Reducing the stigma around mental health
By Melissa Pallant I have been battling with anxiety and depression for 4 and a half years. I am an average 22 year old with a good job, great friends and from the outside you would not think I battle this illness. The first time I started showing signs of 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 movies that you had mentioned and what you have to say about them. Perfect for spending the day chilling out and watching Continue Reading
By Holly M So how do I begin? How do I put into words what goes on inside in my head? How do I put into words so others will understand? I’m not sure how but here’s my words …… So aged 18 I had my heart broken for the Continue Reading
By Helena The time I attempted to take my life, I had decided an overdose was the way to go. I was so scared of pain as I felt I’d had enough of that in my lifetime. It seemed tablets were a less harsh way to end it. Little did Continue Reading
By Nicola Anne I was on social media earlier in the week, and found myself caught up in a discussion about ear-piercing. A mother was asking what the earliest age a child could be to get their ears pierced. This question came with a disclaimer – that she was not Continue Reading
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