Reducing the stigma around mental health
By Anonymous Deciding to live is a very difficult thing. This seemingly easy thing to other people, who have not had these battles with themselves, may see this as a perplexing statement. But I’ve done it more times than I want to. Many people do, day in and day out. Continue Reading
By Emma Norris Depression Does Not Discriminate. I was part of a loving and stable family.I was lucky to experience no trauma in my life.I was the captain of my school, club, and county.I was the leader of the Senior Concert Band.I was a young coach and referee.I handed in Continue Reading
By Anonymous I have a bully that plagues me every day They refuse to desist, despite what I say I try to ignore and continue as before Hoping the bully will bully me no more. The torment continues and begins to take its toll It’s relentless and constant – out Continue Reading
By Terence So… it’s been a few months since I last told my story here about relapsing with anxiety and depression, about how I would self-harm and shake in bed, with the worst thoughts going through my mind and contemplating ending it all. I wanted to give an update, not Continue Reading
By Anonymous Depression, invisible to the eye And difficult to define It’s hard for people to comprehend Despite their efforts to pretend. Everyone’s low in their life Everyone deals with trouble and strife Imagine if those feelings won’t shift Imagine that dark cloud refuses to lift. Pull yourself together – Continue Reading
By Shirley J. Davis I was diagnosed with Dissociative Identity Disorder (once known as Multiple Personality Disorder), in 1990 while beginning 27 arduous years of intensive psychotherapy. While I am not a professional, I have much lived experience and hope my insights will raise awareness of DID, help those who live Continue Reading
By Alex Cape Sport and mental health seems a good first topic to blog about. In recent years we have seen more sportsmen and women come to the fore to say that they have suffered some form of mental illness at some time or another. Sport can be a catalyst Continue Reading
By Charlotte Edmunds So, as I start to write this blog, I am sitting in the dark in the small hours of the morning. This is when I do my best thinking! (Hint of sarcasm there). It’s been a while since my diagnosis was changed from Bipolar to Borderline Personality Continue Reading
By AmysBoarderlineWorld Living with any mental illness is tough. Really tough. You try you hardest to hide it in most cases through fear of being judged. Then when you’re brave enough to tell people you are faced with blank faces and unhelpful advice or comments. Even the most understanding of Continue Reading
By Anonymous You never expect it, yet for some reason you have known for a while that something wasn’t right. For me the day came when something as simple as holding a pen brought my world crashing down. I have been having horrible pain in my hands for years, but Continue Reading
By Mel Hi, I’m Mel. Many years ago at the tender age of 15 I started to feel strange. I had a good family but was very close to my grandmother. I spent all my life around her and saw her as my Angel. I started to misbehave at school Continue Reading
By Sanna van Gerven “Always exhausted but never able to sleep. There is no end. This disorder is a prison and learning to live with it is the only way to survive it.” A close friend send me this piece (the original text is longer) about Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), Continue Reading