Great strides have been made in recent years in the fight against mental health stigma, but there is still a very long road ahead of us. When those in the public eye speak out openly and honestly about their own mental health struggles it helps to chip away at this Continue Reading
A Letter To My Younger Self
By Marcelle McManus Sitting here in the car, going back to reality, I’m thinking of all the things I would have loved to tell my younger self. Like, Marcelle, you are beautiful, but than I realized that I only really got comfortable in my own skin by the age of Continue Reading
Mental Health & I
By Alex Cape I was struggling to come up with something to blog about as a second go, there is so much that can be said and spoken about around areas of mental health and how it affects day to day life, so much so that it can be hard Continue Reading
My Battle With Mental Illness
By Anonymous Deciding to live is a very difficult thing. This seemingly easy thing to other people, who have not had these battles with themselves, may see this as a perplexing statement. But I’ve done it more times than I want to. Many people do, day in and day out. Continue Reading
Depression Does Not Discriminate
By Emma Norris Depression Does Not Discriminate. I was part of a loving and stable family.I was lucky to experience no trauma in my life.I was the captain of my school, club, and county.I was the leader of the Senior Concert Band.I was a young coach and referee.I handed in Continue Reading
Mirror of Truth
By Anonymous I have a bully that plagues me every day They refuse to desist, despite what I say I try to ignore and continue as before Hoping the bully will bully me no more. The torment continues and begins to take its toll It’s relentless and constant – out Continue Reading
Recovery
By Terence So… it’s been a few months since I last told my story here about relapsing with anxiety and depression, about how I would self-harm and shake in bed, with the worst thoughts going through my mind and contemplating ending it all. I wanted to give an update, not Continue Reading
*Trigger Warning* Fatal Feelings
By Anonymous Depression, invisible to the eye And difficult to define It’s hard for people to comprehend Despite their efforts to pretend. Everyone’s low in their life Everyone deals with trouble and strife Imagine if those feelings won’t shift Imagine that dark cloud refuses to lift. Pull yourself together – Continue Reading
Ten Chapters in the Process of Change for People in Recovery From Dissociative Identity Disorder
By Shirley J. Davis I was diagnosed with Dissociative Identity Disorder (once known as Multiple Personality Disorder), in 1990 while beginning 27 arduous years of intensive psychotherapy. While I am not a professional, I have much lived experience and hope my insights will raise awareness of DID, help those who live Continue Reading
Mental Health & Sport
By Alex Cape Sport and mental health seems a good first topic to blog about. In recent years we have seen more sportsmen and women come to the fore to say that they have suffered some form of mental illness at some time or another. Sport can be a catalyst Continue Reading
Scratching beneath the surface
By Charlotte Edmunds So, as I start to write this blog, I am sitting in the dark in the small hours of the morning. This is when I do my best thinking! (Hint of sarcasm there). It’s been a while since my diagnosis was changed from Bipolar to Borderline Personality Continue Reading
What I wish people knew about living with a mental illness
By AmysBoarderlineWorld Living with any mental illness is tough. Really tough. You try you hardest to hide it in most cases through fear of being judged. Then when you’re brave enough to tell people you are faced with blank faces and unhelpful advice or comments. Even the most understanding of Continue Reading