Reducing the stigma around mental health
By Melissa I’m the prey to my depression, living through this hell. I feel you hunting me and I’m not doing very well. I feel your eyes burning into me as your black shadow engulfs me. I’m captured and you’ve locked me in the prison called my mind, circling around Continue Reading
By Marié-Louise Bellivent Chester Bennington was the front man of Linkin Park, a nu-metal/alternative band that appeared on the scene in 2000 with their debut album Hybrid Theory. At this point I was 13 and at the start of my journey with depression, which was severe at the beginning. Linkin Park, Continue Reading
Since the tragic suicide of Chester Bennington, I have read numerous comments which roughly go like this: ‘I have a mental health condition but if someone like Chester with all the money, success, children etc that he had still couldn’t survive his demons, what hope do I have?’ It is Continue Reading
By Amysboarderlineworld When you have a mental illness you fight every day. Whether it’s depression, an eating disorder, anxiety you are always fighting. People will often say to me: “It’s nice to see you all better now” “I’m so glad you’re over all that.” “When you HAD depression ….” It’s like it was a Continue Reading
By Jaime L. Hill My social anxiety thrives on the need to know what others “truly” think of me as well as comparing myself to everyone I encounter. My anxiety will tell me that I am inferior to others and I don’t deserve to be liked or even loved by Continue Reading
By Aiman Azman I have just heard the worst news of the day, of the week, and most probably of the year. It’s a sad day due to the departure of Chester Bennington, the frontman of Linkin Park. He died by suicide, by hanging himself. He was struggling with depression Continue Reading
By Georgie Atkinson What is Perfection? Grade 8 with a distinction? A double first from uni? To me perfection is undefinable, something that will always elude me, a rod to beat my already broken back. How did I acquire this rather nasty demon, some would say its inherited, others would Continue Reading
By Vivienne Tuffnell Just like Christmas, #WorldMentalHealthDay comes around faster and faster as I get older. I have a theory that the days are actually getting shorter, but that since clocks and all means of measuring time belong to the same universe where time is speeding up, no one can Continue Reading
By Amy Meadmore I have been depressed for 5 years now. A combination of self-hatred, despair and the belief I am a nuisance to those around me has consumed my existence for far too long. I would say recently I have improved, I can look myself in a mirror and Continue Reading
By Lisa Campbell Living with anxiety can be one of the toughest things. It will always be there. Whether you are having a good day or a bad day, anxiety will always be part of your life. Anxiety and feeling anxious can be termed as suffering from stress. However, being Continue Reading
By Elaine Darkness and depression .. My best friends .. They lured me from anything nice in my life .. And promised me protection from the things that hurt me…. Obviously the price was giving up on a tomorrow that could be better… Its embraced me, kept me locked in Continue Reading
By Anonymous So I guess I should talk about my mental health. In a lot of ways, my mind is very healthy. I have decent problem solving skills and get straight A’s in honors classes. But just because I’m a good student, doesn’t mean that I can’t suffer from mental Continue Reading