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Depression


Letting go of the Avoidant Ex and healing my attachment wounds - the root to true healing
I’ve truly begun to heal my attachment style and free myself from the grip of my dismissive avoidant ex

Tom Robinson
Mar 29, 20253 min read


Getting over an Avoidant Ex: why they chose safety
Since avoidants fear their own feelings they will subconsciously choose safety over real romantic love

Tom Robinson
Mar 28, 20254 min read


Escaping the Dismissive Avoidant Ex - how to heal from a bipolar diagnosis
A DA partner does not break up with you in the way you expect. There are no words, no real closure. AND that for an emotionally intelligent

Tom Robinson
Mar 27, 20254 min read


Romantic devastation: Finding Closure from a Dismissive-Avoidant Breakup
Let me be clear—the dismissive-avoidant provides no closure. I spent years ruminating, trying to make sense of why he pulled the rug out fro

Tom Robinson
Mar 24, 20254 min read


Ex-partners and mental health: Why dismissive avoidants end up miserable
Ex-partners and mental health: Why dismissive avoidants end up miserable

Tom Robinson
Mar 23, 20253 min read


Taking the Knife Out of My Heart: Healing Beyond the Diagnosis
Dismissive avoidants reject the one who gets closest, not because of that person’s flaws, but because they cannot reciprocate emotionally

Tom Robinson
Mar 19, 20253 min read


Dismissive avoidant ex: The root canal of suffering
The following video explains what happens with the dismissive avoidant —when they fall in love with someone deeply, truly… and still...

Tom Robinson
Mar 16, 20252 min read


Dismissive Avoidants: The Best Actors, The Worst Kind of Hurt
I now understand he was (and still is) a dismissive avoidant, and with that knowledge, so much of his behavior finally makes sense.

Tom Robinson
Mar 15, 20254 min read


A heart must be tried by pain!
As usual poetry has been very healing. This one by Adelaide Anne Proctor is particularly relevant. Enjoy!

Tom Robinson
Jun 9, 20242 min read


Counting the cost of bipolar...
I've been soul searching constantly in recent weeks and I suppose I need to document this incase anyone else makes it out of severe...

Tom Robinson
Mar 19, 20232 min read


Through Hardships to the Stars... and beyond!
It's now ten days since Poems of Awakening; Through Hardships to the Stars by Edwin Charles (my pseudonym) went live on Amazon in...

Tom Robinson
Feb 23, 20232 min read


OUT NOW! Poems of Awakening; Through Hardships to the Stars!
So... after five years of submissions, editing, writing, re-writing, re-submitting, blogging, being rejected, writing new material, etc,...

Tom Robinson
Feb 12, 20232 min read


No more ego and no more 'real world' BS
I haven't written anything on here in quite a while because I've been so consumed with trying to find an agent/publisher for my...

Tom Robinson
Sep 16, 20223 min read


How to combat severe depression and suicidal thoughts part 2
Morning all! This is simply a brief note this morning to alert my readers to part 2 of my latest video entitled 'How to Combat Severe...

Tom Robinson
Apr 27, 20222 min read


Dealing with anxiety and maintaining optimal mental health and well-being
I feel like I’ve got writers block this morning. There’s a post that I really want to get out but I’m not sure how to tackle it and I...

Tom Robinson
Apr 21, 20224 min read


The myth of eight hours: why I will NEVER medicate myself for sleep ever again!
I haven't been able to write much over the last few weeks since I've been so busy with other things. I seem to spend all of my time being...

Tom Robinson
Apr 11, 20225 min read


YouTube video: how to combat severe depression & suicidal thoughts - please share, it can SAVE LIVES
I wanted to write a quick post this morning to alert my loyal readers to another YouTube video that I have been working on recently....

Tom Robinson
Apr 1, 20222 min read


Note to anyone else who makes it through severe bipolar; no one will be able to relate to you after!
I am back home after an amazing week's skiing during which several things came to light - some good, some bad, which I will now try to...

Tom Robinson
Mar 28, 20224 min read


YouTube video: are relationships with others the root cause of all mental suffering?
I wanted to write a quick post this morning and attach my latest YouTube video which I recorded earlier this week. To be completely...

Tom Robinson
Mar 12, 20223 min read


Mad in America publish an article I wrote about my horrendous double-decade bipolar horror story
Today's post is literally going to be a couple of paragraphs - nothing like my usual involved and detailed entries so my apologies for...

Tom Robinson
Mar 4, 20222 min read
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