Tag: Strength

• They Said It Was a Miracle I Survived… This Is the Reality

  

  They called it a miracle that I survived — but no one talks about what comes after. Nearly three years later, I’m still living in hospital, navigating trauma, disability, and the reality of losing everything I once knew as life.

  Jordan Elliot Beaven

  11th April 2026

  General

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• Easter Bank Holiday Reflections.

  

  Being told I ‘look well’ felt different, a testament to progress and resilience.

  Jordan Elliot Beaven

  6th April 2026

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  Achievements, ADHD, Appreciation, AuDHD, Autism, Autism Awareness, Autistic Adult, Blogger, Blogging, Chronic illness, Complex-PTSD, depression, Disability, Disability Awareness, Disabled, Disabled Life, Encouragement, Healing, Hope, Hospital Life, Institutionalisation, Life After Trauma, Life Changing, Life Lately, Lifestyle, Lived Experience, Long-Term Hospital Stay, Long-term Illness, Mental Health, Mental Health Awareness, Mental Health Recovery, Mental Health Struggles, Mental Health System, Motivation, Neurodivergent, Neurodivergent Life, Neurodivergent Life Blog, Personal Blog, Personal Growth, PTSD, Recovery, Strength, Suicide Attempt Survivor, Surviving, Surviving Suicide, Trauma Healing, Trauma Recovery, Wheelchair User, Writing, you are not alone

• 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

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