Reducing the stigma around mental health
To live with mental illness during your life takes a lot of strength and determination. For someone who hasn’t experienced it, it can be hard to know how to support someone who is struggling. To make it easier on those who suffer and those who wish to help, we asked Continue Reading
By Jacinta Corrigan I called in sick to work today. I was due to do a 5am to 5pm shift, my usual. I’ve been sick for over a week now. I had to make some drastic diet+lifestyle changes to control my symptoms which haven’t been easy. A Mental Health Day Continue Reading
By Olivia Grace If you’re going to love me, truly love me, then there’s some things you need to know. I overthink every possible situation into complete oblivion and will talk myself out of everything. Oh you’d like to take to me dinner? Well there might be nothing on the Continue Reading
By Anonymous I was admitted into a local Mental Health Hospital and stayed their inpatient for a month. I wish I could say that being there was such a help and got me on the right track, but I’d be lying. The only good thing is I met a good Continue Reading
By Anonymous My mom picked up drinking around this time, so she was always wasted. That’s when the abuse from her started. Her abuse was strictly mental and physical. She would get drunk off of a Gallon and a half a day. She drank so much I honestly don’t know Continue Reading
By Anonymous Well, let me start off with saying I am Miranda, I’m 22 and I live in the state of Arkansas. I wasn’t always as accepting of myself as I am now. I know the self doubt and sometimes even hatred that come along with mental illness. Especially with Continue Reading
By Anonymous I enquired a while ago, about doing this…. then , well you know, your brain tells you stuff so you don’t bother. However, circumstances of my life and the lives of those around me, have once again conspired to rock my boat.. I simply can’t explain the details Continue Reading
By Amysboarderlineworld Mental health in general seems to be everywhere at the moment – which is great. I have also noticed that there has been a big increase in the talk around men and boy’s mental health. Fantastic. About time. Did you know that the biggest killer in men under Continue Reading
By The Stockmans Wife Having Bipolar disorder is like sitting in the passenger seat in a car race; watching your life go round in circles. Only to see a car suddenly break and spin out in front of you and you having no control over it. Your life is that Continue Reading
By The LilyJoProject Money and mental health are often connected as poor mental health can make money management harder and worrying about money can make mental health worse. When someone is struggling with debt, life can become very difficult. There is a feeling of isolation and lack of hope. It Continue Reading
By Anonymous I previously wrote a blog on my (then) 7 months in the midst of a mental breakdown, where OCD, depression and anxiety fought in my head daily. I wrote of my support network, which at the time came from a fairly unusual place – my 2 tortoises. Throughout Continue Reading
By Sara-Jane Morphew So tomorrow is Monday and as always I have mixed feelings. Each Sunday evening I am reminded that I am not in work and my mind likes to remind me that I have failed at that aspect of my life. I have failed the image of a Continue Reading