Reducing the stigma around mental health
By Elli Today is World Mental Health Day. I was going to repost a previously written blog, but instead I felt a strong urge to write to you today, if you are in despair. I’ve been there, in despair I know how you feel. I have been you, I have Continue Reading
By Gracie My arms they long to hold you, but it wasn’t meant to be, my heart is always breaking, you are a part of me. back then I was so frightened, now I long to hear your little cry, why can’t I see your face, however hard I try? My Continue Reading
By Eleanor Johnson & the 1in4 followers There’s one thing that anyone suffering from a mental illness needs, and that is love and support. It’s not always easy to love people when they don’t love themselves, but despite often feeling the contrary, there is almost always someone who wants to be there Continue Reading
Why is it that I have this need to do everything, to be SUPERWOMAN? Who is it I’m trying to impress and why do I have this fear of failure
By Sophie Ann Break ups They suck, they really really suck. For most people it’s the stereotypical few days crying into four tubs of cookie dough ice cream, then getting drunk and making out with some dude whose name you have forgotten. For me, it’s not like that. Yes I have done Continue Reading
By Harriet Russell Hello again lovely readers, I thought today I would write about how I got to where I am today, i.e. in a psychiatric hospital. I’ve lead a very charmed life and am extremely fortunate in that respect, but I’d like to stress the obvious: mental illness does Continue Reading
By Shameka S. Keitt There are innumerable things in life we once thought we were a hair-strand away from having, but due to uncontrolled factors they slipped away in a heartbeat. You held a grudge against the world. Instead of aiming to display your resiliency, you were caught up with negative Continue Reading
By Chemene You never really know yourself until you experience depression. It forces you to examine and re-examine your thoughts, your fears, your love, tests your limits and it breaks your boundaries. It made me realise I’m still searching for love – the love I wasn’t given as a child. Continue Reading
By Joe Doyle I visited my mother’s grave on my 22nd birthday. As I stood there praying and talking quietly to her, every hair on my body rose. I believe that my mother spoke to me: she was there for a brief time. Inspiration for my songs I finished my Continue Reading
By Maureen Powell Several years ago I worked for a software company. It was a small, privately owned company with a family atmosphere. The pay and benefits were good and there was a feeling around the office that the owners really cared about the employees, many of whom had worked Continue Reading
By Elli Anxiety is a beast and it has no manners. It never waited for me to get dressed or have my breakfast before it pounced. It sat on the end of my bed waiting for me to open my eyes, dictating to me how the day would start. As Continue Reading
By Paul Jameson Follow the Giant Rabbit I watch the giant rabbit on the bed. The size of a small teenager, and ugly, it’s watching me and grinning maliciously. I can’t help but think of Pipkins and Hartley Hare, a dark demonic-looking creature, scruffy and dirty, with a grubby red Continue Reading