Reducing the stigma around mental health
By Ellyse Rafferty As much as I would love to be one of those people who jump out of bed in the mornings, wide eyed, refreshed and ready to take on the day ahead, it just isn’t me. I am not a morning person at all. This being said, on Continue Reading
By Chris J N My medication has taken away part of me With a diagnosis of bipolar, anxiety, psychosis and paranoia and the help of a psychiatrist and mental health nurse and the community mental health team and a multitude of medications, I thought I was on the path to Continue Reading
By Tina Blacksmith I grew up in a broken home. That in itself took a huge toll on me. Between the physical and emotional abuse, I was a nervous wreck, always on the lookout. Fast forward years later to 2017. I’d like to say it’s all sunshine and rainbows but that Continue Reading
By Ben A lifetime of being a chronic worrier and overly anxious has been a significant hindrance on my progression. It’s why I’ve spent the last twenty years doing soul-destroying warehouse jobs for an easy wage. It’s taken me till my mid thirties to start thinking about doing something genuinely Continue Reading
By Sara Torkamanzadeh Why is it taking so long? How much longer can it go on? I think it’s getting better but then I regress Back to the time I couldn’t get dressed. Two steps forward and ten steps back Why is this darkness so hard to crack? One day Continue Reading
By Louise Fisher Well I have been asked to write a guest blog around my experience with mental illness. To be honest I don’t know where to start or what to even say. The last year for me has been like a never ending tornado, sucking up normality and replacing Continue Reading
By Michelle Robinson Everyone wants to be happy. But what is happiness? That is the million-dollar question. Happiness is subjective and hard to define. Your idea of happiness might be very different from someone else’s. But one thing’s for sure; there’s plenty about modern life that makes it difficult to Continue Reading
By Amysboarderlineworld I have high functioning depression and I have suffered with mental health issues most of my life. But when I finally gained the confidence to begin talking about it and telling others I had it, I was more often than not met with comments such as “Wow, I would never Continue Reading
By Aimée McDonald Like all deaths, the subsequent grief doesn’t disappear quickly. It rears its ugly head time and time again when you see a picture of the deceased, hear their favourite song, think about a memory you shared with them. And this time, the wounds of my grief have Continue Reading
By 1in4 Our second Sunday Survey post relates to how comfortable people feel discussing their mental health in the workplace. Mental Health in the Workplace Statistics Depending on the study you view, either 1 in 5 or 1 in 6 employees will suffer from a mental health condition at some Continue Reading
By Emma Galligan My Demons 30th July 2014 – My demons had taken over my life at that stage. There was no sense of self or belonging, I was completely lost, in my eyes there was only one option, the worst option a person could take but someone must have been Continue Reading
By Anonymous You slept again this evening. You’ve slept more the last few months, and that is ok. Sometimes I let it get to me, I get annoyed, I make comments. I always regret it. I know you need to sleep. Need to Sleep It gets to me because I’m Continue Reading