Reducing the stigma around mental health
By Katie Mae Four years ago I made the comparison of the first two pictures. The first was from 6 year ago and the second was 4. I compared the two because I had lost weight and was happy about that, but at the time, I was really unhealthy. I often Continue Reading
By memyselfanxiety I feel like I’m drowning. A bad day has turned into another, another & another. Days go by and my hope is still there for tomorrow to be a better day. My interests have been lost and it feels like forever. I try to push and I can do Continue Reading
By Anonymous I’m a 42 year old female. I’m not exactly sure when ‘this’ started. Maybe my late 30’s. I’m not even sure what ‘this’ is but I’m always questioning if I’m the only one that feels this way and thinks the things I do. I become depressed seemingly out Continue Reading
By Nicola Anne I have now been in hospital for the best part of two months. I have seen a lot of patients come and go in that time. I have seen a lot of health care professionals aid these patients with various aspects of their health. There is an Continue Reading
By Stephanie K I have a severe phobia of secrecy. Any time information is deliberately kept hidden, for any reason, whether by a real person or a fictional character, it can cause me to have a serious emotional reaction. So many times I have tried to understand why I have Continue Reading
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
By Sara-Jane Morphew As I said before I started my journey of discovery at the primary mental health team’s ‘Stress Control’ course, if you think you are struggling with stress, depression or anxiety, first of all go to your GP and then ask them for the mental health team’s number. Continue Reading
We asked you, our followers, if you’d ever seen any TV shows or movies that addressed mental health and as usual you did not disappoint! Below are the tv shows that you had mentioned and what you have to say about them. If you find yourself having one of those Continue Reading