Reducing the stigma around mental health
By Elli Hi, my name is Elli and I am a recovering people pleaser. I want to make other people happy, which always seemed like a good goal to have. However, this well-intentioned aim got me into hot water. I was trying to be everything to everyone. About ten years ago, Continue Reading
By Alan D.D. I can foresee the bad looks coming as soon as this is published. If you’re your worst enemy and fight your mind every day, why would you want to feel a heartbreak? What good could it do to someone mentally and emotionally unstable? I can understand the Continue Reading
By Craig Inches Modern Warrior We live in an age of warfare, not only along national, religious, political differences, but personal warfare. Every day millions of us wake each morning to do battle with our inner demons. For each day we survive, fresh scars upon our minds and souls; we Continue Reading
By Amysboardlineworld Self-care is something that is found everywhere in the media at the moment, and rightly so. I too, am always talking or writing about it, and I read regular posts and articles about it all the time. The Blurt Foundation are an excellent example of self-care advocates, and Continue Reading
By Lou Bell But you don’t look unwell I am a mum and a wife. I have ADHD and ASD, and some of my children have inherited these conditions as well. Every day is a battle. A battle to stay calm, to stay focused and to stay positive… and that’s Continue Reading
By Sophie Ann It’s hard to explain depression to someone who doesn’t suffer it. I feel like I have a rucksack on my back that is full of bricks. It weighs me down and making me constantly feel empty and down. Even in sleep, I can feel the bag, making Continue Reading
By Anon When you hear about mental health problems, the stigma instantly makes you think bad things. However, when I’ve opened up to my friends about my struggles with anxiety, their first response is ‘Oh, but you seem like you’ve got it together.’ Owning my anxiety helps me cope. A Continue Reading
By Alan D.D. There are a thousand thoughts inside our heads, and we need somewhere to put them. We need a place where they can be expressed, freely and fearlessly, a little escape for such a heavy mental weight. I’ve used drawings and sometimes tried to sing along to my Continue Reading
By Jack Not too long ago, a dear friend of mine committed suicide. I had never felt emotion quite like I did the next day when I was told. What made it even worse for me was that I had been with them mere hours before they died. From that Continue Reading
By Gabriela One thing that no one understands, is that my mental illness will never just disappear. It is a part of me, and I am stuck with it for life. It has become my best friend, and my worst enemy, all at once. I have no way of putting Continue Reading
By James Leedham Mental health is rarely a solo illness. Whilst the person suffering will often feel isolated, alone, thinking that no one understands them, they are often surrounded by a support network of many people who care about them, parents, siblings, partners and friends, and whilst these people might Continue Reading
By Elli Committing one’s care to others is important to many, but being overly so is not possible, if you don’t first love yourself. I Was Hopeful For Some Wisdom to Help a Suffering Friend Eight years ago, I entered the cafe and waved to the woman I had arranged Continue Reading