And bigger than ever! The double and triple decker along with all possible accessories and expansions such as storage boxes, score cards and dice tower add ons are on the table to be made possible this time around. The tools for a durable fully portable flexible gaming system….Heaven for those who need to be occupied. … Continue reading
Author Archives: Wyvernsrose
What is Protective?
One of the assumptions leapt to in the interview today was that I must of course be an overprotective mother. I squashed that pretty quickly. From a young age I was quite aware that I could potentially put my children at even more risk by not exposing them to hazards than by teaching them protective … Continue reading
EMDR
“Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) is a psychotherapy developed by Francine Shapiro that emphasizes disturbing memories as the cause of psychopathology. It is used to help with the symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)” according to wikipedia which I can see is loaded with related links if you want more information. Today I … Continue reading
We live in the Hundred Acre Wood!
Yes we do! When I was younger my mum always answered the phone with “Nut House all the nuts are in!” Those of us who live with mental illness predominantly in our lives on a daily basis tend to develop quite a dark sense of humour. you would be surprised as to what is the … Continue reading
Choose your poison!
Still pushing gaming…its compulsive…..I posted this elsewhere to explain why I appear to be talking to myself and laughing at thin air… So the basic facts My 13yo’s band put on a performance last night at the high school which was pretty cool. Bruce and I camped just outside the doors to listen because the … Continue reading
Seeing the evidence
It can be hard to see the signs leading up to eruptions and burn outs, but they are there, we just need to learn to recognise them. Kids coming home from school and devolving in front of the TV provides no action or interaction from which to see what is happening for them. This afternoon … Continue reading
Cracking out Cthulhu Wars
Jac has finally realised she can touch and play with the HUGE plastic miniatures (the incongruity of that statement) for Cthulhu wars. the game will be getting pulled out tonight while her sisters are at youth. It has been an interesting week. We successfully navigated the Dentist and her teeth are SEALED! including the front … Continue reading
Lose their head if it wasn’t attached
The last couple of weeks I have been doing my homework in relation to locks. Unfortunately the range available locally is limited and it wasn’t something I was confident buying online I wanted to know it was fit for purpose particularly considering the prices of this level of lock. I decided it would be worth … Continue reading
Big Boys and their Toys! Benefits of Gaming for Adults
The Media has a long track record of taking to the Gaming Industry with a baseball bat every time something happens or there is more research on the correlation of mental illness with gaming. What we firstly need to understand is these Journalists who read the research, are not experts in that field, one of the … Continue reading
Gaming as Therapy, Wallowing in the Geek.
So the call came through and the changes were sent directly to the Pharmacy, Her med’s are being increased as of tonight! The mania has broken past her meds and is basking in all it’s glory as evidenced by the situation at the dentist this week. We also had tried last night after the trip … Continue reading
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