Nikki Hades

When I was lucky enough to be offered an apartment via social housing following my escape from domestic abuse, I was placed in a two-bedroom apartment. Social housing is so...

As a long-term sufferer of restless leg syndrome, I've been taking the same medication for years and years. Because of this, my body's drug tolerance is increasing, and I'm experiencing...

As I sit here listening to the dawn chorus, I realise that it is almost the longest day of the year. For me, personally, it most likely will be a...

Having been prescribed the vast majority of my medication over the last decade, the monthly ritual of repeat ordering has been pretty uneventful, until a wrench was thrown in. Like...

Thankfully, especially at this current juncture with the cost of living crisis taking hold, I am in receipt of disability benefits. I suffer not only from RLS but several chronic...

Our time upon this rotating rock is fleeting. Billions of heartbeats have been wiped from existence over the course of our human invasion. No doubt when we have tortured Mother...

During a daydreaming session one day, I realised something. My depression is worse at night, especially when my restless legs syndrome (RLS) is reducing me to tears. Sounds obvious. Although...

Earlier this month I was invited to stay with a friend for a couple of weeks to avoid the disgusting weather near my home. Whilst I love snow, snow doesn't...

When I was asked to recount the effects RLS has on me, my life, and the world around me, I questioned why I had been approached. I am not a...

As the day draws to a close, RLS sufferers such as myself find themselves waking from our stupor, resembling creatures that roam in the darkness, only ever heard of and...

If you are familiar with the film series Jaws, you automatically thought: BOAT! We're gonna need a bigger BOAT! What in the blue blazes has that to do with restless...

Experiencing a bespoke attack of RLS can be nothing short of debilitating. I don't know if you put in place items that will aid you during your nighttime romp around...

Whilst those of you out there that enjoy classical music may think I am diving into Vivaldi's back catalogue, I am in fact going to discuss the connection between weather...

What do you do when you love animals, but you are financially unable to keep one yourself, or your landlord will not allow you to keep animals inside their property?...

As a certain time of year unfolds, we find ourselves bombarded with shameful advertisements telling us to be "bikini-ready," or to lose the last of our Christmas weight. How do...

During an exceedingly long trip, I encountered a large, red, ROAD CLOSED sign. As is the way in the U.K., diversion signs had been put up to send us all...

As a sufferer of restless legs syndrome (RLS), I seem to spend a vast amount of my time trying to insert myself into the normal daytime culture instead of being...

I have been thinking about writing this piece for some time, not for 'smutty' reasons, but purely for the relief that can sometimes be gleaned from it. Let's discuss orgasms...

When you suffer from restless legs syndrome (RLS) you spend a lot of your time trying, but predominantly failing, to be "normal." "Normal" takes many different forms, like that thing...

Living with an invisible condition can be both frustrating and demoralizing on a regular basis. "Hiding in the shadows" expresses how it can feel to suffer from restless legs syndrome...