Tag: Wheelchair User

• Why I’m Speaking Loudly About My Reality

  

  800 days. That’s how long my life has been paused inside hospital walls. What started as survival has turned into exhaustion, trauma, and a body that can’t stay silent anymore. This is the reality of institutionalisation, seizures, and FND — and what happens when your “normal” was never normal to begin with. I’m speaking loudly…

  Jordan Elliot Beaven

  18th February 2026

  General, Mental Health, Trauma Healing

  ADHD, anxiety, AuDHD, Autism, Autism Burnout, Autistic Adult, Autistic Meltdown, Blogging, Chronic illness, Complex-PTSD, depersonalisation, derealisation, Different Universe, difficult emotions, Disability, Disability Awareness, Disabled, Disabled Life, disconnection, dissociating, Education, grief and growth, Hospital Life, isolating, Life After Trauma, Life Changing, Lifestyle, Long-Term Hospital Stay, Long-term Illness, Mental Health, Mental Health Awareness, mental health blog UK, Mental Health Recovery, Mental Health Struggles, mental isolation, mental-illness, Neurodivergent, Neurodivergent Life, Neurodivergent Life Blog, NHS, PTSD, Recovery, Rehabilitation, scared, Sensory Overload, Suicide Attempt Survivor, Trauma Healing, Trauma Recovery, Traumatic Events, Wheelchair User

• Hospital Chronicles: Day 726 — Two Years in Hospital, Recovery, Disability & Hope

  

  Day 726 in hospital. Uncertain scans, slow progress, fragile mental health, and another Christmas spent behind hospital walls — reflecting on loss, survival, and the quiet hope found in small steps forward.

  Jordan Elliot Beaven

  13th December 2025

  Disability & Chronic illness, General, Mental Health

  Achievement, Blogger, Chronic illness, Disability, Disability Awareness, Disabled Life, Hospital Life, Life After Trauma, Long-term Illness, Mental Health, Mental Health Awareness, Mental Health Struggles, Personal Growth, Physiotherapy, Suicide Attempt Survivor, Trauma Healing, Two-Year Anniversary, Wheelchair User

• Confronting Triggers: Finding Courage and Comfort with a Little Robin on the Rehab Ward Balcony

  

  The writer, while on a rehab ward after a suicide attempt, struggled to face the ward balcony due to anxiety and triggering experiences. However, a robin’s consistent presence provided a sense of safety and encouragement, enabling small but significant steps towards facing outward again. With support from an occupational therapist, the writer used distractions and…

  Jordan Elliot Beaven

  16th July 2024

  Achievements, Mental Health, Take this as a sign, Trauma Healing

  A Sign, Achievement, ADHD, anxiety, Autism, Birds, Chronic illness, Complex-PTSD, Courage, depression, Emotional Support Human, Emotional Support Kindle, Encouragement, Grounding Techniques, Mental Health, Mental Health Awareness, mental-illness, Neurodivergent, NHS, Occupational Therapy, Reading, Real Life Stories, Recovery, Rehabilitation, Robin, Spiritual, Strength, suicide, Suicide Attempt Survivor, Take this as a sign, This is a sign to, Thought Talk, Trauma Healing, Wheelchair User