Reducing the stigma around mental health
Recently we asked you what you would say to someone who was being bullied. Here is a selection of those responses. 1. part.tea That is is not your fault and that you deserve to be treated with respect and kindness, you do not deserve to be treated badly 2. empathicrevolutionary That hurt Continue Reading
By Anonymous I married my second husband in September 1998. Everything was ok until October 1999 when I fell at work, fracturing my spine. For 11 years I suffered from various pains and depression. It wasn’t until I moved, my father dying, and suffering yet increased pain and tiredness that Continue Reading
By Anonymous Whispering sweet nothings of pain, Which turn to screams in my brain, You’re a thief, you bring night, bring strife, You steal joy, happiness, light and all life, You break me, you beat me, you show me the edge, Then you whisper the reasons I’d be better off Continue Reading
By Beverley Some days you wake up and feel on top of the world and you know things are gonna be ok. They are my good days and I try to stay in those days. But some days you wake up and wish that you hadn’t. Waking up was the worse Continue Reading
By Melissa Goddard For me I guess it all started when I was around eight or nine years old. I started to feel unsure of myself; I began to wish I was invisible. I started to wonder if everyone else was smarter than me and that they were all secretly Continue Reading
By Stephanie Byway At the time I was unwell I didn’t realise how bad it was or for how long it had been. It crept up on me and I ignored the first signs thinking, ‘I’m not that bad, I’ve been worse, I’ll just keep going, it’ll be fine…’ But Continue Reading
By Anonymous “There’s always a sunrise and always a sunset and it’s up to you to choose to be there for it,” my mother said. “Put yourself in the way of beauty.” ― Cheryl Strayed, Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail Those who have read her Continue Reading
Amy Bleuel, the inspirational founder of Project Semicolon, passed away recently, aged only 31. Her project inspired many people to talk about their mental illness, and was a source of hope and strength for people suffering from mental ill health, addictions, and self-harm. The semicolon project and its significance As Continue Reading