Ralph5 years ago in Psyche