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2024: It Wasn’t Pretty, But We Got There

Clare - This Is Still Me♥️
4 min readJan 4, 2025

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It’s been way too long since I’ve posted a blog! I’ve written so many but never taken the time to publish them for one reason or another.

So, I thought I’d squeeze in one last 2024 blog post and not break the tradition of sharing my end-of-year reflection.

I thought long and hard (about 5 minutes) to think of a word to sum up 2024. My initial thought was “Bleugh” because whilst it felt full of hope and promise, it felt like all the air I’d blown into my metaphorical balloon kept running out until it completely ran out, making fart noises near the end to mock me one final time.

I battled on and off all year with low moods, anxiety and depression. I’ve worked with my doctor and adjusted my HRT to fix it, but just when I think it’s working, the rug is pulled from under me and the fragile world I’ve slowly put back together comes tumbling down again. Each time the frustration and pain feeling bigger.

Towards the end of the year, I began to see a common theme. You’ll never guess what it is. Just kidding, those who have been reading my blogs for a while probably knew before I did. But for those of you who haven’t, it’s my dear friend, alcohol.

Over the last two years, I’ve reduced my alcohol intake massively. I rarely drink at home now and have managed to go alcohol-free on some occasions where I would usually drink. But I’ve noticed that my big mental health meltdowns have happened when I’ve been drinking regularly, and by regularly, I mean more…

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Clare - This Is Still Me♥️
Clare - This Is Still Me♥️

Written by Clare - This Is Still Me♥️

Join me as I conquer my 40s with humor and honesty. From Marriage to Step-Parenting, Perimenopause to freelancing – I'm spilling it all.

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