Reducing the stigma around mental health
By Lana Cheaito Hood People around me committing suicide made my eyebrows fall out. Obviously this wasn’t the most standout part of the events, or the most difficult to deal with. But let me just tell you, having an ugly crying face is one thing. Having an ugly crying face Continue Reading
By Anonymous Work. That thing that sometimes just has to give. Looking after a child and supporting someone else with depression takes time and energy. It is worth every evening of bath time, every moment of cuddling, every time of just giving space. If it has to, then work can Continue Reading
By Christopher Naylor Suicide Watch It can be good for someone with a history of mental illness to seek treatment from either a psychiatrist or a psychologist, especially if their GP has referred them for treatment. However, it’s very difficult for even a specialist to assess a person if they Continue Reading
By Tom Wavre If you suffer from panic attacks you will know how debilitating and frightening they really can be. I didn’t know. I didn’t understand. Until I had my first one. You never forget your first time I was out with people from work before a sales meeting. I’ve Continue Reading
I have just completed Minds Mental Health survey and have some deep reservations about it. The survey is aimed at developing a far greater understanding of primary mental health care (ie GPs) and charity services. The Goal Minds Mental Health Survey The stated goal and parameters of the survey are Continue Reading
By Patrick A. Roland I should have known I was in trouble when they started calling me The Sparkle King. About six weeks after the release of Unpacked Sparkle, I entered a New Year’s Eve dance on a large throne. 6 people, dubbed the Sparklettes, danced and swirled around me, Continue Reading
By Michelle Robinson Kindness costs nothing. Being kind to someone, or having someone show you kindness, gives you that warm glow, and a study has shown that kindness is also good for our mental health. Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation has commissioned a study called “Kind Communities – A Continue Reading
By August Blair How Mental Illness Changed Me 1. I get tired easily Until I was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder, I was extremely paranoid and could not sleep at night. I was afraid someone was going to murder me. Sometimes even hallucinating for months at a time that dead people Continue Reading
By bipolaretaeus To say I’m very disappointed is an absolute understatement. Devastated. I haven’t tried to take my own life for a few years now and thought all was in control, however this weekend it all exploded and I ended up in A&E for emergency physical treatment. **** I have Continue Reading
By Nicola Anne I have a five-year old niece. She is absolutely stunning. She has gorgeous blonde curls, big blue eyes, and the most gorgeous pink lips. Friends, family, even strangers, often comment on these traits of hers. Pretty, Beautiful, Gorgeous “Aren’t you pretty?” they ask her. “Look at those Continue Reading
Stigma is all around us and can be found in many different places, taking many different forms. Some is very overt, from the person fired from their job. To the one verbally and physically abused by those close to them. Then there are the more subtle such as little jibes Continue Reading
By StayingAlive123 I relapsed this week and it has been hell. A combination of different things triggered it for me. There has been a lot going on that has been out of my control. Instead of working on the things I can control, I have been allowing this out of Continue Reading