Reducing the stigma around mental health
By Sara-Jane Morphew On Monday 5th September 2016 I snapped. That is the only, and best way, I can describe it. At the time I thought I was losing the plot, I was having a break down, I was, well I don’t know, nothing good anyway. I remember being in Continue Reading
By Anonymous I decided to go to the doctor when I got home and cried. I cried through a shower. I cried through making dinner. I cried for another 2 hours on the kitchen floor. I say that’s when I decided to go to the doctor. What I mean is Continue Reading
By Nicola Anne Today I underwent my sixth round of ECT. Six general anaesthetics. Six seizures. Six times, with a prospective six more. I can’t remember things properly. My memories are scrambled; trying to put things in a timeline is like trying to think of a word that is on Continue Reading
By Tom Wavre Recently my doctor switched medication for my depression and anxiety from citalopram to duloxetine. My gut feel had always been that the citalopram was not really impacting my mood or anxiety very much, if at all. When I started taking citalopram after being first diagnosed with depression, Continue Reading
By bipolaretaeus This is a child living through trauma. You wouldn’t have known. She smiled at everyone and wanted acceptance. This child’s first overdose was at 18 months old. This child’s mother had a mental illness and struggled and felt isolated. She didn’t realise her daughter would take that first Continue Reading
Mental illness can be isolating, terrifying, and debilitating. Much has been done by charities, campaigners, and sufferers to try and tackle the problem of stigma. It is testament to their tireless work that the issues around mental health are now front and centre in the public consciousness, but if stigma Continue Reading
By Anonymous On Jan 17 I attempted suicide and survived. I was on the precipice of death. I never thought I would recover physically let alone emotionally. Fast forward 5 months and I am back studying, about to finish for the year. Amazing recovery. Hard, but by all accounts I Continue Reading
By Nicola Anne At the end of the day. There is You. There is Him. And you are alone in this. Today. Today is subjective. Someone, somewhere, was born today; and someone else became a mother. Someone lived today; and someone else died. Someone fell in love today; and someone Continue Reading
By Joanne Vigneau I have had quite an up-and-down kind of day and for reasons I can’t explain I need to try and get some of my thoughts down on paper. My mind has not been what it once was and I am no longer as sharp either so notes and Continue Reading
By Paul Haywood It’s common, even as children, that we are taught to strive for perfection. I fight with this concept as a father… Is this realistic, attainable, the route to happiness or even healthy? The picture is a Picasso, heralded artists and one that celebrates our imperfections. Keats, the English Continue Reading
By Chloe Shadbolt Do I wish that I never had anxiety and depression? Short and simple answer – no. Anxiety and depression certainly hasn’t made my life any easier. There are plenty of times where I’ve wished that I didn’t have it – for example, at the moment I’m struggling because Continue Reading
By Kirsty Frampton 1. It really is going to be okay Quite arguably the most important one. No matter who tells you it’s going to be okay, no matter how much conviction they say it with and no matter how many times they say it, it feels impossible to believe. Continue Reading