Category Archives: Mental Illness/Health

14 years on wordpress

Posted on Dec 11, 2025 by duncanainsworth

Apparently today is the 14th anniversary of me signing up for wordpress! I’ll admit I don’t post on here as often as I could or should. I often struggle with coming up with something other people might consider interesting. I … Continue reading →

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Coming Off Antidepressants

Posted on Oct 20, 2025 by duncanainsworth

I was initially diagnosed with Depression in 2012. I had been struggling with it on and off for a while at that point, and it was the right time to seek help for it. I started medication not long after. … Continue reading →

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What is Autistic Masking?

Posted on Aug 20, 2025 by duncanainsworth

What is autistic masking?In short, Masking is the conscious or unconscious efforts made by autistic people to hide or suppress their autistic traits and behaviours in order to fit in with Neurotypical (non-autistic) people. There are many ways that autistic … Continue reading →

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How I manage my Depression

Posted on Mar 10, 2024 by duncanainsworth

I was first diagnosed with Depression in my early twenties, since then I have developed several key ways to help me deal with some of the more intrusive negative thoughts and feelings. This is obviously anecdotal, as I’m only talking … Continue reading →

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2023, A Year of Personal Positives.

Posted on Dec 31, 2023 by duncanainsworth

Here we are on Boxing Day 2023 (26/12/23)! With the year drawing to a close it’s only natural to do some reflecting on how the year has gone by. So how was 2023? For me, it has been a pretty … Continue reading →

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Answering Peoples Questions On Autism, Dyspraxia and ADHD

Posted on Sep 12, 2023 by duncanainsworth

Recently I started A YouTube channel called Beardo Bloggins after I was diagnosed with ADHD just before Christmas 2022. The point of this channel was to show what life ws like for neurodivergent people as I also have Autism and Dyspraxia. I wanted to show what live was like through my eyes but also educate people on the things we face, but also answer any questions they might have about Autism, ADHD and Dyspraxia. I asked on various social media platform for people to send in their questions and I’ve included them and the answers below. There will also be video versions available at http://www.youtube.com/@BeardoBloggins. I would greatly appreciateif anyone has any additional questions they want to know about, The more the merrier as they say! Continue reading →

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Mental Health Awareness Week 2019

Posted on May 19, 2019 by duncanainsworth

As we are coming to end of Mental Health Awareness week, I hope you will indulge me, as I Ramble a bit about Mental Health and why it is so important. People who have come to this blog in the … Continue reading →

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In light of the recent high profile suicides

Posted on Aug 20, 2017 by duncanainsworth

With the recent suicides of Chris Cornell and Chester Bennington, I feel it an appropriate time to talk about mental health issues and illness, as many people have done in recent weeks. I understand that my opinion is but a … Continue reading →

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