Reducing the stigma around mental health
By Jack Not too long ago, a dear friend of mine committed suicide. I had never felt emotion quite like I did the next day when I was told. What made it even worse for me was that I had been with them mere hours before they died. From that Continue Reading
By Gabriela One thing that no one understands, is that my mental illness will never just disappear. It is a part of me, and I am stuck with it for life. It has become my best friend, and my worst enemy, all at once. I have no way of putting Continue Reading
By James Leedham Mental health is rarely a solo illness. Whilst the person suffering will often feel isolated, alone, thinking that no one understands them, they are often surrounded by a support network of many people who care about them, parents, siblings, partners and friends, and whilst these people might Continue Reading
By Elli Committing one’s care to others is important to many, but being overly so is not possible, if you don’t first love yourself. I Was Hopeful For Some Wisdom to Help a Suffering Friend Eight years ago, I entered the cafe and waved to the woman I had arranged Continue Reading
By Virginia We were in love, he and I. Deeply. Desperately. The more I loved him, though, the sadder I got. The sadder I got, the less I began to feel that love inside me. At one point, I even thought I’d fallen out of love because my chest rang Continue Reading
By Tina Blacksmith In our world, women are held to utterly ridiculous standards when it comes to beauty and body image. We must get manicures weekly. No one should be able to see even one pore on our face. We should spend shitloads of money on expensive makeup that will Continue Reading
Others’ thoughts are theirs to think and, frankly, they are none of my business. How “staying in my own lane” helps my social anxiety.
I found myself completely isolated after being bullied at school. I found myself escaping the nightmare by reading. Books keep me calm
By Sara-Jane Morphew This is the conversation going on in my head most of the time. In the beginning, after my diagnosis of depression and anxiety, decisions on what to eat and what to wear were the most difficult thing to do in the world. If someone didn’t provide me Continue Reading
By Khali Raymond Living with Asperger’s is not an easy feat. It never is. Imagine yourself in a room full of people. All of those people are laughing and mingling. Meanwhile, you aren’t. You’re sitting there in the corner all alone, watching everyone make nice with each other. Nobody even Continue Reading
By Sophie Ann a candle flickers beside me, close enough so i can feel the heat but not burning my hair black. music rings through my headphones, supermarket flowers singing my emotions in a comforting sort of way. my phone to the right of my laptop flashes with a notification Continue Reading
By Eddie Kedge It’s so easy to feel like the world and everyone in it’s gone batty. We have a morally vacant and cowardly government. We have a mass shooting once a week. And we can’t even binge on Netflix to escape because (surprise!) our favorite actors, directors and producers Continue Reading