<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Stigmatised Survivor]]></title><description><![CDATA[A blog documenting the life of a woman's mental health journey. Education, breaking down stigmas, poems, and day-to-day life.]]></description><link>https://stigmatisedsurvivor.wixsite.com/home/blog-home</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 00:57:36 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://stigmatisedsurvivor.wixsite.com/home/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[10 things I learnt since Integrating DID]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I first started this blog as a teenager my main goal was to break stigmas around mental health, mainly DID. DID is dissociative identity disorder, a mental illness formed from intense childhood trauma in early development years. There are 2 main outcomes for those with DID. Functional Multiplicity or Integration. Functional Multiplicity involves learning ways to live as a collective system, allowing times for most/all alters to front and having a shared life. Integration is the merging...]]></description><link>https://stigmatisedsurvivor.wixsite.com/home/post/10-things-i-learnt-since-integrating-did</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69cc7647effe4b22024c3de7</guid><category><![CDATA[DID]]></category><category><![CDATA[PTSD]]></category><category><![CDATA[Updates]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 02:18:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7f347b_5f48a79ec3d04a97848ad39941dfd1da~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jen</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Morning After]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a stream of conciousness, diary style writing piece talking about the morning after a hospital visit. Mentions of suicide, suicide attempts, and mental illness. This is the morning after. Yesterday and ambulance was at my house. They took me to the hospital because i was going to take my life. Rather that stand up and grab the pills, I stayed in bed a little longer and called an access line. And then I got mad when they called an ambulance. My depression in a way saved me. "The pills...]]></description><link>https://stigmatisedsurvivor.wixsite.com/home/post/the-morning-after</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69a8baeef5bbc763184be853</guid><category><![CDATA[Bipolar Disorder 2]]></category><category><![CDATA[Depression]]></category><category><![CDATA[General ]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 23:34:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7f347b_57592dff78ba40e08ccf081f8f3333de~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jen</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grief for the loss of yourself]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trigger Warning- This post is a writing piece by myself discussing what my experience has been with trauma from a very young age, and surviving a suicide attempt. This will be upsetting for some readers. Please read with caution and always protect your own mental health. Sometimes I stay awake at night thinking about her. That little girl in the Princess dress. Her smile missing teeth, her giggle so infectious, and her skin unmarked. I think about how she had no idea about all of what would...]]></description><link>https://stigmatisedsurvivor.wixsite.com/home/post/grief-for-the-loss-of-yourself</link><guid isPermaLink="false">697cb6dbf1094fef14e88b9d</guid><category><![CDATA[Depression]]></category><category><![CDATA[Bipolar Disorder 2]]></category><category><![CDATA[PTSD]]></category><category><![CDATA[Poems]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 14:27:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7f347b_aff3e1510b7b4879a132b2f9a24cd8d3~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jen</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Experience with... Hypersexuality in Bipolar]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'd like to start this post by saying that it is highly important to never romanticise mental illness. This post is intended to start discussion around a real symptom in Bipolar Disorder. I will be sharing from my own experiences and the experiences of others. No one's Bipoler is the same, and everyone will experience symptoms differently. This post is for those who want to learn more about Bipolar, have Bipolar themselves, or know someone with Bipolar and want more understanding. I am not a...]]></description><link>https://stigmatisedsurvivor.wixsite.com/home/post/hypersexuality-in-bipolar</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6941ff24a5912a76c36b082d</guid><category><![CDATA[Bipolar Disorder 2]]></category><category><![CDATA[Relationships]]></category><category><![CDATA[My Experience with...]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 02:00:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_84f8a50df20e40dc9fe6e7417e5a7414~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jen</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roller-coaster (creative writing)]]></title><description><![CDATA[I often compare my OCD to a radio station. In the studio the sound is so clear and loud. While a car down the road hears though a stereo. And a van driving interstate just listens to static. Some days I'm in that recording booth. But as I've drove a long way the sound fades each day. If OCD is a radio station, Bipolar is a theme park. The flashing lights that should warn, but instead excite me. I love the biggest roller-coaster, so high and dangerous. But I can't get off. The harness so...]]></description><link>https://stigmatisedsurvivor.wixsite.com/home/post/roller-coaster-creative-writing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">691b00768c4b20bb9fecd9ea</guid><category><![CDATA[Bipolar Disorder 2]]></category><category><![CDATA[OCD]]></category><category><![CDATA[Poems]]></category><category><![CDATA[General ]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2025 11:05:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/eefbea938b4047b19a3a34c3cc8f09ea.jpg/v1/fit/w_901,h_603,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jen</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Past Me (Creative writing)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Being in love is a strange thing. It's like the universe guides you to your person and then leaves you there in bliss. Without stopping...]]></description><link>https://stigmatisedsurvivor.wixsite.com/home/post/past-me-creative-writing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68e5c80758457e99cca948e9</guid><category><![CDATA[General ]]></category><category><![CDATA[Poems]]></category><category><![CDATA[Relationships]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2025 02:13:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_4a99e6242e9b41ebba1f4e1d6e6e2557~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jen</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The dark side of OCD]]></title><description><![CDATA[When it comes to OCD most people focus on the compulsions. And while that is a big part of the disorder, it's more than just the hand...]]></description><link>https://stigmatisedsurvivor.wixsite.com/home/post/the-dark-side-of-ocd</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68358af3d47bfbcab94d54b9</guid><category><![CDATA[OCD]]></category><category><![CDATA[Updates]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2025 10:27:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_1e10117ba9ea43bb87fae10810c0e807~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jen</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[My experience with Hospitals]]></title><description><![CDATA[This post is purely for me to discuss what I have experienced personally inside hospitals. Mentions of medication, suicide, mental...]]></description><link>https://stigmatisedsurvivor.wixsite.com/home/post/my-experience-with-hospitals</link><guid isPermaLink="false">682fb5a25e2f015f6eb53924</guid><category><![CDATA[My Experience with...]]></category><category><![CDATA[General ]]></category><category><![CDATA[Depression]]></category><category><![CDATA[Updates]]></category><category><![CDATA[Bipolar Disorder 2]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2025 00:19:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/70ebfbc06daa47f09a4a880dd5d8f454.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jen</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A letter to a younger me]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey it's been a long time. It's okay, it's just me. You don't have to be scared here. We have pink hair now!!! Isn't that cool! I know...]]></description><link>https://stigmatisedsurvivor.wixsite.com/home/post/a-letter-to-a-younger-me</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6827da11ad49087dd362ce1d</guid><category><![CDATA[General ]]></category><category><![CDATA[Updates]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2025 01:06:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/435677050d9c4108adbb8ac41838d693.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_680,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jen</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Experience with Bipolar II Disorder]]></title><description><![CDATA[I haven't done one of these kinda posts in a very long time, so bare with me. Tonight I just want to talk about what I've experienced...]]></description><link>https://stigmatisedsurvivor.wixsite.com/home/post/my-experience-with-bipolar-ii-disorder</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6820b2bf5fc4a7d439379d57</guid><category><![CDATA[My Experience with...]]></category><category><![CDATA[General ]]></category><category><![CDATA[Updates]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2025 14:57:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_4911a89d3a654198b0c54dba6205bd9b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jen</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[8.32am (free verse creative poem)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Below is a creative writing piece I wrote inspired by my own experience with suicidal ideation. This was really therapeutic for me to...]]></description><link>https://stigmatisedsurvivor.wixsite.com/home/post/8-32am-free-verse-creative-poem</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6804edc449a53343c02d91ce</guid><category><![CDATA[Depression]]></category><category><![CDATA[Poems]]></category><category><![CDATA[General ]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 20 Apr 2025 12:59:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_db00bcbe3ddc46d89d66b713c9f3f677~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jen</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eyeing the Exits (creative free verse)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ever since I can remember, I've been eyeing the exits. At first it was doors, passages, windows, and pathways. I'm not quite sure when it...]]></description><link>https://stigmatisedsurvivor.wixsite.com/home/post/eyeing-the-exits-creative-free-verse</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67fb2319a13cda71879669db</guid><category><![CDATA[Depression]]></category><category><![CDATA[Anxiety]]></category><category><![CDATA[Poems]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 13 Apr 2025 02:40:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_63b1db357ab84399818641a8cd8d11c7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jen</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fire Safety (love peom)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here is a love poem for something a little different..... written about someone who was very important to me. But it wasn't a healthy...]]></description><link>https://stigmatisedsurvivor.wixsite.com/home/post/fire-safety-love-peom</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67e950571454d2214a9e5caa</guid><category><![CDATA[General ]]></category><category><![CDATA[Relationships]]></category><category><![CDATA[Poems]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 30 Mar 2025 15:09:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c62d96dda0ef4e49ab72bc2903be3936.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jen</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch The Water (free form poetry)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Watch the water. As I sit and watch the water. I notice all the others doing much the same. We gravitate towards the water during tidal...]]></description><link>https://stigmatisedsurvivor.wixsite.com/home/post/watch-the-water-free-form-poetry</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67e6a67e1454d2214a9ce111</guid><category><![CDATA[General ]]></category><category><![CDATA[Depression]]></category><category><![CDATA[Poems]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2025 13:41:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7f347b_167207d02d4043dd80615a4d570be0ae~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_665,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jen</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reasons...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Creative writing piece. Chronic suicidal ideation. Longing to cease existing. An escape plan. A means to an end. The reasons change as...]]></description><link>https://stigmatisedsurvivor.wixsite.com/home/post/reasons</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67c5812a062ad5c7addee6b9</guid><category><![CDATA[Depression]]></category><category><![CDATA[General ]]></category><category><![CDATA[Poems]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2025 10:46:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/71a6bdc492e047c0a1516afde8cb20a6.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jen</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Better?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here is a little poem I wrote. Hours spent in waiting rooms Racing thoughts and fear looms Cold, Clinical, Clean Repeat scripts of...]]></description><link>https://stigmatisedsurvivor.wixsite.com/home/post/better</link><guid isPermaLink="false">679dfc74119724df76d65e40</guid><category><![CDATA[Depression]]></category><category><![CDATA[Poems]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 01 Feb 2025 11:36:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/39b83635b87e4f1e9bcf203b73104b81.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jen</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Messy (poem)]]></title><description><![CDATA[What if we are all made up of those around us. Each and every one of us is mearly an accumulated mess of other people. Intertwined,...]]></description><link>https://stigmatisedsurvivor.wixsite.com/home/post/messy-poem</link><guid isPermaLink="false">678d0368008b6246c7850bb3</guid><category><![CDATA[Poems]]></category><category><![CDATA[General ]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jan 2025 13:56:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fd559363ad5645958cc2ccdc6005fbd6.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jen</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Goodbye 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[Below is a written piece summarising last year for me. This was actually an exercise my therapist gave me to do. I debated posting for so...]]></description><link>https://stigmatisedsurvivor.wixsite.com/home/post/goodbye-2024</link><guid isPermaLink="false">677e5e35a6da4e4f9918eb16</guid><category><![CDATA[General ]]></category><category><![CDATA[PTSD]]></category><category><![CDATA[Relationships]]></category><category><![CDATA[Updates]]></category><category><![CDATA[Poems]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jan 2025 11:53:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e0313a00d0f446f1bd5492ff96f8a76e.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jen</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[24 things in 24 hours (poem)]]></title><description><![CDATA[24 hours in my day. 23 times I washed my hands this afternoon because that voice was back. 22 individual tears wiped from my cheeks when...]]></description><link>https://stigmatisedsurvivor.wixsite.com/home/post/24-things-in-24-hours-poem</link><guid isPermaLink="false">676d7b80112690826e04b795</guid><category><![CDATA[OCD]]></category><category><![CDATA[Poems]]></category><category><![CDATA[Depression]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:00:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_67486a7e76d74a2aa10fe69b77471968~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_384,h_288,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jen</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Mask (Poem)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The following is a poem I wrote about my mental illness and feeling like I have to pretend to be okay for the sake of others. This can be...]]></description><link>https://stigmatisedsurvivor.wixsite.com/home/post/my-mask</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67392c3a0eb54ccc09275fcb</guid><category><![CDATA[Anxiety]]></category><category><![CDATA[Depression]]></category><category><![CDATA[Poems]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 17 Nov 2024 00:34:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/92ccb93a9fd44fa4a456503e51ee083b.jpg/v1/fit/w_384,h_288,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jen</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>