Christy Rathbone, Author at Fight Tales

Guilt

25 May 2026 by Christy Rathbone | Leave a Comment

The feeling of guilt never goes away. What I put my family and friends through was nothing but hell. When I took those pills I thought I would be ending my life, I had no idea what the next chapter in my life would be like and how it would impact everyone around me. The […]

It’s Ok Not To Be Ok

16 May 2026 / 16 May 2026 by Christy Rathbone | Leave a Comment

I don’t suffer with anxiety, I suffer with a deep depression that has led to multiple suicide attempts. The first one, was just ideas. I was done, nothing mattered. I travelled to Cuba which at the time was not advised for a single young woman but everyone was really lovely to me there. I went […]

Stop the world i want to get off!

7 May 2026 / 16 May 2026 by Christy Rathbone | Leave a Comment

Content Warning! This content could be triggering. From October 2016 – July 2017 I was having a mental breakdown, it was news to me. I thought I was having the best time of my life. But I was drinking to excess and partying non stop. The the root cause of this breakdown I now know […]

M.M.D and Me

30 April 2026 / 30 April 2026 by Christy Rathbone | Leave a Comment

When you think about someone in a coma you probably imagine someone who looks very serene and peaceful. My coma was the opposite. I would randomly sit up straight like the exorcist, spin around on the spot, fall off the bed, basically I couldn’t stop moving. Something happened when my brain was starved of oxygen, […]

Trapped

23 April 2026 / 23 April 2026 by Christy Rathbone | Leave a Comment

For 2 years I was trapped in hospital in a Neurological Centre. The aim was to rehabilitate me, so learning to walk, talk and eat again. What I didn’t know is that I wasn’t allowed to leave. So basically I was sectioned for 2 years not including where I was to go next! Urgh. The […]

Depression And Me

17 April 2026 by Christy Rathbone

I have suffered with deep depression since I was a young teenager My psychiatrist told me that my brain doesn’t make enough serotonin So I take 7 tablets 3 x a day so I can feel the energy and happiness like a normal person Serotonin is part of the brains messenger system, the feel good […]

Type 2 Blindness

9 April 2026 by Christy Rathbone | Leave a Comment

I don’t think anyone knows what its like to go blind until it happens. Then you know! Do you know there are different types of blindness? Type 1 is when you see nothing. Type 2, mine, is very different. See I’m not actually blind, my eyes are fine it is my brain that’s the issue. […]

Fight Tales Community Guidelines

13 January 2026 / 3 April 2026 by Christy Rathbone | Leave a Comment

How we keep this space honest, safe and worth showing up for. Fight Tales exists to share real stories about real fights. Some are loud. Some are quiet. Some are still unfolding. This is a place for lived experience, not performance, judgement or fixing To keep this space supportive and grounded, we ask everyone to […]

FIGHT TALES IS BACK !

22 May 2025 / 3 April 2026 by Christy Rathbone | Leave a Comment

8 years ago I started Fight Tales to try and combat the struggle I was having with my mental health. I thought I was living my best pretentious hipster dream in Berlin, going to the best clubs in the world every weekend and working in TV. I didn’t realise at the time I was having […]

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Life Death And Sweet Potato

I was told I wouldn’t make it. That I’d never walk, never see, never rebuild my life. They were wrong.

This book is my story—the raw, unfiltered truth of surviving trauma, fighting for a second chance, and proving that no matter how far you fall, you can rise again.

If you’ve ever struggled, if you’ve ever been told you can’t, this is for you.

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