Many Downs, Time To Get Up

Many Downs, Time To Get Up cardiffs no 1. barn owl support animal and cardiffs treasure! My personal blog about my struggle with my mental health, and the stigma still attached to it.
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Cardiff based mental health & suicide prevention community support group.
finalists in the cardiffian awards made to make difference in many aspects of the community. Through this page, I want to raise the awareness of the issues surrounding it. One of my first steps, is to ride from Anglesey to Cardiff, to raise awareness and vital funds for an organisation called SANE, who have been instrumental in helping me on the road to recovery.

06/06/2026

Good morning all (good place)
How are we all this morning ive woken up good today no terrors last night thankfully!

So barney army we are gonna play a game of our own next week !!
Its a bit like where's wally but instead we are gonna play where's louie!
We are gonna give very very basic clues and a photo and youve gotto guess where hes too
There's no prize for this but its to encourage me to get back out again its been a very fustraiting few days with wipe out sleep and being mentally drained.

I was due to grace the bank this weekend but we've noticed thats probably not the best space for me atm but its ok slowly wins the race!

Saturday morning the suns out!!!
Make the most of your day and look forward to next week we've got something up our sleeve!

05/06/2026

I love it i wake up on form!
Positive energy and have some epic ideas atm!
Have you seen the cardiff owl??

05/06/2026

Good morning all serious question for a friday!!
Our views have been below shocking this week
And we are not even sure 10% of our followers are seeing our posts.
So as a little experiment
No need for a long reply just when you see this post reply with a owl please thanks

03/06/2026

King stan is full of attitude tonight decided to run from me then as I left threw himself at the door the cheeky bu**er! And yet another wasted bit of astro turf dumped in his water again i have no idea why he keeps doing it but he thinks hes clever!
He's loved the rain today but dont wanna know dad today.
Its important to allow him to be him but also keep a eye on his behavior!

02/06/2026

OK guys simple explanation. Kim asked this morning how you feeling jay?

My reply i don't feel too good I dunno what been going on while im asleep but I don't feel too well this morning.

1 hour later id sat with my phone and was gone again this time till gone 1pm in the afternoon

Never before now did we realise the severity of my burnout or did we know how to cope with it normally id push on and hope nobody notices or we just add another task on top not realising that this sets me up for a bigger fall.

Living with cptsd people in general seem to think its just a mental issue but in fact night terrors is the equivalent of doing 2 12hour shifts back to back without a break or as I descib3d it 2 nights on the beer and trying to sober up on the spot virtually impossible .
Another day to put a line through what we may have had planned while we try and recharge me up some way.

Ive recieved many comments before now like your so lazy,I wish I could sleep the day off the truth behind this is very different and certainly not my choice of how I need my day to be.
I guess what im saying here is just because you hear mental health never forget someone whos working hard on themselves also have physical issues /mobility issues.
This is why most videos im out walking under doctors orders.

Never believe i like walking because I never know where im walking too and if im walking all that way guess what youve gotto walk back so essentially thats 2 walks 😆 🤣 joe taught me this!

Anyway not the post we wants atm but a truthful
Insight to my world im not dissopointed in fact quite the opposite its impossible to push and push at the rate I do and not think that its not working my body 10 fold this is what happens when jaylo gives it 50000%
Now we wait for this to lift thsts all I can do!
So far so good my brains behaving itself!!

01/06/2026

Good afternoon all new week and we are starting this week with a Monday resting as ive had a little burnout after last couple of weeks and few days of catching up on some jobs around the house .
And a change of routine
Im exausted again I think we are all feeling it today waking up to a gloomy cardiff.
The boys are good and we are hoping to get out with them later this week its been far too hot to take them out or transporting them atm.
So we gonna have a well earned rest day or 2!!
Hope your well.

29/05/2026

Guys we are having some family time and catching up of jobs that have needed doing.but they've needed doing!
And our time was needed too.
Hope your weekend is good enjoy the sun!

28/05/2026

Guess what guys my new camera arrives today !!!!!
Im so excited to get out and share this next chapter!!

I have a little favour to ask on the off chance one of you might have one lying around I was kindly offered a camera stand but had the wrong fitting on the top so im now hoping someone has a screw on fitting camera stand.
I could possibly make use of !!
Happy to collect!

28/05/2026

I got a little message this morning its aimed at you yes you!
I watch it observe it see everything!!!

STOP PUTTING YOUR ENERGY INTO THINGS ,PEOPLE THAT WOULDN'T DO THE SAME FOR YOU !!

FOCUS ON BEING YOU NOT LIVING UP TO EVERYONE ELSES EXSPECTATIONS AND CHASE THAT DREAM AND GOAL YOU WANT TO ACHIEVE!

JUST STOP FOR A SECOND LOOK AROUND THE WHAT IFS THE PEOPLE THAT SAID THEYD BE BY YOUR SIDE ARE THEY THERE?
NO BECAUSE YOUR WANTING THEM TO BE PART OF SOMETHING THATS YOURS THEY DONT COME WITH THE SAME MINDSET ,THE SAME DRIVE,THE SAME ENERGY.

FOCUS ON YOU AND BEING THE BEST YOU NOT A APPROVAL!

THERES A FEW PEOPLE THAT NEED TO HEAR THIS THIS MORNING.

THE OWLS SAID IT NOW!

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