Tag: Writing

• Living With Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension.

  

  It’s often described as “just a headache” but, living with Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension feels like so much more. This is what it’s really like to live with the pressure, the symptoms, and the parts of an invisible condition that are hardest to explain — but impossible to ignore.

  Jordan Elliot Beaven

  12th April 2026

  General

  Autistic Adult, ChronicIllness, Disability Awareness, Disabled Life, HealingOutLoud, IdiopathicIntracranialHypertension, IIHAwareness, InvisibleIllness, Lived Experience, MentalHealthMatters, Neurodivergent Life, Sensory Overload, Writing

• 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

  ADHD, anxiety, AuDHD, Autism, Autistic Adult, Blogging, Chronic illness, Complex-PTSD, depression, Disability, Disability Awareness, Disabled, Disabled Life, Healing, Hope, Hospital Life, Institutionalisation, Life After Trauma, Life Changing, Lived Experience, Long-Term Hospital Stay, Long-term Illness, Mental Health, Mental Health Awareness, mental health blog UK, Mental Health Recovery, Mental Health Struggles, Mental Health System, mental-illness, Neurodivergent, Neurodivergent Life, Neurodivergent Life Blog, Personal, Personal Blog, Personal Growth, Personal Growth Journey, PTSD, Real Life Stories, Recovery, Rehabilitation, scared, Strength, Suicide Attempt Survivor, Surviving, Surviving Suicide, Thought Talk, Trauma Healing, Trauma Recovery, Traumatic Events, traumatic memories, Wheelchair User, Writing, you are not alone

• Easter Bank Holiday Reflections.

  

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

  Jordan Elliot Beaven

  6th April 2026

  General

  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

• Sectioned and Scared.

  

  I have been sectioned and I am Scared. I am Honest about my feelings in this post. The first Post of 2025 showing my reality right now.

  Jordan Elliot Beaven

  12th July 2025

  General, Mental Health, Personal Stories

  ADHD, Autism, Complex-PTSD, depression, Healing, life, Mental Health, Mental Health act, Mental Health Awareness, Neurodivergent, Recovery, sectioned, Suicide Attempt Survivor, Trauma Healing, Writing, you are not alone

• Tea Leaves & Reads: A Community’s Gift of Kindness

  

  Receiving a bookish random act of kindness was the best part of a bad week! Read this Post to know more about who sent it and what it contains!

  Jordan Elliot Beaven

  23rd September 2024

  Bookish Vibes, General, Random Act Of Kindness

  Accessibility, Appreciation, Blogging, Book Club, book review, book-reviews, Books, Bookshop, bookshops, Disability, Escapism, Featured, Goal Setting, Independent Bookshop, Lifestyle, Local Small Business, Mental Health Awareness, Personal, Random Act Of Kindness, RAOK, Reading, Thank You, Writing