Carol Ann Townend
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I'm a writer who doesn't believe in sticking with one niche.
My book Please Stay! is out now
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It's never too late to Achieve your Dreams.
After all the trauma I went through, I thought that I was never going to recover. My childhood was tormented by bullying and abuse, and my adultlife was just as bad. For many years it was a constant struggle of gaining everything and losing everything all over again. I faced a severe struggle with my mental health, and it was a constant battle to keep myself out of hospital of which I ended up in on many occassions. After many long years, I gave up trying for a very long time, that was until my final battle resulted in losing a child to adoption because my mental health became so bad, I wasn't coping anymore. I had further losses after that, my gran died and my dad died. I was falling back into a deep dark pit of going nowhere, and not wanting to get out of bed in the mornings. I definately did not want this life of pain anymore.
By Carol Ann Townend5 years ago in Motivation
Drenched By Accident!
We were on holiday in Great Yarmouth. I love Great Yarmouth, it's one of those places where I have fond memories of holidays with my parents, husband, and the kids. However, I am sure some memories are not meant to be remembered! We decided to do the 'golden mile' trek from Seashore Caravan Park where we were staying to the fairground at the bottom of the mile. The kids were over-excited, and we had to really watch them. They were running miles ahead of us, chatting, sometimes throwing tantrums and sulking over things they couldn't do, all at once. I mean I know kids get tired, but when there are 6 of them, you tend to feel like Superman or Superwoman, and it can make you forgetful.
By Carol Ann Townend5 years ago in Families
How Not to Read a Book
I love reading books, and I love analysing them too. When I was young, I used to skip the most boring chapters, even if the story was interesting to me. However, when I started studying the humanities, I had to read even the most boring parts of the story, right to the end, and figure out how the story was put together. This made me realise something, many readers who skip chapters and pages don't realise, that is, if you don't read the whole of the chapters before moving on to the next, you miss the storyline in the book. This is because each chapter links to the next in order to create the story in the first place.
By Carol Ann Townend5 years ago in Journal
You've Got to be Joking!
I must admit, when I first met my husband and he told me that his Aunt was famous, I had problems letting it sink in, especially when he told me who she was. My husbands Aunt is famous for her sitcoms, comedy films, radio, stage and many other things, and she is also a Dame. In fact, I myself have always been a big fan of my Aunt-in-law, long before I met my husband. However, have you ever tried telling people that you are related to someone famous? Trying to explain that this is true, is very frustating indeed, because as I found out, nobody believes us, even though it is true!
By Carol Ann Townend5 years ago in Families
An Embarrassing Dilemma
I don't forget 31st July 1999 easily. Me and my husband were due to go to the hospital for a check-up on our baby. I was 2 days late already, and getting really fed up with it. I'd tried everything to get it going, moving around, getting on all fours, and we even walked the entire length of Temple Newsam, but no! this baby was staying where it is, it didn't want to be born, it was quite comfortable inside me. The baby was still moving around alot, despite the size of her, and despite the strong kicks, she still refused to come out! I was carrying a girl who kicked strong and almost knocked me over, but even that wasn't enough to get my labour going. I was on the toilet every 5 minutes because every time the baby kicked, she seemed to take pleasure kicking my bladder. It was getting totally embarrassing, because people thought I was incontinent and I had to explain I was pregnant. We went for 5 different walks that day, and we even tried sex, but no, this baby wasn't coming.
By Carol Ann Townend5 years ago in Families
What's Your Story?
When I first started writing, I wrote alot of stories about fantasy adventures. Many of my ideas were based on things I'd read. I enjoyed fantasy and adventure, it took me out of the real world and into a fantasy world where I could escape reality. As I got older, I wanted more from my reading and writing hobbies, so I read many books based on true life experiences. In my life-time, alot has happened to me and my family. Child abuse, domestic violence, mental illness, homelessness and other forms of violence. I started writing journals, though out of anger, hurt and upset, I deleted those journals. I regret that today, because my life experiences can help others through a journey that was horrific for me. I needed an idea, so I could recreate those journals, however, many of my notes were lost along the way. I came up with an idea, what if I could rewrite my true-life story using fictional characters? I obviously couldn't use the real names of the people who abused me in my story, because that would cause more problems. I came up with my continuing story 'Carrie and Love.'
By Carol Ann Townend5 years ago in Motivation
Memories Are Made from Music
Have you ever heard a song, and said to yourself "Oh, I remember this? It was played at that awesome concert." Have you ever heard a song that was playing when you got your first kiss, and then turned to jelly from head to toe? Music can do that; it can trigger memories both good and bad, and it can even evoke tears of happiness, joy or sadness. Take for example, Savage Gardens 'To the Moon and Back,' this one gets me every time, because it reminds me of when me and my now-husband first kissed when we met in a hospital where we were in-patients. The whole ward cheered because they knew we were in love before we even knew it! Memories are worth holding on to, and music has a clever way of reminding us that our memories are to be treasured.
By Carol Ann Townend5 years ago in Beat
I am now Learning to live Comfortably after Trauma
I spent all my life from an early age enduring trauma after trauma, from rape, violence, break-ins, life on the streets to losing everything. After going through this for many long years, I am now changing it. I feel safe where I live and secure in my home, however I have a tough time adjusting, and I constantly have to reassure myself that I won't go through all that trauma again.
By Carol Ann Townend5 years ago in Motivation
Caring during the Pandemic
When my husband contracted Coronavirus, I was scared not only for him, but also for myself. In my house at the moment, self-isolating can be tricky as we share the same bed. Coronavirus started right after we started sorting the house out, and there wasn't a room free where we could sleep separately. I can not guarantee you won't catch the virus, but these tips kept me safe and helped me to protect myself. Here is what I did.
By Carol Ann Townend6 years ago in Longevity
My Terrifying Experience Seeing My Husband Fight CoronaVirus
My husband works as a nurse, and because of that I always worried about his risk of getting Coronavirus. It was heart-breaking enough to hear about his recovery from cancer of when he was just three years old, after undergoing a serious operation, and them seeing him suffer from chronic pain issues after his car crash a few years back. However, as he is usually healthy and very protective with his health, even he thought he'd never get the virus. The hospital where he works has good measures in place, and he is strict on hygiene and social guidance so we thought it would be enough.
By Carol Ann Townend6 years ago in Longevity
I can't sleep!
"I can't sleep!" It's the story of my life. I always complained about this when I saw a therapist to talk about my mental health, and sleep medication doesn't help me either. My sleep pattern lands me in a bad mood, not great when you have to study, write and clean the house the next day. Many of you will understand when I say this problem can make you feel agitated when you are a parent having to do the school run the next day. Luckily I don't have that issue at the moment, but when the clock is ticking, come morning you lay there, confused because its daylight before you know it! I have another problem with lack of sleep and going to sleep, it causes issues with restless legs. You know the one! The one where your legs want to move all night for no reason, and whether your tired or not, you just can't control it.
By Carol Ann Townend6 years ago in Longevity
It Takes Time to OverCome an Abusive Past When History Repeats itself.
I went through many different cycles of abuse, during my childhood, at school and in adulthood. Up to the age of 22 I was physically and emotionally abused. I am a friendly person, and very sensitive. It seems my sensitivity was seen as a vulnerability for others to use against me. I went through many different cycles including physical violence, rape , break ins and people took advantage of me left, right and center. Some of it I spoke out about and reached out for help, but that fell on deaf ears, landing me in a very vulnerable position where I almost died, and I have spoken about that in my article 'I found love on a Psychiatric Ward.' This is a follow up from that article, and talks about how these issues affected me in more detail.
By Carol Ann Townend6 years ago in Psyche
