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F1 legend Eddie Jordan, 76, reveals he is battling ‘aggressive’ cancer as he urges ‘go and get tested’

EDDIE JORDAN has opened up on his battle with cancer after being diagnosed earlier this year.

The F1 legend has prostate and bladder cancer, which has reportedly spread aggressively in the past few months.

Eddie Jordan at the Monaco Grand Prix.
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Eddie Jordan spoke about his battle with cancer[/caption]

THIS IS A DEVELOPING STORY..

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Mum reveals how to do a day trip to Africa for £89 each – with time for 27C beach sunbathing

A MUM who wanted some last minute sunshine revealed how she booked a day trip to Africa with her son for less than £200 overall.

Melanie Evans, 42, decided to try Morocco for a taster of the country, without committing to a full trip there.

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A mum booked a day trip to Morocco’s Agadir for just £178 total[/caption]
A woman and her son on a day trip to Morocco.
Melanie and Max arrived with seven hours to explore the city
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Boy on a Moroccan day trip overlooking the city and ocean.
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They paid for a cable car to the top of a mountain for the best views[/caption]

Having already been on a number of day trips abroad to Barcelona, Milan and Dublin, she decided to explore Africa for the first time.

Travelling with her son Max, 12, they boarded a flight at Manchester Airport at 5:45am, arriving in Agadir at 10am.

The pair were then met with 27C weather, as well as seven hours to explore.

Melanie said: “As soon as we landed, we got in the taxi and headed straight to the beach, where we chilled for a few hours.

“We then got a cable car up to the Kasbah and got some lunch at McDonald’s.

“He was playing away on the beach, which was nice to see, and he loved it.”

The pair then had to board their flight at 9:35pm that same day to return home, landing back at Manchester Airport at 12:30am.

Despite the short time, it was enough for the pair to check out an impressive number of local sights.

Not only that, but Melanie said it was a great way to see if she liked the place – and said she would happily go back.

She added: “It was just lovely being with my little boy.

“We enjoyed the day, but it felt as though, in one minute, we were in Morocco; the next, we were in Aldi, doing the food shop.

“I’d go for longer. It was good to have a little taste of what it is like.”

Explaining her full costs, she included everything from transfers to excursions, coming in to under £180 for the pair of them.

  • Return flights – £57.57
  • Airport parking – £12
  • Morocco taxis – £20
  • Cable car – £20
  • McDonald’s – £11

Extreme day tripping has seen people book cheap flights before returning the same day.

One mum booked £37 return flights to Ibiza for the day last year, after wanting to visit London – only to find trains were £152.

Travelling with her friend, they managed to spend less than £70 on food and transport when there, before arriving home by midnight that same day.

And earlier this year, a couple booked £47 day return flights Majorca ‘just to sunbathe’ after the washout UK summer.

Paul Calcutt, 53, and his wife, Julieanne, 54, said: “It was pure relaxation.

“We literally got to the beach and had a little cuddle. Then we hit the backstreets and found a nice little bar.”

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They still had time on the beach before flying back home[/caption]

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My skin is so smooth you wouldn’t think I’m 60 – my DIY hack prevents fine lines & all you need is a kitchen staple

A 60-YEAR-OLD woman has shared the kitchen staple she uses to maintain a youthful appearance.

She demonstrated the DIY hack she uses to smooth the skin around her mouth.

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TikTok user Vicky showed her followers the DIY beauty hack she swears by for preventing fine lines on her face[/caption]

In her viral video, TikTok user Vicky Derosa (@vicky.derosa) explained that she is always asked how she avoids fine lines and wrinkles.

However, the secret to her smooth skin isn’t a fancy anti-ageing product.

Rather than looking in the beauty aisle, Vicky opts to use an item that can be found in everyone’s kitchen.

While coffee is a divisive ingredient among beauty experts, this TikToker suggests applying it directly to your skin rather than drinking it.

She explained that any coffee, as long as it is finely ground, works for this hack.

Vicky mixed it with olive oil and gently applied it to her upper lip, exfoliating the skin.

The beauty pro recommended using the homemade solution every day.

She suggested taking it into the shower with you for a mess-free application.

“This is where we are very prone to lines, not only lines but age spots above the lid,” Vicky explained.

She advised her audience to focus on a gentle application for the best results.

“Remember the coffee is also not just exfoliating and getting rid of dry skin but also, it’s anti-inflammatory,” she said.

After applying the mixture, the TikToker made sure to keep the area above her lip damp.

She revealed that her “secret” involves going right in with a face oil immediately after.

Vicky’s followers shared their thoughts on the advice in the comments section.

“I have wrinkles above my lip since I was 30 or so, will try this,” wrote one viewer.

Is coffee good for anti-ageing?

Skincare experts report that caffeine is an effective topical anti-ageing method.

It helps to smooth out wrinkles and can also reduce the appearance of dark circles.

It those this by helping to tighten and firm the skin.

Caffeine is a popular ingredient in anti-ageing products.

“Thank you for the coffee and olive oil mixture, I will try it,” said another TikTok user.

“I swear caffeine benefits the skin, been using a caffeine serum for a few years,” commented a third person.

“Love this tip for helping face lines, thank you,” said another impressed follower.

“Thanks for the advice! You look absolutely stunning!” wrote one viewer.

“Beautiful skin, thank you for your tips,” commented another TikTok user.

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Vicky recommended using a mixture of finely ground coffee and olive oil to smooth out your skin[/caption]

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Antiques Roadshow’s Theo Burrell shares ‘gruesome’ photo of head scar as she ‘anxiously waits’ for latest test results

ANTIQUES Roadshow star Theo Burrell has given fans a look at her painful-looking head scar amid her devastating brain tumour battle.

The BBC expert often shares frank updates and admissions with her fans about her ongoing health battle and has now shared an image of the harsh truth she has been living with.

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Theo Burrell has shared an image of her ‘gruesome’ brain scar amid her ongoing health battle[/caption]
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The Antiques Roadshow star has been open about her battle with the brain tumour[/caption]

Theo, 38, was sharing the post to mark two and a half years since she first received her diagnosis of a glioblastoma.

Initially, the TV star was given just 12 to 18 months to live but has bravely battled on amid her ongoing treatment.

Alongside the image of her scars, Theo wrote: “Today marks 2.5 years since I was diagnosed with a glioblastoma.

“This rather gruesome photo was how my scar looked before the staples were removed – it really is an experience filled with glamour and beauty!”

She then went on to discuss how she had exceeded her “life expectancy” and despite admitting she was still “anxious” of what was to come, she felt it “important” to reflect on how far she had come.

Theo wrote at length: “So here I still am, anxiously awaiting my scan results on 18th December and trying to keep distracted.

“But still being alive reminds me of something important – a life expectancy at the beginning of diagnosis is an educated guess, NOT a fact.

“Sometimes it’s an overestimation, sometimes it’s spot on, and sometimes you’re condemned but manage to beat the prediction.

“We’re all unique, our cancers are unique – all we can do is put one foot in front of the other.”

She then poignantly closed her post by writing: “I’m always thinking of those not with us any longer – the fight continues for them, for us, and for those to come x.”

Her loyal supporters were quick to send their messages of well-wishes with one lovingly writing: “I have the guest respect for you Theo and am wanting the very best for you.”

As another added: “Thinking of you Theo, and keeping everything crossed for a positive result.”

Theo’s battle with cancer began with excruciating migraines, vision impairment, and severe nausea – which led her to get checked out by doctors.

Sadly she was diagnosed with a grade four glioblastoma, which is a type of brain tumour, back in June 2022.

The Antiques Roadshow personality went through surgery to remove 90 percent of the tumour, along with chemotherapy and radiotherapy.

While the cancer remains incurable, Theo has resolved to cherish every day and make the most of her time with her loved ones, including her young son Jonah who was only one when she found out about her condition.

The most common symptoms of a brain tumour

More than 12,000 Brits are diagnosed with a primary brain tumour every year — of which around half are cancerous — with 5,300 losing their lives.

The disease is the most deadly cancer in children and adults aged under 40, according to the Brain Tumour Charity.

Brain tumours reduce life expectancies by an average of 27 years, with just 12 per cent of adults surviving five years after diagnosis.

There are two main types, with non-cancerous benign tumours growing more slowly and being less likely to return after treatment.

Cancerous malignant brain tumours can either start in the brain or spread there from elsewhere in the body and are more likely to return.

Brain tumours can cause headachesseizuresnausea, vomiting and memory problems, according to the NHS.

They can also lead to changes in personality weakness or paralysis on one side of the problem and problems with speech or vision.

The nine most common symptoms are:

  1. Headaches
  2. Seizures
  3. Feeling sick
  4. Being sick
  5. Memory problems
  6. Change in personality
  7. Weakness or paralysis on one side of the body
  8. Vision problems
  9. Speech problems

If you are suffering any of these symptoms, particularly a headache that feels different from the ones you normally get, you should visit your GP.

Source: NHS

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What is the ‘Merry Christmas Eve Eve’ meme from Friends?

DESPITE launching before the existence of the social media, Friends quotes often do the rounds on Instagram.

The ‘Merry Christmas Eve Eve’ meme often starts popping up during the festive season – here’s all you need to know.

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What is the ‘Merry Christmas Eve Eve’ meme from Friends?

Christmas ‘Eve Eve’ is the day before Christmas Eve and two days before Christmas Day.

Since the popular holiday episode aired, the phrase has circulated in-person and online.

Phoebe, played by Lisa Kudrow, said the catchphrase during season two, episode nine – The One with Phoebe’s Dad.

In the episode, Joey, Ross, Chandler, Monica, and Rachel are in the Central Perk coffee shop when Phoebe walks in and tells them “Hey, Happy Christmas Eve Eve.”

The episode aired on December 14, 1995.

The scene where Phoebe tells the gang ‘Merry Christmas Eve Eve’
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Phoebe Buffay was played by Lisa Kudrow[/caption]

How many Christmas episodes of Friends are there?

There are nine Christmas episodes in the series.

  • The One with Phoebe’s Dad (S2/E9)
  • The One where Rachel Quits (S3/E10)
  • The One with the Girl from Poughkeepsie (S4/E10)
  • The One with the Inappropriate Sister (S5/E10)
  • The One with the Routine (S6/E10)
  • The One with All the Candy (S7/E9)
  • The One with the Holiday Armadillo (S7/E10)
  • The One with the Creepy Holiday Card (S8/E11)
  • The One with Christmas in Tulsa (S9/E10)
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The group of friends in Monica’s apartment[/caption]

The only two seasons that did not include a Christmas episode are seasons one and 10.

Season one featured a New Years Eve episode, and season 10 only featured a Thanksgiving episode.

The final episode of Friends, The Last One, aired on May 6, 2004 on NBC and drew in more than 52million viewers.

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Beloved Santa tracker returns for Sky customers with secret remote trick to unlock the Christmas magic

Santa watching Sky TV.

SKY has confirmed that a hugely popular Christmas feature is returning to screens across the UK.

The special perk is a festive hit for the kids – and there’s a remote control trick that unlock it too.

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The countdown is on for Santa’s arrival[/caption]
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Unlock the feature with your Sky remote
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Santa Tracker allows viewers to see where Father Christmas is on his busy night delivering presents to children across the world.

And with 195 countries to visit, there’s a lot to keep track of before he’ll reach the British Isles.

Santa launches from the North Pole every year with his trusty reindeers, starting the huge trek across the Pacific Ocean before heading west.

Sky‘s Santa Tracker works on Sky Q, Sky Glass and Sky Stream.

It shows a live map revealing exactly where Father Christmas is on his journey.

Santa’s journey across Sky’s world map kicks off on Christmas Eve at 10am.

And it will come to an end on Christmas Day at 11am.

You can unlock it using special voice phrases with your Sky remote.

Here’s the full list of voice commands to try:

  • Where’s Santa?
  • Where’s Santa Claus?
  • Where’s Father Christmas?
  • Where’s Kris Kringle?
  • Santa Tracker
  • Where’s Santa Tracker?
  • Where is Santa right now?
  • Follow Santa
  • Is Santa coming tonight?

Other ways to track Santa

If you’re not a Sky customer, there are other ways you can track Santa’s movements on Christmas day.

NORAD – the North American Aerospace Defense Command – has been tracking Santa’s Christmas night movements since 1955.

The organisation runs its NORAD Tracks Santa website every year at noradsanta.org.

Google also has its own Santa tracker which has been operation since 2004.

It also has free games to play while you wait.

It can be found at santatracker.google.com.

How to save money on Christmas shopping

Consumer reporter Sam Walker reveals how you can save money on your Christmas shopping.

Limit the amount of presents – buying presents for all your family and friends can cost a bomb.

Instead, why not organise a Secret Santa between your inner circles so you’re not having to buy multiple presents.

Plan ahead – if you’ve got the stamina and budget, it’s worth buying your Christmas presents for the following year in the January sales.

Make sure you shop around for the best deals by using price comparison sites so you’re not forking out more than you should though.

Buy in Boxing Day sales – some retailers start their main Christmas sales early so you can actually snap up a bargain before December 25.

Delivery may cost you a bit more, but it can be worth it if the savings are decent.

Shop via outlet stores – you can save loads of money shopping via outlet stores like Amazon Warehouse or Office Offcuts.

They work by selling returned or slightly damaged products at a discounted rate, but usually any wear and tear is minor.

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My rare medical condition means I become Tildy the 7-year-old one minute & then angry teen Isabel as my husband watches

Amber's fabulous life story, with photos of her and her dolls Mia and Tildy.

AT first glance, Amber Ainsworth looks like any other woman in her 40s but strike up a conversation with her and it soon becomes clear all is not what it seems.

One minute she’s a poised 42-year-old but the next she switches into an excitable seven-year-old who talks quickly and giddily about her favourite dolls. 

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Amber Ainsworth has Dissiociative Identity Disorder meaning she has a variety of different identies throughout the day
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Amber’s alter Tildy, who is a seven-year-old girl, pictured with husband Ben[/caption]

That’s because Amber has a condition called Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) which means she has 10 different identities all vying to take control of her body.

It’s nine times more common in women than men and it is believed to affect just 1.5% of the global population.

Amber’s identities or ‘selves’ communicate with each other constantly and take it in turns to be the ‘control’ of Amber’s body.

“It can feel like you’re talking to someone in a different room,” she explains.

“It’s like you’re behind a glass wall and you can never quite reach them but you know they’re there.”

Whilst some people with the condition have as few as two different identities, or ‘alters’, Amber has dozens.

These range from ‘hosts’ who are the most active alters to ‘littles’ who are children, as well as ‘persecutors’ who produce negative thoughts.

Alters can be any age or gender, and each could have their own accent, memories, fears and passions, with the dominant ‘self’ switching throughout the day.

Amber’s are varied, and she swings between a little girl named Tildy, to a creative teenager named Mia who has several published poetry books.

Together the alters or ‘selves’ are known as a ‘system’ with the group agreeing on the collective name of ‘Astra’ and referring to themselves as ‘we.’

Unlike those with schizophrenia, people with DID don’t just hear disconnected voices – they live with a “system” of fully-formed identities which are constantly vying for control.

Speaking to Fabulous as part of Life Stories, our new YouTube series which shares the extraordinary lives of ordinary people, Amber says: “It’s not something you ever expect to deal with.

“You don’t expect to share your life with other people who are also inhabiting your body and your brain.”

And share her life she does – during a conversation she is clearly being interrupted as she turns her head to speak to someone who isn’t in the room.

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Mia, seen here, is a 14-year-old who is the ‘most productive’ of the alters
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Astra photographed for The Suns Real life series for Fabulous- Astra has 7 personalities.
Tildy is an excitable child who is always happy to chat about her dolls
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A group of people of different ages, from 7 to 42, are sharing their bodies.
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Berlou is one of the main ‘hosts’ of Amber’s body[/caption]

“We even change the direction we turn our head depending on who we’re speaking to,” one of her alters Berlou, jumps in to explain.

“We look to the right when it’s Mia and to the left when it’s Tildy for example – it just shows how physical they feel.”

In 90 per cent of cases of DID, identities are formed during childhood after a trauma, and each alter develops its own memories and experiences as time passes.

This was true for Amber, who lives in Sheffield, South Yorks, although the extraordinary condition didn’t make itself known until she was 37.

She explains: “We lived to the age of 37 without knowing that we had DID, without any idea that we could even be many people within one body. 

“I had struggled with my mental health my whole life and after a significant breakdown in 2016, I trained to become a massage therapist.

“Three years later I learned about a hands-on therapy called myofascial release, MFR and I went to America to train in it.

“It was whilst I was on a massage table with multiple therapists working on me, that I remembered a trauma.”

Amber says memories of child sexual abuse (CSA) at the age two began to surface which she believes is the trigger for her DID.

“It blew my mind that I was remembering this but I knew it was real, it was a physical memory,” she says.

“I just sat there asking myself what, who, why, when, how? And in my own mind, someone answered me in my head and they gave me a name. 

ASTRA - AMBER’S ALTERS

Astra is the name of Amber's system, here are just a few of the alters they include...

Mia – current host, a version of Penelope, our most productive self.

Berlou – current host, first trauma holder and person driving the need to help other trauma holders.

Amber – ex-host, person who lived most of our life, massage and myofascial release therapist.

Penelope – ex-host, overachiever, probably suffers from bipolar disorder.

Caris/Isabel – Caris is a fusion of Isabel and Cara, Is is one of our protectors.

Maya – a split from Mia.

Jessica – the writer (a Penelope).

Berwoo – a non-traumatised version of Berlou, hilarious, has published two books of nonsense.

Tildy – A child (little) has written a book for other littles

Astrid – Little who loves dolls

Stef – sexual alter and protector.

“I then spoke to my mum and asked her if this particular man had ever had access to me and she confirmed he had.

“I did eventually go to the police and they were incredibly understanding and supportive.

“But unfortunately after three months the CPS took no further action due to lack of evidence.”

But while Amber had ‘heard someone’, her other selves remained silent until the following year as the world went into lockdown.

In October 2020, Amber “found” Isabel in her head. 

It felt like trying to communicate with someone, but only one of you could be in the room at the same time.

Amber Ainsworth

“I became aware of her late at night. I had had a drink and I had had a smoke, and we started communicating,” explains Amber.

“I would normally black out if I drank but this time I remembered and I woke up the next morning knowing there had been this strange communication in my head.”

Finding it difficult to communicate, initially Amber and Isabel would communicate through written notes.

“It felt like trying to communicate with someone, but only one of you could be in the room at the same time,” she explains.

“I had assumed she was an inner child because I hadn’t heard of DID in spite of doing a degree in psychology and health in my early 20s.”

It was on Christmas Eve the same year when Amber was introduced to her third alter, Mia. 

“I suddenly felt like I had regressed to a six-year-old and I found Mia,” she says.

“I was acting and thinking just like a child of primary school age.

“Again it happened after a few whiskeys and the next morning I got up and I was very grateful to realise that I was 38 again but I knew that Mia was present.”

It was at that point that Amber told her husband of seven years Ben, 42, and her mum, Doreen, 72. 

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Mia is one of Amber’s other main hosts and is famed for her love of poetry[/caption]
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Astrid is another of Amber’s identies, she is also a child who loves dolls[/caption]

“I told Ben that I found an angry teenager in my head who took control when I had a drink,” she recalls.

“He didn’t seem surprised, in fact he said it made sense because of the way my behaviour had changed.

“Eventually I confided in a friend and told her about what was happening. And she said, that’s not inner children, that’s DID.”

With no understanding of the condition, Amber and her other selves watched a YouTube video to learn more about the complex disorder.

“It was just a massive relief to suddenly have an explanation for what was happening,” she says.

However, getting a diagnosis was far from easy.

It can be something as small as the tone of someone’s voice or the way they look at you, but once your brain starts switching it’s incredibly difficult to stop.

Amber

Amber – and her alters – visited a GP and in November 2021 they were referred to a clinical psychologist for a phone assessment.

But doctors were left baffled.

Amber explains: “We were assessed and we we were given all sorts of other misdiagnosis such as false memory syndrome and variety of personality disorders.

“But we fought hard and we had many, many phone calls and sent strongly worded emails to Sheffield’s mental health centre Single Point of Access.

“Nine months later we finally got our diagnosis and we really needed that.

“Without the context of DID, it obviously felt like we were going crazy.

“It felt like I was losing my mind, losing my grip on reality at times.”

“Of course having the diagnosis didn’t change anything for us but it gave us the validation we so badly needed. “

While Amber has come a long way in understanding her condition she says it doesn’t make living with DID any easier.

“A switch can come out of the blue,” she says. 

“It can be caused by a trigger and that trigger could be a negative trigger, it can be something as small as the tone of someone’s voice or the way they look at you, but once your brain starts switching it’s incredibly difficult to stop.

“Trying to prevent a switch has previously left us with brutal headaches.

The idea of being one person is terrifying and many people with DID would agree.

Berlou

“It can take minutes, it can be super fast. You can not realise it’s even happened and it can happen hundreds of times a day.

“Of course we are aware of each other and we are used to being in the same place at the same time so we’re fairly blended but at the same time we are totally different – I can’t pretend to be Mia and she can’t pretend to be me.

“It often feels like I am trying to drive a car, I can see the steering wheel but I just can’t get to it.”

DID is incurable but therapy can often offer a way to address the underlying trauma and move forward.

Berlou adds: “The aim is often to become one person in what is often referred to as ‘the final fusion.’

“We don’t hope for this but would like to become a functional multiplicity.

“There’s a fear of losing one another and we would absolutely miss each other.

“The idea of being one person is terrifying and many people with DID would agree.

“We’ve never been one person so the idea of that is as alien as being many is to others.”

While Amber’s selves are hoping to access EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) therapy next year she says that her alter Mia has been key to healing their traumas.

Mia, a girl who talks much faster than Amber and swings her legs as she speaks, explains: “We’d discovered that writing was really good and I really wanted to be allowed to share wider.

“Eventually, after asking and asking, Amber let me open my own Facebook page and I shared a poem on there and someone said it was good.

WHAT IS DISSOCIATIVE IDENTITY DISORDER?

Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) is a complex psychological condition that is mostly caused by severe trauma during early childhood.

The condition was once viewed with disbelief – including by the psychiatric profession.

Due to their dissociations, or separation from their sense of self, a number of DID patients are likely to struggle with memory issues.

In about 90 percent of cases, there is a history of abuse in childhood, while other cases are linked to experiences of war or health problems during childhood.

Treatment generally involves supportive care and counselling.

The condition usually persists without treatment.

“So we shared more and we have even published a few books of poetry. Poetry is really good because it doesn’t need to make sense.”

Amber and her selves say that social media has been where they have found the most support.

“We obviously lost a lot of our friends when this happened because we weren’t who we had been,” she explains.

“Social media is where we found the most validation and support actually in our community.

“We found Facebook groups and we met some people. A few of them we’re still friends with today, online friends.”

Amber says she is used to being misunderstood and maligned by both the public and medical professionals and is calling for more awareness of DID.

“The most important thing is awareness, that’s the first step,” she says.

“We would love to see decent treatment pathways come to fruition but that feels a long way off.

“For now we just need people to understand what DID is, how to approach someone, how to help someone who has switched, and how to identify it.

“For us that makes all the difference.”

You can read more about Amber and her alters on her website didwewrite.co.uk

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Amber is seen here with her mum, Doreen who has supported her through her diagnosis[/caption]
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Amber says she wants to see more awareness raised when it comes to DID
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I’ve ruined our bathroom with my DIY & now I’m dreading my husband seeing – my ‘fix’ made it 10 times worse too

SHE’D decided to give her boring bathroom a makeover when she was at a loose end at home during Storm Darragh.

But Sarah quickly found out that transforming the room was a lot harder than she thought – and now it’s been left in a total state.

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Sarah tried to transform her plain bathroom after she was at a loose end during the storm
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A poorly installed dark green tile accent wall in a bathroom.
She had these stick on tile stickers, but wasn’t keen on the way they looked after doing the whole bath
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Woman painting a dark green accent wall in a bathroom.
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A poorly executed DIY bathroom paint job.
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But once again wasn’t impressed with the finished look[/caption]

In videos on her TikTok page, she explained: “I’ve ruined my bathroom, and now I don’t want to go home because it’s making me panic that my husband sees and realises I’m completely in over my head and I have wrecked a perfectly good room in our house.”

She explained that when she went to find the paint in the garage, and decided what room to do a “60 Minute Makeover” on, she hadn’t realised that it was limewash – which should only be used “by a professional”.

She also didn’t have any paintbrushes, so had to use a tiny one, before she swapped to using a tea towel.

And forget a dustsheet or gloves – she didn’t have those either.

Understandably, the painting process got a bit messy, and she ended up getting some splashes on the ceiling.

But instead of wiping the spots of paint off, she decided to paint the ceiling too – and ended up “accidentally colour drenching a whole room” in the same yellowy colour.

When her husband got home, he didn’t hold back and told her it looked “awful” – especially with the tiles they had in the room.

However, not to be beaten, Sarah jumped on the Internet and ordered some stick on tiles for next day delivery.

But she could only get them in green, and admitted the rest of her house is neutral because she “tends to mess up when there’s colour involved”.

With the tiles, she decided she was also going to stick them on the bath – using nail glue in places where they wouldn’t adhere properly – and thought it was looking good.

She then stood up though, and realised it didn’t look good.

“It was giving crocodile in the outback, Kermit the frog, it’s not good,” she sighed.

Sarah then hit Pinterest to look for inspo in making the room work, and decided that a dark green “panel feature wall” was the way to go.

Once again, she thought it was looking good until she stepped away, and realised it was anything but.

Sarah then thought it was the skirting board, so decided to paint that in the same dark green too, before she changed her mind and wanted to add wooden panelling.

But she hadn’t realised that the panelling didn’t come ready-made, so she was up to 2 in the morning making her own panel – which she hated when she put in place.

10 DIY hacks for under £1 each

These simple and affordable DIY hacks can help you get creative while saving money

Homemade Air Freshener:

Mix baking soda with a few drops of your favorite essential oil. Place it in a small jar with a perforated lid to keep your home smelling fresh.

Upcycled Tin Can Planters:

Clean and paint empty tin cans to use as stylish planters for herbs or small plants.

Custom Phone Stand:

Use a sturdy piece of cardboard or an old plastic credit card to create a custom phone stand. Decorate it with washi tape or paint.

DIY Lip Scrub:

Combine sugar and a bit of honey or coconut oil to make a natural lip scrub. Store in a small container.

Personalised Bookmarks:

Use old greeting cards or decorative paper to create unique bookmarks. Punch a hole at the top and add a ribbon for a finishing touch.

Decorative Mason Jars:

Paint or decoupage old mason jars to use as decorative vases, storage containers, or candle holders.

Easy Cable Organiser:

Use empty toilet paper rolls to organize cables and cords. Decorate the rolls with colorful paper or tape.

Magnetic Spice Jars:

Attach small magnets to the lids of small jars and stick them to a metal board or fridge for easy-access spice storage.

Handmade Coasters:

Cut out squares from old corkboard or felt and decorate them with paint or fabric to create custom coasters.

Natural All-Purpose Cleaner:

Mix equal parts water and white vinegar in a spray bottle. Add a few drops of essential oil for a pleasant scent. Use it to clean surfaces around your home.

The next step was for Sarah to decide she didn’t like the radiator as it wasn’t fitting in, so painted it, but only half of it as it extended above the top of the “panel” she’d painted.

She’d used spray paint for the radiator, and admitted she’d inhaled so many fumes that she had to hang her head out of the window because she thought she was going to faint.

But she daren’t open the door, for fear that her husband would smell it and come to see what was going on.

Sarah concluded the video by revealing she’d just had an email that her new wall stickers had arrived, as she insisted once again: “I’m not going to go home”.

In another clip, she ended it by showing how the green paint was peeling off the wall – after she mistakenly read that it was ok to paint over limewash.

“Now what?!” she asked.

Before adding in the caption: “I’m over this – I just want to screw it up and throw it in the bin!”

A two-toned radiator partially painted dark gray, next to a newly painted dark gray wall.
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As the radiator went above the paint panel, she had to do it dual tone[/caption]
A DIY bathroom repair gone wrong; wooden frame pieces and tools are scattered on the floor.
Then she tried to make a wooden panel, and was up until 2am doing it
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Failed paint repair over limewash; paint peeling off.
To add to the problem, the green paint then began peeling off
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Woman looks distraught after a DIY bathroom repair went wrong.
As she admitted she was terrified about her husband realising she was “in over her head”
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