Reducing the stigma around mental health
By Claire Raymond There are two main kinds of help for depression; medication and counselling or therapy. You may be prescribed both, and the medication can often help you make the most of your therapy or counselling. Your doctor may decide that the best course of action is for you Continue Reading
By Clara Rose Having someone to talk to. Having a shoulder to cry on. Having someone to laugh with. Having someone to share all your heartaches as well as all your happiness. For me, these are all so important in order to be happy, to not cry into my duvet Continue Reading
By Ani “Hey guys, I’m almost recovered now! My episodes only happen three times every one-two months, and when they do happen, I don’t really hurt anyone around me emotionally and no longer engage in any destructive behaviour. I’ve learned to self-soothe, a really good lesson for me – my Continue Reading
By Karen Edwards My son was 10 months old when I was diagnosed with Post Natal Depression. We had chosen to do the three most stressful things in life (move house, have a baby, get married) in the same year. It was when things calmed down it hit me, but Continue Reading
By Marcelle McManus We live in a world where we compete with one another, we try to be better than the one next to us, girls compete to see who looks better, who dresses better and who can get the most likes or views. We no longer live in a Continue Reading
By Kaitlyn Maxfield How do you go about telling someone you need help when you don’t quite believe it yourself? When you are so vulnerable and low, that you feel like nothing is real any more? Like your reality is a dark cloud or a slow-motion black-and-white movie. Imagine yourself sitting Continue Reading
By Barbara Arevalo I want to speak about me. I want people to understand, or at least try to. That is all I ask. Because speaking out about one’s own troubles can be scary. Opening up and sharing can leave you exposed and vulnerable. But if we all stay quiet, then Continue Reading
By Anonymous I’m tired, I’m done It’s been a bad day I’m going to bed now ‘What’s happened?’ they say Some days I shake getting out of bed Some days there’s an anvil dropped on my head Some days I’m behind glass and Some days I cry Some days are Continue Reading
By Laura Andrews Her name is ‘Lola’ … at least that’s what I call her. And yes, she is a showgirl although being a showgirl, she doesn’t crave the limelight, but she likes to perform. She came into my life after my first-born as post-natal depression. She rose her ugly Continue Reading
By Jenn Hope Taking pills sucks! This is just a fact. Nobody wants to take a pill every day just to function. It sucks! But the truth is, some of us need those pills in order to function. And even though it sucks, it’s ok. I’ve been on an obscene Continue Reading
By Jessie Brar Growing up I knew that my mind worked differently than other kids. My mom was constantly working, trying to make ends meet so she could provide for her 3 children. My father was an alcoholic and his parents, who lived with us at the time, were both verbally Continue Reading
A recent survey of 2,000 members of NASUWT (National Association of Schoolmaster Union of Women Teachers) found that 98% of teachers have recently come in contact with a student who is suffering from a mental health condition. Whilst the Department of Edu cation is investing an extra £1.4b in a Continue Reading