Reducing the stigma around mental health
By Holly It all started six years ago. A younger, happier version of me skipped through the school hall to her class, lunchbox in hand and backpack slung over her shoulders. For a while, I had felt the need to do everything evenly. If I moved my left hand, I Continue Reading
By Taylor Poyfair I have lots of stories about my mental health. If I put it all in one post, you’d probably be reading for a couple hours. When I first suspected this thing called depression, I brought it up to my parents and they didn’t really listen or help Continue Reading
By Anonymous So, here’s a blog I never thought I would write. For those who don’t know me I have suffered with spells for depression on and off throughout my life so far (My early 20s). I am writing this because I realised sometimes symptoms don’t always co-inside with popular Continue Reading
By Teesha Morgan This is the concept sketch I have had this one in my head for the colouring book since it’s inception. As an advocate for mental health, invisible illness, chronic pain & disability this concept means a lot to me. I have had to deal with discrimination, abuse, Continue Reading
By Erin I remember vividly the age at which my silence was broken. At 13 my childlike inner monologue was hijacked and replaced with a savage, unrelenting chatter. This was when I met her, the monkey on my back. And what an impish, cunning little monkey she was. In the Continue Reading
One in 4 people will suffer from a mental illness at some point in their life and I want you to join me in pledging to do absolutely nothing about it Quarter of the people you know will suffer at some point from depression, stress, anxiety or other mental illnesses, Continue Reading
By Paul, So, maybe telling people what happened, how I went from “normal” to what I have become now may help someone. Maybe someone will identify, and wont feel as alone as I do now. I guess I best condense it, as I’d need pages to get it all down. Continue Reading
By Anon Well how do I put this? I was alone for a long time I wasn’t allowed much company. I got to class by 6:30am and left for home at 6pm. I wanted friends but everyone thought I was too weird because of my accent, I didn’t mind though, Continue Reading
By Tayler Osborn When I was fourteen, I learned your voice. With my stomach pressed down into the threads of a green duvet, I watched delectable delicacies unfold frame after frame within the whirling colors behind the screen. Your voice, sweet and sharp, slipped between the pauses in the metronome Continue Reading
By Kelly Gonzalez I have a monster in my head. He tells me things. When I get up in the morning he tells me to go back to bed. He tells me I can’t do this, I can’t make it thru the day; why bother trying. Don’t put on makeup Continue Reading
By Claudia Kelly “Who Say’s Am Not Stable?”, “Do bear with me whilst i remove this label”, stamped on my back stating “You’re not mentally available”. “Come look me in the eye’s?”, let me transfer what i hide, what do you hideously spy?. I hurt no one except for “I”. Continue Reading
WOMEN are moody. By evolutionary design, we are hard-wired to be sensitive to our environments, empathic to our children’s needs and intuitive of our partners’ intentions. This is basic to our survival and that of our offspring. Some research suggests that women are often better at articulating their feelings than Continue Reading