Candyfloss & Dreams

A blog by a witchy book lover that loves to rant about politics and diet culture

I have a Bulging Optic Nerve and need an MRI

I have a Bulging Optic Nerve and need an MRI

So when it comes to looking after myself I'm not that brillaint. In fact I tend to go all or nothing which is one of the reasons why I'm seeking an ADHD diagnosis. One thing I haven't kept on top of is my eye tests. I had one back in March 2021 but previous to that it was like 2015. I was late having one in 2017 and then I was pregnant with my second child for pretty much all of 2018. Then life. So it was a long time. Anyway, my vision was getting worse, I had migraines every so often ... Read more

Binge Eating Disorder: Asking For Help

Binge Eating Disorder: Asking For Help

I think I was fifteen when I first asked for my doctors permission to join Weight Watchers and thus began fifteen years of dieting. I have been antidiet for the last year now and I wish so much I had been antidiet then because I might not have half the problems and issues I have with food that I have today. Last month I called my doctor asking for help with binge eating disorder and a referral for an ADHD assessment. I have read that the impulsive nature of ADHD can be linked to ... Read more

Shaming Fat People and Parents will NEVER end Obesity.

Shaming Fat People and Parents will NEVER end Obesity.

The latest in how we all hate fat people (I am a fat person) is a medievil magnetic structure to prevent your mouth opening more than like 2mm - here's the Guardian article and back to school weigh ins in September. It's all a load of absolute bullshit. 2mm? Is that some sort of liquid diet from now on then? The issue isn't a complete lack of control about shoving food in all day long it's all complex and has so many varients that will cost money to fix but we have a hoarding, greedy ... Read more

Felix has started preschool

Felix has started preschool

About two months ago Adam and I began discussing paying for Felix, who is now 2 and a half, to do a couple of sessions at nursery. It's been a really tough year for so many people and for so many different reasons. I've had my fair share of parenting tough situations but parenting a toddler through a pandemic really has made me worry about my son. I hate the thought of him growing up in a world where all he's been told is not to go near or play with other people's children in the park, ... Read more

Could it be ADHD? Seeking an ADHD Diagnosis in my Thirties

Could it be ADHD? Seeking an ADHD Diagnosis in my Thirties

Do I have ADHD? I am currently on the waiting list for an assessment and seeking an ADHD diagnosis from the mental health and psychiatry team. Although it never occured to me before until I recently read a post by my blogger friend Louise who started sharing her diagnosis with ADHD, or ADD for some people. I've always thought I was "not like normal people" and a bit of a weirdo. I've always thought I had some form of neurodivergence and I've long suspected my eldest as having ADHD ... Read more