Reducing the stigma around mental health
By Anonymous So, I have been suffering from what I can only describe as a breakdown in my mental health for around seven months now. I remember the moment I broke very well. I was sitting outside a multi-storey car park, having just been let go from my job of Continue Reading
By Sara I can’t believe that she is depressed She’s always smiling and laughing – who would have guessed? She looks all right to me, she doesn’t seem down She’s always the funny one – playing the clown. She says she can’t work – can’t get out of bed She Continue Reading
By Ramblinsofruin When I first moved to Taiwan I thought about suicide every day. I thought about it every morning when I woke up, and on my walks to work. I thought about it while I was teaching, and during my breaks between lessons. I thought about it on my Continue Reading
By Pablo Grajeda I’ve been diagnosed with Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD), and this is how I describe my anxiety. Everything starts with me in a completely dark room. There’s nothing but silence. Then people I love or I used to love begin to appear around me with warm and friendly Continue Reading
By Paul Haywood A story of opening our hearts and releasing our true character at work and no longer hiding our true selves. In an environment where we spend more time during a week with our colleagues than our families, being the truest version of ourselves is more rewarding. Hiding Continue Reading
By Jade Kelly At any one time there will usually be what feels like a million thoughts buzzing around my head. Sometimes I write them down, sometimes I type them on my phone, just to get them out of my head. Well, now I’ve decided to put those thoughts out Continue Reading
By Anonymous I’m sitting here writing this with an ice pack on my leg while my mum makes me a cup of tea. I fell over and banged my leg, it hurts me to walk and so I’m expected to take care of it and not do anything that causes Continue Reading
By Anonymous The fire inside us gives us the zest for life It gives us strength to face trouble and strife To keep the blaze, you must nurture the flame Feeding the fire with the energy we gain. In a blink of an eye, the clouds roll in Turning the Continue Reading
By Clara Rose Sat alone most of today; It’s quite nice at first; But that’s always the way. Able to work; Able to rest; I’m not going to lie, one of the things I like best! But the sun goes to bed; And it’s just me; With the thoughts in Continue Reading
Great strides have been made in recent years in the fight against mental health stigma, but there is still a very long road ahead of us. When those in the public eye speak out openly and honestly about their own mental health struggles it helps to chip away at this Continue Reading
By Marcelle McManus Sitting here in the car, going back to reality, I’m thinking of all the things I would have loved to tell my younger self. Like, Marcelle, you are beautiful, but than I realized that I only really got comfortable in my own skin by the age of Continue Reading
By Alex Cape I was struggling to come up with something to blog about as a second go, there is so much that can be said and spoken about around areas of mental health and how it affects day to day life, so much so that it can be hard Continue Reading