Reducing the stigma around mental health
By Sylvia Marcia I went rock climbing the other day. I was wearing the whole outfit: helmet, harness, climbing shoes. I did this climb and had a hard time using my feet. I used my knees. By the end of the climb, I was bruised, scraped, cut with blood running Continue Reading
By Ben Sixsmith For all that anorexic people avoid eating food, they think about it greedily, lavishly, gluttonously. Their own food. The food of loved ones. The food of strangers. They devour a mental meal that rarely, if ever, ends. I was anorexic: emaciated, freezing cold and counting raisins before Continue Reading
By Samantha Jones Since being a child I have struggled with low self esteem, anxiety and feeling ‘not good enough’. Although it never really became an issue until I reached 14. It developed into an illness at this age due to the physical and sexual abuse I sustained whilst I Continue Reading
By Claire My first serious relationship was great, it lasted 4 years but after him joining uni it went down hill and he wanted freedom. Ending that relationship was the hardest thing i ever did. I suffered what i thought was the biggest heartbreak i would ever go through. Forward Continue Reading
By Eleanor Johnson I’m hurting today My insides scream Fear erupts a deep sense of foreboding Head thunders and wails Muscles tortured Panicked, pleading cries chocked into lungs Nauseating truth Empty shell of pain Longing to escape own twisted anguish Reproduced with permission, originally posted here